admin, Author at Northeast Doulas

29 Jun

parenting Philosophy, Self Esteem, Uncategorized

Deliberate Parenting

June 16, 2022
By admin

At 22 and 18 years old, my girls love to hear us talk about them when they were young. You know, back when bathing suits were called...

29 Apr

Uncategorized

The Birth, the Boob & the Baby

June 16, 2022
By admin

There is something about birth that prepares you to become a parent to a child. It is usually a somewhat long process that ensues af...

06 Oct

Depression

The Birth of a Placenta

June 16, 2022
By admin

You gave birth! You did it! You really did it! She’s beautiful. She’s finally here. You are absolutely blown away by the exper...

29 Apr

Uncategorized

5 Things I Know About Raising Boys

June 16, 2022
By admin

Raising kids isn’t easy no matter what gender they are. But, as a mother of two sons, I know a heck of a lot about raising boys. Even a...

25 Apr

Hospital Birth, labor and birth, Pregnancy

What Came First? The Hospital or The Provider?

June 16, 2022
By admin

Pregnancy comes with a ton of decisions to make. What color paint for the nursery? What is the coolest name for a baby? How do I bab...

29 Oct

Uncategorized

I Was Angry at My Baby

June 16, 2022
By admin

Oh girl… You’re not alone. I totally get it. I remember a time my own baby made me angry. She was about 2 months old. She was safely...

06 Jun

Depression

UGH! Thank G-d You’re Home!

June 16, 2022
By admin

A day in the life.... The washing machines broken again, there’s a mountain of laundry, I didn’t make dinner and your mom is such a ...

21 May

Uncategorized

I Guess That’s Why They Call it The BABY Blues

June 16, 2022
By admin

But let’s think about where you’ve just come from! Keep in mind, the baby blues begin around day 2 or 3 post birth… The baby blues. ...

07 Dec

Breastfeeding

TITS, TA-TAS, BOOBS….

June 16, 2022
By admin

Breasts are a crazy thing and breastfeeding, as normal as they say it is, can be equally crazy (at least, in the beginning). Just the r...

06 Aug

Depression

The Baby I Lost

June 16, 2022
By admin

I’m ready! I just want to have a baby. I know we can handle it. We have so much love between us, it seems wrong NOT to share it with a ...