Choosing the best birthing positions can 1) encourage baby to rotate and 2) mom to dilate = therefore allowing for a less painful and shorter labor. Who doesn’t want less pain? Don’t …
When parents begin to understand the stages of labor and how birth typically unfolds, it gives them a better idea of what labor may be like for them. Once moms …
Ladies, I’m just going to be honest with you. Back labor sucks. It hurts, and it hurts worse than regular labor. But hang with me, because in this blog post I’m …
If there’s one thing I’ve learned (after doing birth work for a bunch of years) is that, ladies, y’all need to get to know your vaginas a little bit better. …
Women that take my childbirth classes want to know how to prevent tearing during birth, just as much as they want to know how to have a natural childbirth. It’s …
What you’re about to read is likely controversial, probably not recommended, nothing I would encourage my doula clients to do and definitely not something I teach in my childbirth classes. However, …
Essential Oils for Labor I have used essential oils at births since becoming a doula in 2007. At first, the idea of using essential oils overwhelmed me and I didn’t …