by Samantha Olivia | Aug 4, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Motherhood & Life
Dear Doula, I want to stop breastfeeding. I’ve never really said that out loud, but honestly, I just don’t like it. I’m not one of those women who has a bad latch. I don’t have a low supply, and my baby has taken to nursing just fine. I pump about once a day...
by Samantha Olivia | Aug 4, 2019 | Motherhood & Life
August 3rd is National Twin day. Yay! Several of our postpartum clients over the years have been parents of twins. Twins are absolutely a blessing. They’re also a lot of work! Whether we’re talking about growing them in pregnancy, getting them through...
by Samantha Olivia | Aug 1, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Motherhood & Life
We don’t talk enough about the realities of breastfeeding in the US. And it’s leaving new parents totally unprepared. Oh sure, we encourage breastfeeding. Hospitals have nurses trained in lactation. Many hospitals have a lactation consultant...
by Samantha Olivia | Jul 19, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Motherhood & Life, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
You’re having a baby. Congratulations! And you already know that you don’t want to handle the nighttime parenting by yourself. Maybe you have a demanding job, a medical condition, or (God forbid) you just don’t want to sacrifice yourself on the altar of...
by Samantha Olivia | Jul 12, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Motherhood & Life
Dear Doula, I feel absolutely terrible. Last night, my baby just wouldn’t stop crying. I think that’s supposed to make me feel sadness, and sympathy. That’s how I normally feel. But I was exhausted. I just went back to work a week ago, and waking a...
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 16, 2019 | Motherhood & Life
DCMM is staffed entirely by women of color and run by a black woman. It’s intentional, and we want our clients to feel safe. For some, that means a black doula or a Latina doula, and a team that looks like them. Thankfully, families of all sorts do in fact feel...
