5 Ways a Doula Can Help When It’s More than the “Baby Blues”
Are you Pregnant? Have you given birth within the last few months? I want to ask you a question many people, your doctor included, may not think to ask: how are you REALLY doing? Recently I spoke to a lovely pregnant mama in a doctor's waiting room....
Just had a Baby? Feeling Overwhelmed? A Postpartum Doula Can Help.
It is 4 am. You have given birth recently, and are still in the process of recovering from that major event. Feeding your baby isn't easy. You aren't sure if you're doing things right. Your baby just doesn't seem to be like the books say....
MotherWit Loves Matraea!
As the owner of a couple of doula agencies and a doula trainer who teaches around Canada, I often get approached by lovely folks who are interested in introducing their products to me, asking if I can give them a shout out. I could not resist when when I was contacted...
One Hundred Thousand Contractions and Counting
Sitting in the still, quiet spaces between contractions one night while attending a birth, I did a rough calculation of how many labour contractions I have witnessed in my career as a doula. A modest estimate is well over 100,000. Some people prefer to use...
I Can’t Stand Being Pregnant…and that’s ok.
The message many women receive upon sharing the news of their pregnancies can sound a little like, "Congratulations! You are now a sacred vessel of life", as if a pregnancy somehow legitimizes their existence. I believe the intention behind the "sacred vessel"...
Jewish transgender man gives birth and embraces life as a single ‘abba’
Jewish transgender man gives birth and embraces life as a single ‘abba’: (JTA) — When Rafi Daugherty went to the hospital for the birth of his first child, he posted a sign on the delivery room door. “I am a single transgender man having my first baby,” it read. “I...
5 Realistic Parenting Resolutions
Ever have parenting moments when you feel like you’re failing? Me too. I have found myself staring at a kid in the wake of a meltdown thinking I wasn't cut out for this job. I have made resolutions to be a better parent such as: "I want...
4 Keys to Night Time Survival for New Parents
In parenting as in life, everything is about perspective. It is our outlook combined with basic biological factors which make the soundtrack of our lives, helping us transition through the common adjustments the postpartum period requires. Becoming a parent is perhaps...