by Samantha Olivia | Jul 30, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Motherhood & Life, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
You have so many options to help you get through those first sleepless nights with a new baby. Maybe you’ve heard of night nurses, night nannies, newborn care specialists, and postpartum doulas. If so, you’re probably wondering what the difference is among all...
by Samantha Olivia | Jul 25, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips
Pictures of breastfeeding always make me feel a little verklempt. It’s usually a mother and child captured in perfect glowy lighting. I can practically smell the oxytocin wafting off the page. You know what I don’t see pictures of, though? Breast engorgement. The...
by Samantha Olivia | Jul 20, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips
Dear Doula, I heard that I can take my placenta home from the hospital, and you might be able to put it into pills. My friend said the Kardashians eat their placentas, and I’m really not sure if that’s a vote of confidence in it or not, but I’m curious. I mean… I’d do...
by Samantha Olivia | Jul 10, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips
When it comes to new motherhood, there are a few secrets that I hope someone tells you. Babies aren’t the only ones wearing diapers in those first few weeks home. Newborns aren’t the only ones who burst into tears without explanation. You probably won’t feel quite as...
by Samantha Olivia | Jul 4, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
One of the most challenging features of the first year of a baby’s life, how fast everything changes. If no one has warned you yet, the first big change comes quickly- on the day you come home from the hospital. When you walk through those hospital doors into the...
by Samantha Olivia | Jun 14, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips
“I want to try.” Because we care about our doula clients ability to reach their goals, we ask everyone if they plan to breastfeed, feed their baby formula, or some combination. And usually, when our labor doula clients are talking about breastfeeding, they say, “I...
