Tummy Temple Doula

07/25/2019

Adriana has demonstrated a day in the life with a newborn nicely in this video.

Do you know how much sleep a newborn needs? How many feedings per day? How about number of diaper changes? Learn what 24 hours in the life of a baby really l...

04/01/2019

Tuning into to your body and bring your baby into the world flooded in Oxytocin and Dance

06/02/2016

I hope this will be an option for women and babes if cesarean birth becomes. Necessary.

Babies born by traditional C-section are susceptible to respiratory problems as they are brought out so quickly that they struggle to adapt to breathing normal air.

02/01/2016

I have been using two out of these three and think they make a great balance for the postpartum window.

As a hormone expert, I recommend that women drink their way to health with some easy, potent beverages that can have a big impact on the endocrine system.

12/12/2015

so grateful for the continued opportunity to learn form every birth I attend.

Edited and update: October 2015 Here is a scenario I keep hearing over and over: A woman is labouring away and all is good. She begins to push with contractions, and her midwife encourages her to f...

11/18/2015

my postpartum pamper prep is complete, and the new mother is warmed and wrapped. The honoring of Mothers is one of my favorite aspects of my work.......its comes second to watching a new soul entering the world.

11/13/2015

Interesting perspective worth considering for the benefit of a lasting marriage and the emotional health of the children who are born.

Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America.

09/30/2015

I can relate everyone of these suggestions to a woman giving birth, pleasure and pain so intimately connected.

In ancient cultures, the pleasure and consciousness-altering effects of or**sm were venerated. The word or**sm comes from the Greek or**smos ("to grow ripe") and orge ("impulse"), and the Sanskrit

09/30/2015

They are so precious.....touching soothing and loving is a full time job. Take the time to savor this time, as the days are long the years are short.

Here are don’ts for baby care

09/24/2015

Please take the time to read this beautiful birth story, the strength, courage and love of this birth is seared in my heart, mind and soul. I am so blessed to have been a part of Toby's journey earthside.

Body Wisdom Birth Story . . . when things don't go as planned.

09/07/2015

One component of the six-week postpartum visit is the assessment of the re**us abdominis muscles. Separation of these muscles is normal during pregnancy as the muscles and connective tissue stretch...

09/01/2015

Mother's Milk quite possibly the most incredible substance known to babe.

To produce breast milk, mothers melt their own body fat. Are you with me? We literally dissolve parts of ourselves, starting with gluteal-femoral fat, aka our butts, and turn it into liquid to feed our babies. Before and after giving birth to my daughter 10 months ago, I was inundated with urgent di…

08/24/2015

When we lose sight of even the most basic trust in the normal, physiological processes, we continue to undermine a woman’s confidence and trust. This, my friends, is at the root of the birthing system dysfunction. It is up to us to embrace normal birth – even if it feels scary – and resolve to trust it.

Have you heard the phrase, “Stop hatting, chatting and patting?” I first heard the phrase from California midwife, Carla Hartley, who has studied during her thirty year midwifery career, the affects that interventive third stage practices have on both mother and newborn. There are multi-faceted la…

08/12/2015

Wouldn't want to be doing anything else.

You are in awe of and simultaneously terrified during every full & blue moon. If you're birth bag wasn't in your car already, it is now. Your eyeballs hurt from rolling so hard at every televis...

07/28/2015

Peacefulness in my arms.....one happy doula.

07/22/2015

Belly Bind to help support the newly postpartum mother feel a sense of her center and to help the involution of her uterus.

07/07/2015

Look at this box of goodies for your next baby.

The Finnish Baby Box is a world famous maternity package shipped globally. It is the ultimate starter kit for parenthood with 51 products in total.

06/16/2015

Today's postpartum meal......preparation done now time for clean up.....

04/26/2015

Is your care provider truly VBAC friendly?

I listened in on a webinar last week from International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) called ✨How to tell if your health care provider is VBAC Friendly or just VBAC Tolerant.✨ It was a great discussion and here are the top 11 differences they pointed out. There are still a few webinars open through the end of the month.

04/05/2015

Embracing.......through out your pregnancy and motherhood!

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