Posted on: April 11, 2019 | Postpartum
A crying baby is a tremendous challenge and anyone who has experienced this knows it to be true. The crying starts and you shift the baby from one position to another. The crying continues. If you are sitting, you stand. If you are standing, you walk. But the crying continues. …
Posted on: March 23, 2019 | Hospital Birth, Natural Childbirth
Women choose spontaneous vaginal deliveries or what most refer to as “natural birth” for a variety of reasons. None of which include, because they love pain. “Birth bonding” according to Dr. Sears, is the first of the 7 “B’s” of attachment parenting. Bonding with your baby prenatally and throughout your …
Posted on: March 21, 2019 | Parenting Philosophy, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Wow, that postpartum period and that newborn sure can throw you for a loop… You’re so in love with your baby that you’ve neglected yourself… You know the old saying, you’ve got to put your own oxygen mask on before helping others, right? Have you been doing that? I know, …
Posted on: March 18, 2019 | Labor and Birth, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Braxton hicks contractions may not signify the onset of labor but there is nothing “false” about them. Often referred to as false labor, braxton hicks contractions are your body’s way of preparing for the big day. Unfortunately, they offer no indication of when labor will begin. Some people begin experiencing …
Posted on: March 13, 2019 | Babies, Parenting Philosophy, Postpartum
The overstimulated baby is the baby that gets passed from person to person. The mother seems frustrated and everyone wants to help. First, her friend. “I’ll take the baby. You go relax for a few minutes.” She takes the baby. She brings the sweet crying bundle up on to to …
Posted on: March 10, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Labor and Birth
There is something about birth that prepares you to become a parent to a child. It is usually a somewhat long process that ensues after about 40 or so weeks of pregnancy. When it starts, you’re ready. You know you will finally meet this baby that has been growing, stretching, …
Posted on: March 6, 2019 | Labor and Birth, Natural Childbirth
I’m sure we all agree that birth is a normal, natural physiological function, right? We believe in our bodies and we believe in the innate wisdom of our babies to find their way through our bodies. Birth is natural. But so are tornadoes! The thing about natural birth is that …
Posted on: March 3, 2019 | Labor and Birth, Pregnancy
There are Three Stages of the First Stage of Labor which is confusing enough but when women start sharing “war stories” about birth, it gets even more confusing… “I was in labor for 29 hours.” “Oh that’s nothing! I was in labor for 38 hours!” “You think that’s bad? I …
Posted on: February 27, 2019 | Doula Life, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Pregnancy and early parenting are harder than most women let on about and because of that, the little things we say and do for them, really mean a lot. Westchester based doula, Debbie Aglietti has some advice Here is a list of 15 “little things” you can do or say, …
Posted on: February 23, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Depression, Parenting Philosophy
Love and parenting sound like they go together beautifully. 2 people fall in love, they skip around holding hands for a while, they eat a strand of spaghetti together, lock lips in the middle of a strand and then… A baby gets inside one of them! That’s how it works, …