From choosing your provider to writing your birth plan, guidance to help you feel informed and prepared for pregnancy, labor, delivery, and what comes right after.
I know it is hard not to pack everything JUST IN CASE you might need it, but trust me, it will be ok if you don’t bring it with you. In light of the pandemic, hospitals and birth centers are trying to get you in and out to keep transmissions to a minimum, so PACK […]
2 lines or a + sign, now what? Whom do you tell first? How do you share the news? When do you tell? Wait a couple weeks or shout it from the rooftops? Sorry, there is no right answer. Once the initial shock or excitement has worn off and the reality has set in, how […]
You have chosen your provider and the news that you are expecting is finally sinking in. Maybe you get an early sonogram picture and your heart explodes at the life growing inside you. The wheels in your mind are spinning as prenatal questions keep popping up. You devour pregnancy books and ask friends but you […]
Childbirth education classes were created to help inform, educate and empower parents so they feel confident and knowledgeable about their birth and early parenthood experiences. Anecdotes and studies alike will agree: it is an extremely good idea to start learning the ropes and making major decisions before you are in the throes of labor, […]
BACK IN THE WOMB AGAIN In my quest to help families throughout their pregnancy and postpartum period, I stumbled across flotation therapy. I have to admit, I had never heard of this before so I was a tad skeptical but after talking to Kalyn Wolf, the owner of Cloud Nine, I wanted to learn more. […]
Gestational Diabetes National Diabetes Month Halloween might be over but Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years are right around the corner and did you know that 75% of Americans annual weight gain takes place during the holiday season? There are over 29 million adults or 1 out of 11 people living in the US that […]
In case your baby book has a spot for the APGAR numbers or someone asks what your baby’s APGAR score was, you can tell them. Congratulations…your baby has been born and you are super excited to bond and learn all about them. If your baby is doing well, this FIRST assessment is done quietly and quickly […]
So I found myself at a Rebozo workshop this past week. I walked in not knowing what to expect and not sure if or how I could apply what I would be learning to my postpartum work. I love having my mind blown at workshops and love even more when I can put my knowledge […]