Doula Jenn B

11/13/2025

Yes! You've got this, mamas. VBAC power!

🟣 BLOG POST
Back by popular demand. I've revised, updated and republished my VBAC blog post so you can all stop messaging me about it 😆
"A VBAC is simply a birth. The most likely outcome of going into spontaneous labour after a previous c-section is the vaginal birth of a healthy baby. If we stop making a mountain out of a molehill, and instead nurture self-trust and support physiology, more women will experience VBAC as a healing and empowering rite of passage."
https://www.rachelreed.website/blog/vbac

10/26/2025

⏱️ What's up with Inductions? 🤔

It seems to me that there is an obsession with getting babies out of their mamas bellies before something terrible happens. Fair enough, don't get me wrong, I don't want anything terrible to happen, either!! ---But what happened to trusting the process? What happened to letting women's bodies and their babies determine when labour should start?

Major points (if you want it word for word, watch the video! 😉):
🔸concern about increased risk of stillbirth
🔸*relative* risk vs *absolute* risk
🔸 inductions & planned caesareans at 39 weeks
🔸by and large: WAY TOO MANY INDUCTIONS & CAESAREANS
🔸 risks of waiting vs risks associated with induction & caesarean birth [𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬; 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯]
🔸labour is *SO* tremendously beneficial for both baby AND mom, even when ends up in caesarean
🔸induced labour processed WAY differently by a woman's body than going into labour spontaneously
🔸due dates: how calculated, how accurate (*or inaccurate!) they can be

Short story long: except in occasional, extenuating circumstances, SPONTANEOUS LABOUR IS THE WAY TO GO, full stop.
.If you think so, too, and want some support to achieve these ideals, reach out & grab yourself a doula today! 😁

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Learn more about Doula Jenn B at www.induetime.ca 💜

10/16/2025

Parenting is hard! (Heck, adulting is hard. BEING can be hard, at any age!) Join Emma & Eleanor for a free three-day Kids Nervous System Reset workshop for tips on how to help your youngster (and undoubtedly some tips to help yourself, too!) 👉🏻 Check out their page for details.
[𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 (..𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬?..), 𝘴𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 ....𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴!!🫠 ....𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘱!]

[I am not affiliated with The Reconnected in any way; their stuff just looks really helpful! -I couldn't not share it with you, in case it can help just one family.💜]

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Learn more about Doula Jenn B at www.induetime.ca 💜

08/25/2025

💔Are you grieving the loss of a baby, born or unborn?💦

is offering a free online class to help you better understand your grief, find validation in your emotions and gain tools to navigate life after loss.💔

((See slides for more details))

Link is in the bio. 💜

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Learn more about Doula Jenn B at www.induetime.ca 💜

08/25/2025

Ahhh, the passing of an iconic man. God bless him for all he's done for women, babies, families & birth! Thank you, dear sir. 💜

We are saddened to hear news of the passing of Michel Odent, whose vision and writing reshaped the way we understand human birth.

Michel Odent reminded us that birth is not a medical procedure to be controlled, but a primal rythm to be respected. He advocated for home-like maternity units, warm water births, protecting the birthing woman's privacy and honouring her instincts, undisturbed contact between mother and newborn; he was among the first to discuss the importance of the microbiome, and question many of the practices that had (and have) become normalised in overmedicalised maternity systems globally.

Michel Odent's legacy lives on in every dimmed, quiet birthing room, and in every midwife his words and work inspired to join our profession.

Thank you, Michel, for your passion, vision and committment to women and newborns.

Photo: Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA

08/08/2025

✨ Convergence recordings pre-sale ends soon!✨

If you can't make it to the Convergence in person, the next best thing is to watch the recordings >> and why only watch the recordings of 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 year's Convergence when you can watch 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 year's too -- at no extra cost?!

That's 30+ talks for less than $360CAD.

𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟱𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵!
[Toronto time]

👉🏻link is in the bio! 😎

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Learn more about Doula Jenn B at www.induetime.ca 💜

08/06/2025

Happy World Breastfeeding Month! 😁

08/02/2025

🌸 Happy World Breastfeeding Week! 🌸

There are LOTS of reasons to breastfeed, benefiting both the baby and the mama -- from disease protection to increased confidence and heaps of other stuff in-between.

