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Our team offers a full range of support for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and postpartum. www.mothermatters.ca

We are committed to providing excellent education, professional help and loving encouragement.

11/29/2025

“Remember, proximity is not spoiling. It is a biological necessity that helps babies thrive. Safe closeness today builds confident, resilient children tomorrow.” 💛

Credit to the American Pediatric Society for highlighting the importance of room sharing to support attachment and development of babies’ nervous system.

09/28/2025

Why am I smiling in this photo taken during the start of our September six-week course? It’s because there is something very special about class 1 of a six-week series or day 1 of a weekend course!

The room is filled with the anticipation of expectant parents, combined with nerves and questions waiting to be answered. As a prenatal educator, I am always excited to meet new folks. It is a pleasure to share prenatal, birthing, breastfeeding and postpartum knowledge in a format that focuses on accurate information, while encouraging autonomy and empowerment for both the birthing person and their partner.

Using a thorough curriculum combined with props, group activities, videos and plenty of class discussion, it is my hope that when the course is finished, folks will feel informed, strong, encouraged and prepared as a birthing team. While birth can be unpredictable, we need to remember that possibility is not probability.

We can prepare for the best possible outcome in a variety of birthing situations. 💛

08/18/2025

“Walking is an important and necessary tool for helping labour to progress while encouraging the baby to settle deeper into the pelvis. Walking during all phases of labour benefits both the birthing mom and the baby, helping the baby to position and descend with the rhythmical movement. Gravity works wonders on the cervix by increasing pressure from the descending baby’s head helping the cervix to open. During a contraction, women will stop walking and begin to sway, leaning forward, rubbing their bellies, resting their heads and bodies against their partners, responding to the innate desire to move through the sensation of the tightening uterus.”
- The Labour Walk written by Lenore Kilmartin

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08/14/2025

Meet our newest team member, Melissa Kovacs!

A fully certified Postpartum Doula with a background in Early Childhood Education, Melissa brings over a decade of experience supporting families and children. She’s passionate about helping new parents navigate life with a baby and brings a warm, compassionate approach to her work.

Welcome to the team, Melissa! ✨

08/05/2025

Here’s doula Jen Woods meeting with her prenatal client and partner as they recap the pushing stage of labour as well as delivery of the placenta and newborn procedures.

Jen meets with her clients in the comfort of their homes several times before 37 weeks in their pregnancy. This ensures that their chosen birth preferences are clear and that she knows how best to meet their needs as a birth doula. Additionally, it gives them an opportunity to develop a relationship with Jen, becoming comfortable with her as she shares information and listens to their concerns.

At Mother Matters our doulas give special attention to in-person prenatal meetings with their birth clients. During these get togethers, the client and doula discuss how the doula can best meet both the birthing mother and her partner’s emotional and physical needs during labour and delivery as well as helping them prepare for the immediate postpartum time where she supports breastfeeding and early recovery. By prioritizing the birthing mother, listening to her thoughts, providing accurate information, sharing ideas and encouragement, the doula not only helps prepare her for her birth experience, she develops a close relationship that allows her to come alongside the family during their birthing experience.

07/28/2025

This is 65…

I have been helping birthing, breastfeeding and postpartum families for over 35 years and have recently celebrated my 65th birthday. I am as passionate about birth, babies and families as I have always been - perhaps even more so as the knowledge and experience I have gained over the years is still put to good use. While I no longer attend births (except for family and close friends), I continue to love the work that I do educating and encouraging pregnant folks as they prepare to give birth and become parents. Providing prenatal education is an honour and I am grateful for each birthing family that comes my way.

Every once in a while, much to my delight, I get to provide help for a few wonderful, heartwarming hours assisting Mother Matters birth clients with newborn feeding and early postpartum recovery. On a warm July evening, this sweet baby girl was born at home in a birth pool after a long labour. Nothing feels better, smells better or fills my soul more than a fresh baby newly earthside.

Welcome to the world, dear one.

07/19/2025

☀️ During the warm days of summer, I’ve been encouraging my daughter who is expecting her first baby in the fall (she’s pictured here), to use the pool and/or lake to encourage a well-positioned baby in utero. Babies who are in a good position move more easily through the pelvis, reducing the risk of interventions and Cesarean birth.

No need to swim laps! Use a pool noodle to support your arms and hang your belly forward while gently kicking your legs. Allow the movement to release tension in the uterine ligaments and muscles while stretching fascia, giving the baby space to position.

Imagine your belly is a hammock for the baby to lay in with their back toward the front of your belly. Babies naturally move toward space.. Hanging your belly forward encourages the baby’s back to be at the front of your belly, the perfect position for a labour with effective contractions and easier descent and rotation in the pelvis.

You’ll feel refreshed as the water creates buoyancy for your growing belly. Close your eyes, soak up some sun, talk to your baby, and think positively about your upcoming birth.

Happy Summer! 🌼 ☀️

06/30/2025

Breastfeeding is very convenient in so many ways but especially in hot, humid weather as breastfed babies need nothing more than breastmilk to stay well hydrated. Breastmilk will quench your baby’s thirst while providing the best nutrition possible. You will be more comfortable if you and baby are in a cool place (you can both end up sweaty) but indoors or outdoors, in the shade or in the air-conditioning, breastmilk is all your baby needs. After 6 months, you can begin offering a sippy cup of water so that baby can experiment with drinking although more water may end up on baby than in their mouth. It’s a learning process. Some little ones prefer a cup with a straw. Introducing a sippy cup during bath-time can be a fun activity and baby won’t end up with wet clothing. Enjoy the hot days of summer knowing that your breastfed baby is drinking the best hydration possible - human milk!

06/02/2025

“Without doubt, birth is physical. However, our brains are clever—what we believe and how we think becomes our way of projecting, reacting, perceiving, and responding to the physicality of birthing our babies. Our minds and bodies are not separate entities. They work together in harmony, sending messages back and forth through muscle, tissue, fascia, bones, and nerves. As those messages are received, our minds and bodies respond with either fear and resistance or understanding and acceptance. We can choose what we think and train ourselves on how to respond. We can have an empowered, fulfilling birth experience!”
- The Birth Experience: Shifting Perspective for Empowerment and Positivity, written by Lenore Kilmartin

03/02/2025

All of us here at Mother Matters love the opportunity to cuddle babies during our bi-weekly mom’s group for clients. 💛

The group gives moms and babies a chance to visit together, sharing encouragement and information over coffee, tea and snacks. It’s a time for infant feeding help and topics around newborn behaviour, adjusting to motherhood, postpartum recovery and so much more. We know many of our clients have found their village through these get-togethers. Friendships have grown through tears, laughter and hugs. Mother-to-mother support in a community setting creates opportunities for relationship where the focus is on honouring the mother in each of us, without judgment, trusting that each mother and baby are on their own unique journey.

02/05/2025

“One of the most challenging aspects of parenting is recognizing that babies, toddlers and children have their own timetable for growing into independence–a gradual process that benefits from patience and acceptance of their unique personality traits.” - Nurturing Trust from the Start, written by Lenore Kilmartin

Read the full blog post on www.mothermatters.ca or by clicking the link in our bio. 💛

01/14/2025

“Trusting Your Body” - written by Lenore Kilmartin 🌸

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