What 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...
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Alyia Cutler
- Nov 18, 2021
Do 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 Hartman
- Nov 13, 2021
How Combo Feeding Saved My Breastfeeding
Breastfeed 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...
Meghan Hartman
- Sep 26, 2021
Creating a Postpartum Plan
Preparing 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 Cutler
- Sep 16, 2021
When Parenting is Uphill
There 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 Cutler
- Aug 8, 2021
Vacation 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...
Alyia Cutler
- Jun 26, 2021
What 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 Cutler
- Jun 20, 2021
What 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 Cutler
- Jun 9, 2021
My 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 Cutler
- May 24, 2021
Cloth Diapering 101
Full 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 Misik
- May 17, 2021
Baby-Led Weaning: What You Need to Know
Ready 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 Hartman
- May 10, 2021
Postpartum Meal Ideas
As both Birth and Postpartum Doulas we know the value to good preparation. During Pregnancy we spend a lot of time preparing for Baby's...
Alyia Cutler
- Apr 19, 2021
How Do I Shower with a Newborn?
First off- Congratulations! Welcome to Parenthood! Isn’t it funny that one of the most simple and rewarding acts- a shower- is now...
Meghan Hartman
- Apr 5, 2021
Body Talk During Pregnancy
Can we talk about bodies for a second?? Pregnancy is filled with ch ch ch changes. Changes in your body, your relationships, your...
Alyia Cutler
- Mar 28, 2021
What Should I Pack For The Hospital?
Once the joy and excitement settle, (a bit) the reality sets in and you realize you’re having a baby... Like, you’re actually having a...
Meghan Hartman
- Mar 22, 2021
Should I Get the COVID vaccine while Pregnant or Postpartum?
I don't know. Should you?! You could! You also could not! As more and more states are making pregnancy a part of the list of priority...
Alyia Cutler
- Mar 14, 2021
How to Unclog a Clogged Duct
Clogged Ducts (sometimes called Plugged or Blocked Ducts) is when a milk duct experiences a blockage and in turn, inhibits drainage. When...
Alyia Cutler
- Mar 5, 2021
8 things I wish I knew before my Cesarean Birth
I don’t often share my birth stories because I’m a Doula. I’m a Doula down to my bones. I eat, sleep (what is sleep?), and breathe Doula....
Alyia Cutler
- Feb 14, 2021
What is Birth Art?
Birth Art in this context, is any art that you create as part of, or a way to, process your pregnancy and/or childbirth experience and...
Alyia Cutler
- Feb 7, 2021
Its February! Black History Month!
This time has us thinking about the responsibility we have as white Birth Workers to decolonize Birth Work, support BIPOC clients, and...
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