This morning I was speaking with a new mom and dad who have asked me to support them tonight with their newborn of 4 days. As I spoke and made suggestions to Mom on what she should be doing about her baby wanting to breastfeed pretty much every 90 minutes, and what she could be doing to alleviate her engorged
As doulas we are constantly learning and studying. At least that is the way I am and I know many doulas who do the same thing, every birth brings us so much of a new experience, that we are propelled and motivated to read and improve our knowledge about whatever was overwhelming or needed more focus at the birth we
In the final chapter, we weave the entire birth story. During the next days and even weeks, the vortex remains open. Motherbaby… are establishing their relationship and rhythm.The alerted state is still very apparent but beginning to close. How quickly it closes depends on how soon the mother returns to her ordinary reality. During this time,family and caregiver revisit the