Giving Hands Doula Support

10/31/2024

No matter which state you might be in this Halloween, I hope it ends with a little of the latter!🎃

08/04/2024

Such important information!

Last week the AAP released a statement that if you are struggling with Breastfeeding, the first person you should go to is a pediatrician. Here's the problem with that: most pediatricians have less than three hours of lactation training and the good ones only have about 10 hours. They aren't trained to do a full functional assessment and breastfeeding assessment. If you're struggling with Breastfeeding, your first person you get support from should be a lactation professional with over 90 hours of training!

The statement also said oral ties are being corrected to frequently and the only thing that matters is adequate weight gain 🤬 What about mom being in pain? What about speech? What about oral development and airway development? What about reflux and constipation?

Oral ties are so complex and require support from multiple professionals including lactation, chiropractors, cranial sacral therapist, Pediatic dentist or ENT, pediatrician, myofunctional therapist, and a speech or occupational therapist. If they are not corrected they can have life long consequences! Tara and Amanda are not strangers to how oral ties have negatively impacted their lives as adults. We still have lots to learn but to put a blanket statement out there without access to full information is unprofessional.

Organisations like the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine are the professional experts that are continuously researching and improving breastfeeding outcomes. They are the ones to listen to about lactation protocols.

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07/30/2024

Such an inspirational story!

When Allyson Felix, a renowned Olympic athlete, discovered she was expecting, her primary sponsor, Nike, was prepared to reduce her endorsement agreement by up to 70% and advised her to 'know her place and just run.' However, Felix did not accept the offer and instead chose to leave Nike to start her own line of running shoes called Saysh One. Despite giving birth to her daughter via an emergency c-section seven months into her pregnancy and spending over a month in the NICU, Felix made an incredible comeback and qualified for her fifth Olympics. She proudly wore her brand of running shoes and went on to win 11 medals, surpassing Carl Lewis for the most track and field medals by an American in history. In addition, Felix has partnered with Pampers to launch the first-ever nursery at the Olympic Village, providing a space for Olympic mothers to bond with and nurse their babies amid their competitions.

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July!🇺🇸

01/04/2024

This couldn’t be more true!💗

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! May this be your best year yet!🥳🎉

11/09/2023

Hand written notes from clients are simply the best! So grateful for the wonderful families who’ve welcomed me into their homes and hearts and entrusted me with their newborns!💕

10/07/2023

Cute story!🏈 https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dallas-cowboys-fan-goes-into-labor-while-attending-sundays-game?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2MwcCyfpRtmhu2mjGvtSkVLskYp_5zm3dmdsTuJaa-8Md_LgrPcTm8Lu8_aem_Aesh8Ln1-8pn-FWGgwUHHyUEUgASFlp7eax31y63bSbbSTkT5INlJYk9GiFITxTVPE4

Haley and Tyler Waterman went the Cowboys vs. Patriots game at AT&T Stadium on Sunday as a family of two and came home with a new addition: Delaney.

09/20/2023

This looks like it will be a great opportunity for new parents to learn about car seat safety. Happening tonight! https://facebook.com/events/s/baby-safety-month-child-safety/1307254086559280/

Celebrate Child Passenger Safety Week!

Join our friends at JPMA: Built for Baby and Safe Kids Worldwide for a Child Safety Chat. You'll hear from safety experts and have a chance to win prizes. Log in at 8 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 20: https://www.facebook.com/SafeKidsWorldwide

National Safety Council National CPS Certification

09/24/2022