Happy Addendum
I just heard that Kandy and Vince had their baby this morning...natural birth, perfect latch. Thanks to MotherWit Doula Steph Bouris and MotherWit apprentice Andrea Legg for their superb, reliable support. All unfolded as it should have.
I’m Baaaaack!
Salama!I thought I'd let y'all know that I am back from Madagascar, safe and sound. I am firmly out of commission until tomorrow evening, but thought I'd send out a little update.I am experiencing a level of jet lag that is making me want to crawl out of my own skin....
MotherWit Postpartum Doula Training in Montreal November 18-21 2010
MotherWit Postpartum Doula TrainingMotherWit Doula Care is pleased to present a comprehensive training in holistic postpartum doula care.In a culture that puts a lot of pressure on new mothers to live up to the mythical image of SuperMom, a MotherWit Postpartum Doula...
MotherWit vous propose des cours prénataux en français dès le mois de septembre 2010, à Montréal.
Cours Prénataux MotherWitLes Essentiels de la NaissanceLes cours prénataux Les Essentiels de la Naissance, offerts parMotherWit Doula Care, visent à vous préparer à la naissance devotre bébé, ou bébés, et à votre nouveau rôle de parents. Pourobtenir de l’information...
Countdown to Madagascar
Finally, this trip to Madagascar I've been dreaming of for a few years is just on the horizon. The itinerary is solidified, the workshops on keeping oneself and one's environment healthy, family planning, breastfeeding, and training for midwives are being worked on,...
The “Can do no Right” Doula Blues
We have talked about the phenomenon of "doulas behaving badly". I have brought up a few things about doula work to try to help us be understood a little better by medical professionals. Now I wanna sing the blues. The truth is, more often than not, doulas who behave...
Within 24 Hours: A Snippet of Doula Life
Within 24 hours I travelled from Niagara Falls to Montreal, listening to music which reawakened an old and overwhelming desire to learn to play guitar like a man. There is nothing like being a passenger and immersing oneself into music, mind, and scenery, only...
This Doula Don’t Drive
Yes, you heard me correctly. I am a non-driving birth professional. I live outside of the city centre, I have four kids, I attend over 60 births per year, meaning TONS of pre/postnatal meetings which I conduct at other people's homes...and I confess I don't drive a...