Hedger Holistic Healing-Ann Louise Hedger

05/25/2023

📍This service is for residents of Belleville, PEC, and the surrounding Quinte area.
 
Have you ever dreamed of a fairy sleepmother who comes into your home and gently coaches your baby to fall asleep and stay asleep independently? Well if so, then this is the perfect add-on package for you. This new add-on package is designed for tired parents looking for solid sleep foundations with the bonus of additional in-home guidance and instruction by our certified Perinatal Support Worker, Ann Louise.  By adding this service to any of our sleep packages - you will be able to get a great night’s sleep while bypassing the common mistakes that cause setbacks in regular sleep training programs. Ann Louise will gently guide your baby to independent sleep, while you sleep... Amazing right? She also specializes in postpartum care. Taking care of your newborn while you get some rest🧚🏼‍♀️💤🫶🏻

This service is priced hourly, based on your family's needs. Custom quote can be provided by booking a free consultation (link in bio) or emailing brittany@theslumbernest.com

05/25/2023

Several studies have found that the larger the volume of IV fluids a mother receives during labour, the more weight her baby loses in the first 24 hours. This is because the IV fluids pass to the baby’s body and increase the baby’s birth weight. In the first 24 hours after birth babies, whose mothers received IV fluids during labour, produce more wet diapers than babies, whose mothers do not receive IV fluids. The extra wet diapers result in an extra weight loss.

08/17/2022

Doulas are the missing piece in most births. Because people make a lot of assumptions about doulas, many never get to experience their benefits. Doulas aren’t natural birth extremists, they don’t tell you what to do, they don’t replace the partner or primary support person.

🌙Doulas do help you understand the benefits and risks of the options you’ll be offered in birth so you can make an informed decision

🌙Doulas can suggest alternatives that you didn’t know were available to you that can prevent interventions that have risks you may be uncomfortable with

🌙Doulas have keen senses about birth and can understand how position of the baby, position of the person giving birth, their emotions, the birth environment etc may all be affecting the birth and help support happy, healthy birth progress

🌙Doulas want what their clients want for their birth as bad as the clients want it and help make it possible

🌙Doulas build a relationship with the client family and bring familiarity and connection to the birth room

Our Holistic Full Spectrum Doula course starts this September. We will doula you into doula work so you can be all of the above +++ for families in your community. Doulas are needed now more than ever as hospitals struggle with staffing shortages, epidural shortages and other infrastructure issues. Doulas fill gaps in healthcare.

You can request a phone call with one of our trainers through DM.

08/14/2022

Doula care can lower your risk of PPA (postpartum anxiety) and PPD (postpartum depression)!

Just released this July, the study “Doula care across the maternity care continuum and impact on maternal health: Evaluation of doula programs across three states using propensity score matching” found that “The use of doulas appears an effective strategy for improving maternal health, especially among socioeconomically vulnerable and marginalized minority populations.”

Parents that received doula care had 52.9% lower odds of cesarean delivery and 57.%5 lower odds of PPA/PPD. Doulas that worked with a clinical team that included a midwife consistently showed a reduction in odds of cesarean delivery, regardless of the trimester then the doula care was received. And women who received doula care during labor and delivery, even if they didn’t receive it during pregnancy, had a 64.7% reduction in odds of PPA/PPD!

07/26/2022

Research in 2018 found that up to 45 percent of women experience birth trauma.

07/22/2022

Amazing!!

Video by Baby Dove There are countless resources available for women when they become pregnant—from helpful checklists to baby registries, trackers and more. However, for the one in five new moms who experience serious mental health conditions in the postpartum period: including Postpartum Anxiet

07/18/2022

“AFTERSHOCK”, will premiere on Hulu, Disney+ and Star+ NEXT Tuesday, July 19, 2022


AFTERSHOCK depicts the tragic and preventable death of Shamony Makeba Gibson who died in 2019, just died 13 days following the birth of her second child. The film picks up two months following her death, as Shamony's surviving mother, Shawnee Benton Gibson, bereaved partner, Omari Maynard, their family and community begin navigating their new normal.

Amber Rose Isaac, a 26-year-old first time mother, died due to an emergency c-section after medical providers failed to address a treatable condition that she had during her pregnancy. Within weeks of Amber's death, Omari reaches out to Amber's surviving partner, Bruce McIntyre, and a lifelong bond is formed. Together, Omari, Bruce and Shawnee begin the fight for justice for their lost loved ones while caring for the children that were left behind.

Through the film, we witness two families who become ardent activists in the maternal health space, seeking justice through legislation, medical accountability, community, and the power of art, ritual and healing. Through their collective journeys, we find ourselves on the front lines of the growing birth justice movement that is demanding systemic change within our medical system and government.

IMPORTANT: We encourage every person who is able, to watch Aftershock individually to amplify the views on the Hulu platform and to demonstrate that we are committed to stopping the scourge of black maternal morbidity and mortality.

Please visit hulu.com to access the film. If you don’t have an account, create a free trial today!

For more information about the film, visit:
https://www.aftershockdocumentary.com

07/18/2022

Midwives are experts in low risk birth.
Obstetricians are experts in high risk and surgery.
Use your provider/support appropriately for the outcome and type of birth you desire.

07/16/2022

This is so important!!

Whether you are experiencing pelvic floor symptoms or not, or don’t know what these symptoms would feel like, it's never too late to learn about YOUR body.

07/16/2022

As a teenager, I absorbed the message that birth control revolved around the female body. By Billy Kilgore

07/15/2022

The summer, for many families, means lots of time by the pool or the lake. Drowning is the second most common cause of death in children under 5 years of age. Children can drown in as little as 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water making creating water safety habits and rules essential. Precaution is the first step. Babies who cannot sit independently and are too small for a life jacket of PFD (personal flotation device) should always be held by an adult while toddlers should always be within arm’s reach. All children should be supervised by an adult when in or near water ( the bathtub too !) and never left alone for a moment. The Red Cross recommends a ratio of one adult for every two young children.

If you have a pool or hot tub at home, it should be fenced in on all four sides at a climbing resistant height of at least 4 feet (1.2 m). Remember to empty any kiddie or small inflatable pool after every use as well as pails buckets etc. and make sure standing water, in a rain barrel for example, is locked and latched. Swimming lessons do not replace adult supervision in a pool but can be a great way to build your families confidence in and around water. For extra piece of mind, find and register for a CPR class in your area. Happy splashing!