Raquel Feswick, Birth Doula

02/03/2019

04/13/2018

Personalised Care for Your Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum

03/19/2018

This.

Don’t wash that baby!

Vernix (also known as vernix caseosa) has numerous positive effects in newly-born babies. It is most commonly seen in babies born prior to 40 weeks.

This amazing substance:

✨ protects baby’s skin in-utero.
✨ helps a baby’s skin adapt to life outside the uterus.
✨acts as an insulator and helps baby regulate his/her temperature post-birth.
✨ contains antibacterial properties, helping to protect baby from infection.
✨ can help collect beneficial bacteria from the birth canal and during skin to skin contact, positively contributing to baby’s newly-developing immune system.

Don’t wipe it off or rub it in!



See here for more info: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763724/

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02/17/2018

For all my multips!

01/06/2018

Southies!

Coming up at South:
Every Wednesday afternoon 12-2 open to all Southies up to 6 months old.
A minimum $5 donation is suggested. See you there!

11/04/2017

Good read.

What makes a birth experience difficult? What determines how a mother will feel? What you can do to resolve it.

10/17/2017

It's the norm in other cultures, so why are we so weird about it?

08/18/2017

For my Southies!

08/17/2017

Such a great opportunity!

Just a few spots remain for this FREE pelvic floor workshop this Saturday Aug. 19th from 3:30-5:30pm. Give us a call to sign up!

07/18/2017

A collection of talks to enjoy before welcoming a new little life into the world.

07/12/2017

Increasing milk supply may be a concern for moms and babies at birth and other times. These tips for supporting milk supply can help prolong nursing.