Enjoy these precious bubba-mama pics while reading all about it! 😍

*I'm not here to bottle shame; I want to make sure that you realise just how beneficial breastfeeding is, so that you can make an intentional, i𝐧f𝐨r𝐦e𝐝 decision.
...𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘞𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺; 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 💔
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📷 unsplash, pexels & pixabay
🌐 www.canada.ca, www.hopkinsmedicine.org, www.acog.org
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Learn more about Doula Jenn B at www.induetime.ca 💜

07/29/2025

🔥The Convergence of Rebellious Midwives 2025 will be happening soon!

Can't attend? Don't despair! It will be recorded -- but ticket sales end SOON!

🎟️ Ticket sales for the Convergence (for in-person attendance) end in less than 2 days🎟️

Melanie The Midwife knows that not everyone can make it to the event in person, so 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱. If you purchase the recordings 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴, she'll throw in ALL the talks from 2024! --That's access to 30+ talks from some of the BEST presenters in the maternity care sector.

The cost? Less than $360CAD.

Speakers include but are not limited to:
Prof. Hannah Dahlen
Dr Sarah Buckley
Dr. Hazel Keedle
Rhea Dempsey
Dr. Rixa Freeze Breech Without Borders
Dr. Stuart Fischbein Birthing Instincts Podcast
Ina May Gaskin (!)...just to name a few!

Only a few more hours to buy in-person tickets, but TWO WEEKS to buy the recordings in order to get 2024's at no extra cost. (After the convergence starts on Aug 15th, the recordings will be available separately and for more moola.)

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘰! (..or just click here: https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/a/2148105777/kWD5xTdM) (𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 😉 --𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵!!)

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Learn more about Doula Jenn B at www.induetime.ca 💜

07/26/2025

Join us every Thursday 9:00am -12:30pm at Fairfield Park located at 80 Lothian Avenue. Snacks are offered followed by circle time. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧

07/26/2025

Preparing for life after baby is born is no joke! Dr Serrallach has some great insights, so his online course is undoubtedly full of good nuggets. -Worth considering! 💗

Postpartum Planning Essentials is a transformative on-demand course that gives new and expecting parents a comprehensive postnatal care plan, delivered by two postnatal experts Dr Oscar Serrallach and Prof Sarah Shealy.

07/24/2025

People are often scared of the prospect of homebirth..... but are hospital births really as safe as we think they are? Doulas can support you at either ....but for an event that will have a deeeeep and lasting impact on both mama & bubba, it's worth some serious consideration. 💗

🏡 Home Birth: Safer Than You Might Think

For decades, the focus has been on questioning the safety of home birth.

But maybe it’s time we start asking a different question:
Is a hospital birth always the safest option?

Research continues to show that unnecessary interventions are more common in hospitals, while planned home births with the continuous care of a known midwife are often linked to better outcomes for both mother and baby.

An Australian study of 1.25 million births found that women who planned a home birth were almost six times more likely to have a normal vaginal birth.

A 15-year Victorian study of more than 850,000 births showed lower rates of birth trauma and fewer interventions among women who gave birth at home.

National data also shows that home births had the highest rates of physiological vaginal birth and the lowest rates of caesarean, epidural, episiotomy and postpartum haemorrhage.

These aren’t just numbers — they represent real women, real families, and real choices.

At The Thompson Method, we believe the place of birth matters, but the people supporting you matter even more.

Continuity of care with a midwife who knows you, respects you and walks with you every step of the way is one of the most powerful ways to reduce risk and protect your birth and breastfeeding experience.

Of course, there are times when medical support is necessary. That’s why respectful, collaborative care between midwives and doctors is essential — no matter where you choose to birth.

So if hospital birth is assumed to be the safest option…
Why are so many women still experiencing avoidable trauma and unnecessary intervention?

Let’s open the conversation.
Did you choose a home birth or a hospital birth?
How did that decision shape your experience?

With education and support, more women can make informed choices and experience the kind of birth they deserve.