Birth, Baby & Beyond Blog
Giving Birth at George Washington University Hospital
George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) is located at. The labor and delivery unit is on the 4th floor of the hospital, and you can take the elevators directly up after checking in at the front desk. What providers support deliveries at GW Hospital?...
Giving Birth at Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring)
Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring) is located at 1500 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. After parking in the garage (or being dropped off at the front door) you'll check in at the front desk and be directed to the elevators on your right. Labor and delivery is...
Giving Birth at Washington Hospital Center
Medstar Washington Hospital Center is located at 110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010. We find that it's easiest to take the "N" elevators to get to Labor and Delivery from the parking lot. What providers support deliveries at Washington Hospital Center? Many...
Giving Birth at Anne Arundel Medical Center
Anne Arundel Medical Center, known as AAMC is located at 2001 Medical Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401. The labor and delivery unit is on the 2nd floor of the Clatanoff Pavilion (park in Garage C, and expect a short walk to the elevators). What providers support births...
Looking for a Black Doula in DC, MD, and VA
When someone is looking to hire us, or even just make sure that they understand doula support, I usually hop on the phone with them. The conversation often goes something like this: “Hi, it’s Samantha! I saw that you’re looking for a doula in DC (or MD or...
Pregnancy After Loss & Rainbow Babies
You’re pregnant. Again. It’s sort of exciting. Sort of. At the same time, you’re nervous, because your last pregnancy ended before you could meet your baby. It’s hard to know how to feel during a pregnancy after a loss, though you’re hoping for a rainbow baby. If...
What is the 20-Week Ultrasound?
You’ve known you were pregnant for a little while now. Perhaps your boobs were sore and you felt queasy, and then you realized you’d missed a period. Or maybe you had an embryo transfer and can pinpoint the exact day. Either way, you’re pretty settled into...
Dear Doula, I’m Going Back to Work After Maternity Leave
Dear Doula, My baby is two months old this week (yay!) and I’ve so enjoyed staying home with him. I’m glad that we have a decent parental leave policy at my office, and I have another six weeks. But I’m already nervous about going back to work after maternity...
Black Breastfeeding Week 2020- Some Truths
Dear Black mothers, this Black Breastfeeding Week- I’d like to apologize on behalf of Black doulas, midwives, and lactation consultants. We do not always acknowledge the challenges of motherhood, and specifically, breastfeeding. Now in fairness to us, there’s a...
What’s the One Thing Every New Parent Needs?
You need boundaries. I know. It probably sounded like I had a new gadget, or book that every expectant and parent should read. And instead, I’m just therapizing. (That’s not a word but you know what I mean). Boundaries, according to Merriam Webster, are:...
In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within oursleves.
– Jon Kabat-Zinn