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, …
Posted on: February 20, 2019 | Babies, Breastfeeding, Postpartum
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 tucked into her car seat and we were driving home from a short trip to the grocery store. It was warm outside …
Posted on: February 17, 2019 | Babies, Depression, Postpartum
Congratulations on the birth of your baby and on the transition you are making from woman to mother. I’m really not quite sure which of the two is more challenging but I know for sure that they are both huge milestones in a human beings life. I’ve been a doula …
Posted on: February 13, 2019 | Pregnancy, Uncategorized
After a quick poll, what we found is that during pregnancy the world wide web is where everyone turns for how to navigate their gestational period. But we wanted to know exactly what they were searching for. We received a lengthy list but we saw the following 5, more than …
Posted on: February 10, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Labor and Birth, Postpartum
What do the Sahara Desert and sex after baby have in common? Can you say DRY AS A BONE! I said bone, not boner… Lol! …
Posted on: February 4, 2019 | Postpartum, Pregnancy
If you are pregnant or you’ve just had a baby, Google the words Westchester doula and see what comes up. Now look for the words, Northeast Doulas. Next, click on them….