As Doulas ourselves, we’ve heard it all. The questions, the concerns, the worries, the jokes… Believe us- we know there’s plenty of confusion out there! Here are the most commonly asked questions we get as Doulas: Q: Whats the difference between a Midwife and a Doula? A: We like to joke that Midwives work from the waist down, and Doulas work from the Belly Button Up. But theres more to it than that!! Doulas at Wyld Birth & Postpartum are a solid resource for education and

New to the Hudson Valley? Starting or growing you family? Been there, done that! Welcome to Brooklyn North! We’ve been where you are. Between us, we’ve moved with babies, we’ve moved pregnant, we’ve moved with toddlers, and we’ve moved kid-free and it’s a pain in the tush every way! Moving is exciting AND stressful. Both are true! We left Brooklyn 6 years ago with a young baby and moved to Beacon in the dead of winter. We were confident about our decision for the first week o

Last week I had a clogged duct at my Full Moon Circle. I know that’s a lot to process. Where to begin? Well, Friday afternoon I started to feel like my right breast was slightly bruised- as if I had a black and blue about an inch southeast of my areola. Soon after noticing the pain it got a bit worse. It hurt when I touched it and anytime my breast moved while I walked around. Since I had a clogged duct after my first child I knew this is what it was. Immediately I microwaved

“Self care” is so hot right now. Just saying that phrase gets us a bit nauseous. What does it even mean? Maybe we’re projecting because we don’t “practice” it, or feel like we have time to practice it. But really, its seems like all the top executives from all the leisure activities people love, got together and said, ‘we need to make these already expensive and luxurious items super elusive and market them to parents who have ZERO time do to them- and make them feel bad abou

We’ve all seen the heteronormative movies- a young, gorgeous couple has drunk herteronormative intercourse, conceives a baby effortlessly, cis-female goes into labor and channels all of her discomfort at her frenetic cis-male husband- yelling and cursing at him, “YOU DID THIS TO ME” then baby is born (magically already clean and swaddled) and the parents share a knowing look, sweet kiss and eventually a loving slow dance at 2am in the living room while rocking their quiet, sl

There are some questions we always get asked as doulas and parents of a total of 4 children combined. “Is cluster feeding normal?” (Yes.) “Is the ‘ring of fire’ real?” (Yes, though miserable imagery in that phrase.)“Do I need to ‘pump and dump’? (No.) “How long will it take to ‘bounce back’ after birth?” (That concept is an illusion) The list goes on. There also some questions that never get asked- for one reason or another- though we know from personal experience and years d

My best friend sent me this article today, "Get the Epidural"- one that has been making its away across the virtual birth world like wildfire. I responded to her with the following and upon her suggestion, I share it here with you now! I support, encourage and value open and honest discourse regarding almost ANY subject, and I have to be frank and say that I highly disliked this particular article. Jessi Klein makes the age old assumption that childbirth is painful and that