After childbirth, most women experience emotional ups and downs. These emotional fluctuations may be partly due to one or more reasons that are related to the childbearing experience. These possible reasons include: For some women, these emotional fluctuations are mild, and they decrease within a few weeks. For others, they are overwhelming and long lasting Read More
Parent Tips
Help Baby Get A Good Latch
Latch is the way your baby’s mouth holds on to your breast as she nurses. If it’s a good latch, your baby gets milk and it doesn’t hurt your nipples. Some babies get onto the nipple and areola (the dark area around the nipple) without much trouble. Others need help to get a good latch. Read More
The Birth Plan
A birth plan is essentially a letter to caregivers and nurses, describing the expectant parents’ concerns, fears and wishes, and how the mother and her partner would prefer that the labor and birth be managed and why. Some people prefer terms like “preference list,” “goal sheet,” or “wish list” to “birth plan.” Whatever it is Read More
Planning For Postpartum
A postpartum (after birth) plan is as important as a birth plan, though in a different way. New parents report that they suddenly find themselves at home, with their charming and needy baby, and hardly any idea of what to expect and what to do. After the birth, they need a plan to help assure Read More
What Is A Labor Support Doula?
Doula is a Greek word for “woman’s servant.” A birth doula (aka Labor Support Doula) is a supportive companion professionally trained to provide physical and emotional support during labor and birth. A doula provides continuous support, beginning during early or active labor, through birth, and for approximately 2 hours following the birth. The doula offers Read More
Remember The Good Times
Every parent has bad days when they feel like everyone is a better parent than they are. The kids won’t stop fighting.Your 6-year-old says, “I hate you.”No one will come to the dinner table.Your teenager’s new friends give you the shivers.Your father says you need to have more strict discipline.Everyone seems to have an opinion Read More