Blossom & Birth Doula and Lactation Services

01/18/2026

✨ Labour Hack You Might Not Know About: The Comb Trick ✨

Did you know that squeezing a comb during contractions can help manage labour pain? 🪮💪

Here’s why it works:
🔹 The pressure on the palm stimulates nerve endings and distracts the brain from contraction pain (hello, gate control theory!)
🔹 It’s drug-free, simple, and portable
🔹 Gives birthing people a sense of control and focus during intense moments
🔹 Partners and birth teams can easily help apply pressure

All you need is a regular hair comb—teeth facing into the palm—and a good squeeze when a contraction hits. Many people say it helps take the edge off and gives them something tangible to focus on. You can also find some nice wooden ones on Amazon.

Not a replacement for medical pain relief, but a great tool to have in your labour toolkit 🧰✨

Have you tried it or heard of it? 💬👇

BirthEducation NaturalPainRelief

01/18/2026

✨ **Labour Hack You Might Not Know About: The Comb Trick** ✨

Did you know that **squeezing a comb during contractions** can help manage labour pain? 🪮💪

Here’s why it works:
🔹 The pressure on the palm stimulates nerve endings and **distracts the brain from contraction pain** (hello, gate control theory!)
🔹 It’s **drug-free, simple, and portable**
🔹 Gives birthing people a sense of **control and focus** during intense moments
🔹 Partners and birth teams can easily help apply pressure

All you need is a regular hair comb—teeth facing into the palm—and a good squeeze when a contraction hits. Many people say it helps take the edge off and gives them something tangible to focus on. You can find other options on Amazon (nice wooden ones). I find bigger teeth are better.

Not a replacement for medical pain relief, but a **great tool to have in your labour toolkit** 🧰✨

Have you tried it or heard of it? 💬👇

BirthEducation NaturalPainRelief

01/07/2026

💙 New Year, New Awareness 💙

As we step into January, it’s a powerful time to check in on how you’re really feeling after birth.
Not every postpartum mood change is the same, and knowing the difference can help you get the right support:

🔹 Baby Blues: Temporary mood swings, tearfulness, irritability; usually resolve within 2 weeks
🔹 Postpartum Depression (PPD): Persistent sadness, low energy, hopelessness, loss of interest; may last months without treatment
🔹 Postpartum Anxiety (PPA): Excessive worry, racing thoughts, panic; can interfere with daily life

✨ Early recognition leads to earlier support and recovery.

And remember, perinatal mental health conditions can also include OCD, Bipolar Mood Disorders, PTSD, and Psychosis.

💙 You are not alone, and help is available.

Comment "Get Help" and we'll send you a list of trusted resources.

If you need support now:
🔷 Call or text the Postpartum Support International HelpLine at 800-944-4773 (no diagnosis needed)
🔷 Call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262
🔷 In a crisis, call or text 988
🔷 Download the Connect by PSI app
🔷 Visit Postpartum.net for programs and resources

✨ A new year can be the beginning of feeling better.

12/19/2025

.porter (the crazy one on the team) is going to take the plunge on January 1st to raise money for the access fund to help lower income families gain access to a doula. Please send donations to help us support more families!!

If you wish to donate, reach out and we can let you know how!!

If we raise $1000, Shandelle will join her and take the plunge as well!!!

12/16/2025

When a toddler is stealing those coveted protein balls from mom, postpartum doula Shandelle swings in and make more balls, but then make toddler protein cookies too!

Thanks for the recipe and to my client for sending it over!

12/10/2025

Looking for a last minute postpartum shift to help get ready for the holidays or just have a break and get some support?

12/07/2025

Birth work is more than a service ... it’s a season of devotion.

When I say I’m “on call,” it means I am living in readiness:
Emotionally,
Spiritually,
And physically ...
Prepared to walk with you through one of life’s most sacred thresholds, privileged to witness your transformation ✨️

There is so much unseen work that goes into protecting and preparing a birth space.

This is why doula fees reflect more than our time at the birth ... they reflect the commitment, cultural care, emotional presence, and unique ceremonial preparation we hold for every family.

This has always been an inside job, a deep dive into my own evolution & healing. Being 'on-call' its a check in within myself, to make sure I am not carrying anything of my own into this sacred space I'm privileged to walk into.

If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to be on call as a doula …
This carousel is a glimpse into that world.

A world of heart work.
A world of readiness.
A world of ceremony.

I’m honoured to do this work.

Whether you’re planning to give birth in Steinbach, Winnipeg, or anywhere in between, I offer both virtual prenatal support and when the time comes, in-person birth support.

Distance doesn’t limit the care, presence, or preparation - there is always a way to walk together.

Birth work adapts.
Support should too.

Link 🔗 to book a free consultation call for Doula work in my bio.
Or comment SACRED for link to be dropped into your inbox 📥 ❤️

12/04/2025

The lovely .porter brought me coffee and balloons to celebrate my newest milestone!!! I have the best supporters. To my birth clients, thank you all for choosing me to walk alongside you on your journey and to my family and friends, I love you for your continuous support and cheerleading.

11/25/2025

We are going to get involved with Black Friday sales and have one of our own! 15% off all birth and postpartum doula contracts signed between Friday, November 28 and Monday December 1!

Send us a message to book with one of the team!

11/12/2025

09/28/2025

🎃✨ Pumpkin spice & everything nice… that’s what a doula’s support is made of.

From warm encouragement during pregnancy, to calm presence in birth, to nourishing care postpartum – We're here to bring comfort, ease, and a sprinkle of sweetness to your journey into parenthood. 🧡

Because just like your favorite fall drink, the right support makes everything feel a little more grounded and a lot more cozy. 🍂☕

08/31/2025

Posted • 💔 What should have been a time of celebration became an unimaginable loss for Brampton mother, physiotherapist, and business owner Ravinder Kaur Sidhu. After giving birth to a healthy baby boy at Credit Valley Hospital, she developed clear signs of sepsis. Despite her family’s repeated concerns, antibiotics weren’t given for more than 24 hours. Just days later, she died of septic shock.

Her family is now demanding urgent action, including province-wide sepsis protocols and stronger safeguards in birthing units, so that no other parent faces preventable tragedy.

This kind of situation is something we’ve seen before in Canada. “We have a broken system riddled with institutional racism and it needs to end in my lifetime.”- Stefanie Antunes, President of Doula School

Ravinder’s story is a heartbreaking reminder of how systemic failures in healthcare can cost lives. Her family and community have created a petition on change.org where you can help support the push for changes in our medical systems. There is a link in our bio.