The best way to have a healthy postpartum season is by planning ahead. When you know what possible complications can arise, then you know what symptoms to look for. The same is for nutrition. When you know the common nutrients that can be lacking in...
Category: Birth Work
Once you have a baby our western society doesn’t necessarily focus on the Mom’s recovery. Everything is focused on the baby and what the baby needs. Maternal health is generally not prioritized and as a result mothers are neglected. Recovery is not even an option...
What is postnatal Depletion? This term was coined by an Australian doctor, Dr. Oscar Serralach after his research on postpartum women including observing his wife. He realized that fatigue and exhaustion are these common symptoms amongst the postpartum women coupled with baby brain, hypervigilance, anxiety...
Before being pregnant, I didn’t know much about babies or being pregnant or being a mother. I think I knew what the average person knows and sees from movies and some info from high school classes. Basically, I believed labor hurt a lot, babies cry,...
So you just had a baby? And by chance its not as easy as you thought huh? You’re not alone. Many new moms go through this when they bring their baby home or when the midwife leaves. You’re overwhelmed. You’re tired. You’re hungry. You need...
I love a good story. I love the emotional retelling of them, the details and the ups and downs. I especially love birth stories. When I was pregnant I binge watched youtube moms retelling their birth stories because it helped me prepare for my own....
I had first heard of doulas once I was pregnant with my first child. As I researched all things I should know as a newly pregnant mom. I only came across birth doulas though. I didn’t end up hiring a birth doula because my midwife...
A doula is a person who provides labor support. Traditionally, women had female birthing attendants from their communities to assist with comfort and knowledge during a support. However, in today’s modern society more and more women have families that live far away. Many women work...