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How Much Weight Should You Gain During Pregnancy?

It can be challenging for any pregnant person to make friends with their ever-evolving pregnant body. For many, in the beginning, it's a...

Should I Hire a Newer Doula?

You could... We like to reframe 'Should' to 'Could'... :) There's no one way, or one right way. Ultimately, you do what feels right to...

Can Doulas Go To The Hospital During Covid?

We are almost a year into this pandemic and while we are all getting used to “new normals”, wearing masks, Zoom meetings and hangouts,...

Prenatal Yoga - What Postures Can I Do?!

Like being pregnant does't have enough of its own anxiety, let's add the anxiety of what postures can I and can't I do in my yoga...

Do Doulas Do That?

As Doulas ourselves, we’ve heard it all. The questions, the concerns, the worries, the jokes… Believe us- we know there’s plenty of...

Will I Stop Hating My Partner?

We’ve all seen the heteronormative movies- a young, gorgeous couple has drunk herteronormative intercourse, conceives a baby...

So Really, Get an Epidural...But, Wait...Really?!

My best friend sent me this article today, "Get the Epidural"- one that has been making its away across the virtual birth world like...

When I Think I've Surrendered, I Surrender More.

Is pregnancy a metaphorical practice run for parenting? Testing our patience, relinquishing control over things out of our reach, slowing...