Jodi Williams Postpartum Doula Services

06/05/2023

Hire a postpartum doula! There's no such thing as a village anymore so it is basically essential 💝

05/18/2023

02/11/2023

Too funny😆

01/16/2023

This is everything. Please don't @ me with hate and intolerance I just don't have space for it.

Full on. Full out. Full force.

This photo was taken last night at the Golden Globes when Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Look at Jamie Lee Curtis.

Look. At. Her.

You can feel her energy, her fire, her power.

Her excitement, joy and passion for Michelle is palpable. The photo moves. It vibrates.

If you saw this photo without context, you may think that it was actually *Jamie* who won.

Ladies, this is your vibe for 2023.

Hype. Other. Women.

When she wins, fight the urge to question…

…who does she think she is?
…why is she getting attention?
…did she really deserve it?
…is she really that good?..what about me?

Guess what? The world has sold you a lie.

Her success doesn’t detract from yours.
Her wins don’t create your losses.
Her joy can’t steal the joy that’s meant for you.

De-condition and unlearn what you’ve been wired to think: that women are your competition.

It's a trap. Meant to distract us. And to keep us keeping each other down.

Find your Jamie.
Hype their Jamie.
Be her Jamie.

Posted • .gallag.her Ladies, this is your vibe for 2023: unabashed hype woman.

12/18/2022

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10/06/2022

Yes definitely more of this please. Could quality education in a non prison-like-building be next priority? If school was in a hobbit hole, instead of a cement prison, I would have wanted to go every day!

More of this, please ❤️🏫

09/30/2022

¿Sabías que antes del 1600 las Mujeres Occidentales daban a luz en cuclillas, sentadas y de pie?
Esto cambió cuando el rey Luis XIV de Francia dispuso que para poder él presenciar el nacimiento de sus hijos, sus mujeres debían dar a luz acostadas.

Aunque esa postura hace más difícil y doloroso el parto, pronto se generalizó, y los médicos franceses tuvieron que inventar los fórceps para evitar algunas de sus consecuencias. En poco tiempo se multiplicaron los instrumentos obstétricos, y se llegó a creer que el parto siempre era una urgencia que exigía atención médica para que fuera sin complicaciones.

Cada vez se populariza más la idea de que la mujer debe guiarse por su propio instinto en lo que se refiere al parto. El número de futuras madres que optan por el parto natural -entendido como aquel parto en el que la intervención externa es la mínima posible- va en aumento.

El obstetra francés Michel Odent, uno de los defensores más notables del parto natural, afirma que la parturienta no debe atenerse a ninguna regla, sino obedecer a su instinto, que la hace experta en dar a luz. Odent daba a sus pacientes entera libertad para proceder como quisiesen, e incluso les permitía sentarse en una tina de agua tibia para aliviar el dolor de las contracciones uterinas. De ahí surgió la idea del parto en agua.

Los conocimientos actuales de fisiología han demostrado que el parto vertical -de pie o en cuclillas- permite que el nacimiento del bebé sea más rápido y menos traumático. Sin embargo no existe una postura universal para dar a luz. En las comunidades más primitivas, las parturientas primerizas se guían por el consejo de mujeres más experimentadas.

09/13/2022

This is the face of postpartum depression. I remember the first picture was about 6 months postpartum. That was the first time I showered and did my hair and makeup in 6 months. I honestly still had no idea I had postpartum depression. I had no clue. I was warned of the symptoms but I just didn't put my apathy and seclusion together as depression.

I didn't have a clue until 4 years later after I had Roman and only felt happiness. The absence of the weight on my chest was astonishing and so very noticeable. I cried from regrets that I didn't even know I had.

Postpartum depression and anxiety can look and feel so different to each parent. Did you also know that our partners can suffer postpartum depression? It is the most challenging time for anyone, transitioning to parenthood.

This is where a postpartum doula can come in and help. We help provide resources. We help by providing whatever help is needed in that 4th trimester. Need sleep? I can hold the baby. Dishes piled up? I can help. Need bottles or medicine or just someone to reassure you that you are awesome? I can do all that too. Not to mention my amazing skillz in the kitchen! I can't diagnose depression but I can offer resources to get you help.

If you know anyone pregnant or struggling with a newborn hiring them a postpartum doula might be the greatest gift you could offer! Be sure to tag your expecting friends and message me to set up a consultation.

09/08/2022

Being a parent is hard but I can help! Tag a new or pregnant parent so they can schedule a free consultation!

09/07/2022

Postpartum depression is no joke. Hiring a postpartum doula can help with the added stressors, as well as help you recognize the signs. I had ppd BAD with my first, but I didn't even know it until after I had my 2nd kid, 4 years later.