Anything that reflects the slightest thing is wrong with a child will cause concern with a parent. Why are they crying? Are they warm? Why are they pulling on their ear? Are they teething? There are a ton of questions that runs through a parent’s head each and every day with checking in to […]
The Gender Reveal
“But celebrating a child’s gender before it’s born is a tricky business. It sets expectations for who that child will be. It also leaves the unfortunate impression that gender is the most important thing to celebrate about that child. And sometimes it’s just plain wrong”–taken from a NYT opinion article by Jennifer Finney Boylan […]
Bed-Sharing
What is co-sleeping vs. Bed-sharing/Family Bed? Co-sleeping is a practice in which babies and young children sleep close to one or both parents, as opposed to in a separate room. Bed-sharing consists of Parent(s) sleeping in the same bed with the child. One of the decisions many have to make in Western countries, is whether […]
Estimated Due Dates (EDD)
What does EDD Mean? EDD, or Estimated Due Date is a calculation made based on Naegele’s rule—which assumes you have a 28 day cycle and regularly ovulate on the 14th day of that cycle. To calculate your EDD, add 7 days to the first day of your last period, then count forward 9 months or […]
Bone Broth on a Bike
I’ve recently been doing a lot of postpartum doula work. Both a confirmation and a reassurance in the work we’re doing prenatally—Informing and instructing our clients in the importance of resting for the first 40 days. Teaching that this is not only a good thing, but fundamentally the right thing and what our bodies intuitively […]