Meghan HartmanApr 25My Go To Tea for Pregnancy & PostpartumAs soon as we become pregnant we immediately feel this urge to consume as much water as possible. We lug around our 4805856 oz water...
Alyia CutlerJan 28What is Skin to Skin?You may have heard the term "Skin to Skin" many times during your preparation for Birth. Your Doula may have asked if you if its a birth...
Alyia CutlerJan 7Cesarean Birth + DoulasClients often wonder why we don't offer a discount if they have a Cesarean Birth. As Wyld Doulas, we see Birth, as Birth. Its sacred,...
Alyia CutlerNov 19, 2021Do I Need To Pump & Dump?Pump & Dump and Sleep When the Baby Sleeps are two of the most thrown around sayings in Postpartum- and both are MEGA EYE ROLL. Sorry,...
Meghan HartmanNov 14, 2021How Combo Feeding Saved My BreastfeedingBreastfeed or Formula feed? What about both?! Did you know that was a thing because I sure didn't! She first latched about an hour after...
Alyia CutlerOct 24, 2021DO YOULiving in a world that thrives on our codependency, anxiety, and deep need to feel accepted, makes doing “What Feels Right”, radical. An...
Meghan HartmanOct 10, 2021Postpartum Recipe - Baked Oatmeal!One of our favorite Postpartum Doula tasks is meal prepping and preparing nourishing meals for our clients. Breakfast is one of those...
Alyia CutlerOct 3, 2021Never Say Never!Something that comes up quite often in Childbirth Education is a Birth Plan- and the likelihood that things may not go as planned. Life...
Meghan HartmanSep 26, 2021Creating a Postpartum PlanPreparing for birth can be all consuming. You go to your OB or midwife appointments, you do this scan and that test, you get the nursery...
Alyia CutlerSep 16, 2021When Parenting is UphillThere are days (and weeks and months) when it feels like I’m swimming upstream. More money going out than coming in, more adults crying...
Alyia CutlerAug 14, 2021When Professionals Are WrongHave you ever experienced a time when you had a feeling something was wrong- off- not right- and you brought it up to a professional in...
Alyia CutlerAug 8, 2021Vacation with a Newborn? We Got You Covered! Happy Summer Break! Or maybe you’re reading this over the winter as you prepare for a big trip with your newborn! Either way, we know it...
Meghan HartmanJul 29, 2021Setting Boundaries while Pregnant, Postpartum & Beyond“Boundaries, what are they good for? Absolutely everything! Say it again!” From the moment you decide to have a baby everything shifts,...
Meghan HartmanJul 18, 2021How do I Breastfeed* with Raynauds?!*we prefer to use inclusive language like Body Feeding in general. In this case we chose ‘Breastfeed’ due to the specific nature of...
Alyia CutlerJun 26, 2021What Should I Do?We often say, 'Parenthood begins as soon as you decide to grow your family.' It doesn't always feel "real" until a few weeks/months into...
Alyia CutlerJun 21, 2021What is a Mealtrain??If you’ve taken a childbirth ed class with us, or met with us about Postpartum Doula Support, or read any of our recent newsletters,...
Alyia CutlerJun 9, 2021My Best Friend Had A Baby (Part 2)Meghan had her baby two weeks ago. Since then, like most new parents, she's been oscillating between excitement and desperation, joy and...
Alyia CutlerMay 24, 2021Cloth Diapering 101Full disclosure: I’m no expert on Cloth Diapering! Three kids and years of trial and error have led me to the point where I feel slightly...
Kristin MisikMay 17, 2021Baby-Led Weaning: What You Need to KnowReady to introduce your baby to food? Curious to learn about baby-led weaning but you don’t know how it works? Here are some tips to get...
Meghan HartmanMay 10, 2021Postpartum Meal IdeasAs both Birth and Postpartum Doulas we know the value to good preparation. During Pregnancy we spend a lot of time preparing for Baby's...