Toronto Doula Group

Toronto Doula Group Your one stop for all your birth and postpartum needs If you are pregnant or know someone who is, this is the first and only place you need to go.

The Toronto Doula Group is a collection of birth workers specializing in birth & postpartum breast/chest feeding support, prenatal education, and placenta services. We will support and assist you through your pregnancy, your labour and delivery and your new life with your little one.

Making a decision as to whether to have an epidural or other medical pain management during your labour is a purely pers...
08/16/2025

Making a decision as to whether to have an epidural or other medical pain management during your labour is a purely personal decision. In making that decision you should have all the information about the benefits and risks of each option, know how they are preformed and what labour will look like with each of these choices.

This exclusive e-booklet contains all of that and more for only $10.00 cdn.
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Not only will you learn about your choices for medical pain management during labour, but also tips and techniques for managing your labour from an experienced doula and childbirth educator.

Kim Fernandez is a 19yr veteran birth and postpartum doula as well as an experienced childbirth educator who has worked in a variety of hospitals in the GTA.

Let her be your Google!

Affordable on-line classes to give you not just information but real world tips and techniques as well as confidence as ...
08/08/2025

Affordable on-line classes to give you not just information but real world tips and techniques as well as confidence as you begin life with your new little human!
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Infant Care & Feeding - $40 - 7 videos covering:
- Infant Feeding & pumping
- ABC’s of your newborn, what you may see
- Diapering & Dressing
- Baby Hygiene
- Soothing & Crying
- Skin 2 Skin
- Infant Sleep
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Throwback Thursday to The Pragmatic Doulas podcast. “Have you ever found your client struggling with the decision to con...
08/07/2025

Throwback Thursday to The Pragmatic Doulas podcast.
“Have you ever found your client struggling with the decision to continue feeding baby from their body? What did you do? How did you advice them on this decision.  Did you try to talk them out of it or did you support their decision to stop?”
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Still available on Apple Podcasts

I’ve added a new module to my Infant Care and Feeding class! All about Pumping and supplementing with your newborn! ✨8 M...
08/04/2025

I’ve added a new module to my Infant Care and Feeding class! All about Pumping and supplementing with your newborn!
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8 Modules
Topics also include:
- Infant Feeding - Breast & Bottle
- Newborn Appearance - What your newborn will look like
- Diapering & Dressing - including tips & techniques
- Baby Hygiene - Bathing and more
- Soothing & Swaddling - how to support your crying baby
- Skin 2 Skin - The benefits and the joys
- Infant Sleep - What to expect and laying a good foundation for sleep success
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Hot Take: After trying every unhinged thing you can to get labour started, and none of it working, try doing nothing. Tr...
07/27/2025

Hot Take:
After trying every unhinged thing you can to get labour started, and none of it working, try doing nothing.
Try:
- Rest
- Going for a massage
- Watch a funny movie and eat popcorn
- Take naps
- Go for lunch with your friends and enjoy this prebaby time.
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The more you stress about labour starting, the more stress hormones you release, the less likely it is that labour will start.
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Stress hormones block the flood of oxytocin you need to get labour going.
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However, Endorphins can block those stress hormones and allow oxytocin to slow.
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So try all the weird things but also just try to have some good old fashioned fun, relaxation, chilling and laughter.

As a mum of three, when a new baby was added to the family, in order to make my toddler/toddlers not feel replaced by th...
07/26/2025

As a mum of three, when a new baby was added to the family, in order to make my toddler/toddlers not feel replaced by the new baby, if both needed me and neither was in danger or ill, going to the toddler first after I had placed baby somewhere safe (crib, bassinet…) went a long way to making my toddler feel loved and included, and not replaced.

Doing my doula thing!!!
07/23/2025

Doing my doula thing!!!

As a doula I learned so many techniques to manage labour with my clients. I bought all the tools and I have a huge backp...
07/22/2025

As a doula I learned so many techniques to manage labour with my clients. I bought all the tools and I have a huge backpack to carry them all. But after almost 20yrs in the business I have learned that my most powerful tool is my voice and my listening skills.
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For support people sometimes just asking if there is anything they need or what you can do to help. Or even if anything is worrying them can be all that’s needed. Allowing the birthing parent the safe space to verbally vomit out all that is in their head can release anxiety, allow the oxytocin to flow and open up a stalled labour. Allow for the tears, the frustration and swearing if needed.
Often we won’t need to solve anything or do anything, just be open to receive the information and offer a hand, shoulder or an “I understand, I’m here for you.” “I got you”

Do not get discouraged if you are not dilated before you go into labour. ✨Cervical exams before going into labour can’t ...
07/21/2025

Do not get discouraged if you are not dilated before you go into labour.
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Cervical exams before going into labour can’t tell you anything except for what your cervix is doing at that very moment in time.
It can’t tell you what it’s going to do, even 5 mins from that point.
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So take that information with a grain of salt and know that whatever your cervical exam tells you is normal. Completely, absolutely, 100% normal.

During labour all of the birthing parents senses become heightened. So changing colognes or deodorants or wearing any s...
06/26/2025

During labour all of the birthing parents senses become heightened. So changing colognes or deodorants or wearing any strong scents can be overwhelming and irritating.
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I actually had a client send her partner home to shower and change his clothes because the smell was too much for her to manage. Extreme? Sure but she was birthing a baby, she needed him to not smell like he did.

Prime Day is coming, and even though it’s Amazon, I do love a sale. So here is my list of things to add to your baby re...
06/26/2025

Prime Day is coming, and even though it’s Amazon, I do love a sale. So here is my list of things to add to your baby registry that can help support you while you feed baby from your body.

Toronto is under a heat dome for the next few days. Please stay well hydrated, and keep an eye out for signs of dehydrat...
06/23/2025

Toronto is under a heat dome for the next few days. Please stay well hydrated, and keep an eye out for signs of dehydration.
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If you are concerned or worried about baby at any time, contact your hospital L&D and go get checked out or chat with your midwife.
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Dehydration can lead to lowered amniotic fluid, preterm labour, fetal growth issues.
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