Posted on: April 30, 2016 | Alternative Birth, Depression, Labor and Birth, Pregnancy
What is infertility? Infertility is the diagnosis given when a couple is not able to become pregnant despite having carefully timed, unprotected sex for one year. There are more than 200,000 cases of infertility in the United States each year. What causes infertility? The causes of infertility may include inadequate levels of …
Posted on: February 16, 2016 | Alternative Birth, Client Corner, Depression, Postpartum
Northeast Doulas offers a wide variety of doula services including placenta encapsulation. This practice has been around for centuries and over the past several years has been gaining ground in the US. Unsure of what exactly placenta encapsulation means? In this post we break down all there is to know about Placenta Encapsulation, including a …
Posted on: November 1, 2013 | Alternative Birth, Doula Life, Hospital Birth
“Judgement free? Can I write that on my birth plan? I just don’t know how I will act when I am in labor, but in my normal life, worrying about what people think of me, keeps me from doing things sometimes. I want to feel uninhibited when I’m in labor.” What …
Posted on: September 3, 2013 | Alternative Birth, Doula Life, Natural Childbirth
I am a Doula and I have been witnessing birth for about 17 years. The truth is… I don’t love birth. What I really love is the power and strength that women find in themselves during labor. When that power, pushes them past the words, “I can’t!” and they learn how …
Posted on: July 12, 2013 | Alternative Birth, Doula Life, Postpartum
I don’t like to eat a cupcake from a bake sale when I don’t know who made it! I haven’t seen their kitchen and don’t know if it’s clean enough for me to consume something prepared there. Never mind my placenta! We all have a standard of cleanliness that we …
Posted on: July 9, 2013 | Alternative Birth, Breastfeeding, Doula Life, Home Birth, Hospital Birth, Parenting Philosophy
I am a Doula. That is my profession, my career. It is my job, NOT my lifestyle. I clean my house with bleach (not cleaning products that are safe for human consumption) and I was devastated (but now recovering) from Hostess’ announcement to go out of business. I drive a …
Posted on: May 31, 2013 | Alternative Birth, Depression, Postpartum
A Postpartum Insurance Policy You just gave birth. Your hormones are raging. Your life just changed forever. What if I tried to sell you an insurance policy that could insure a more positive transition for you? What if it was your own placenta and eating it was part of that …
Posted on: March 27, 2013 | Alternative Birth, Labor and Birth, Pregnancy
If your water breaks… There is a rumor going around that your water breaking, is the first indication of labor. I was a week late with my first baby and was convinced that she was NEVER COMING! They never said it was an estimated due date, they always said DUE …
Posted on: March 21, 2013 | Alternative Birth, Doula Life, Hospital Birth, Labor and Birth
Push your baby out! Push?! Now? How? Like this? Am I doing it? Stop? UGH! Does this sound familiar? It doesn’t have to. In fact, birth will actually happen even if NO ONE SCREAMS ANYTHING AT YOU WHILE YOU DO IT! Knowing that we are fully dilated (10cm) isn’t always …