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Supporting families with prenatal classes and Doula services, newborn care, breastfeeding, pediatric sleep, nursery design, spinning babies and craniosacral treatments.

10/21/2025

On trend, but for real this is spooky stuff, and I’m here to help you 🫶🏻 no need to be scared this Halloween season. I got you.

10/16/2025

Breastfeeding clinic for October!

10/14/2025

Sometimes a newborn’s appearance right after birth can make parents worry, especially when a baby’s face looks bruised or their hands and feet appear purple. But before jumping to conclusions, it’s important to understand how newborns are actually assessed in those first moments of life.

The Apgar score is a quick assessment done at one and five minutes after birth. It looks at five key areas:
1. Appearance (color)
2. Pulse (heart rate)
3. Grimace (reflex response)
4. Activity (muscle tone)
5. Respiration (breathing effort)

Each category is scored from 0 to 2, for a total out of 10.

A baby who comes through the birth canal quickly may have a bruised face from the pressure of descent, which can appear as deep purple or blue tones, especially around the eyes, nose, or lips. This is not uncommon and doesn’t always mean something is wrong.

In the video, you’ll notice this baby’s trunk is pink and their tone is strong—both reassuring signs that oxygen is circulating well.

While color plays a part in the Apgar score, it’s only one piece of the overall assessment. A skilled care provider looks at the full picture before determining how a newborn is adjusting to life outside the womb.

10/10/2025

A few months ago, this mama reached out to me for support with the birth of her second baby. When we first talked, she opened up about her first birth, how long it was, how her baby had been in a tricky position, and how she left that experience feeling discouraged. This time, she wanted things to be different.

She messaged me and her midwife one afternoon to say she was starting to feel a few things, but that it definitely wasn’t time yet. A few hours later, we got another message saying things were picking up and she was heading to the hospital to be assessed. I told her I was on my way.

As I pulled into the hospital parking lot, another update came through that she was already eight centimetres.

This mama had been very clear throughout her pregnancy that she wanted an epidural. She knew what she wanted and she was comfortable in her decision. My role was to support her fully, whether that meant breathing through contractions, advocating for her choices, or helping her stay grounded through whatever direction her birth took.

But sometimes, birth moves faster than our plans.

By the time she was being prepared to push, there was no time for an epidural because her baby was coming. Watching her find her rhythm, her roar, and her humour all at once was nothing short of breathtaking. And when her baby was placed in her arms, I felt tears streaming down my face.

I don’t cry often at births, but in that moment I was overcome. Maybe because I saw what happens when life hands us a plan we didn’t choose and we rise anyway.

This birth was the universe’s gentle reminder that sometimes we don’t get what we think we need, because it’s time to see what we’re made of.

Power. Strength. Intuition.
And a kind of courage that can only be born through surrender.

10/06/2025

This beautiful mama has been part of my monthly doula group for quite some time, which meant that by the time her baby’s birth approached, I knew her well. I’d watched her connect with other women, ask questions, and grow confident in her own intuition. That kind of connection is such a gift, for her, for me, and for everyone in the circle.

When she was told she needed to be induced for high blood pressure, she handled the news with calm understanding. Preeclampsia is a serious condition that absolutely deserves conversation and careful management. What stood out to me, though, was what happened next, she was told to call and check for availability, and every time she did, the hospital was full. September was an incredibly busy month, and while this was no one’s fault, it highlighted something I often think about: how the urgency of certain interventions can shift when resources are stretched. It’s a reminder that birth happens within systems run by humans, compassionate, skilled, but human nonetheless.

When she finally went in, her baby was in a posterior (OP) position, which can make labour longer and more intense. She tried every position and movement we could think of to help her baby rotate before deciding to get an epidural. For anyone planning an epidural and knowing their baby might not be ideally positioned, I always recommend taking even a little time beforehand to work on movement and positioning while it’s easiest to do so.

Later, when she was fully dilated, she began pushing but baby was still quite high. After some time, we gently discussed pausing to allow more descent. She rested. She trusted. She waited. And when her body told her it was time again, she knew. She told us she needed to stand. Even with the epidural, she still had good movement, so the nurse and I helped her to her feet. She moved instinctively, letting gravity and her body’s wisdom do the work and forty-five minutes later, she was holding her baby.

It was such a beautiful reminder that even in a birth with medical interventions, intuition still leads the way.

10/01/2025

Supporting families through birth is always a privilege — but being invited back again and again is one of the greatest honors of this work.

I first met this incredible mama years ago in Fort McMurray when she hired me for the birth of her first baby. When it came time for her second, she had already moved to a remote northern community, but her heart pulled her back here. She flew home to have a beautiful home birth, and I’ll never forget watching my first “doula baby” become a big sibling as we all witnessed the power of birth together.

Now, pregnant with her third and living out of province, she even joked about flying me across the country to be by her side again. In the end, she asked me to support her virtually, something I do for families all over the world. Through a screen, I watched her lean into her body, her instincts, and her strength.

And when her baby arrived, it was so clear why her body had been asking for her trust every step of the way… she birthed a powerful 10 lb 10 oz baby!

To walk beside a woman through all three of her birth journeys, in person, across provinces, and even through a screen, is the deepest reminder of what continuity of care really means. It’s not about where we are, but about the trust, connection, and support that carries us through.

To my client: thank you for letting me be a part of your story, again and again.

09/30/2025

Are you pregnant?

Guess what….. you need to take this prenatal class. It will be the best prenatal gift to yourself. I promise. Few spots open

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Address

203 Woodward Lane
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H5K9

Website

http://www.mamasaurus.ca/, http://amazon.ca/shop/mamasauruscoach

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