Mother's Hearth Postpartum Doula Services

08/02/2024

Did you know that 75% of moms produce more breastmilk from their right breast vs their left, regardless of whether they are right or left handed? (Western Missouri Medical Center)

So, if you find your supply varying between sides, you are not alone, and don't be surprised if it is your right side that is your "super b**b"!

08/01/2024

August is National Breastfeeding month!

Did you know that while nursing, your baby's saliva communicates with cells inside the breast to customize the milk delivered to perfectly meet your baby's immunological and microbiome needs? (LLL.org). That means the milk your baby recieves can vary drastically from day to day, or even feeding to feeding! This is a contributing factor to why the milk you may express looks different at different times.

Our bodies are pretty amazing, eh?

07/31/2024

YOU are a good mother, and exactly the mother your baby needs.

07/29/2024

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07/29/2024

These feathered friends will be laying *so* soon! Can’t wait to be able to offer fresh eggs to my clients!! Eggs are an excellent source of protein and full of vitamins and minerals such as choline, which is extremely beneficial during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

07/25/2024

Is meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking a major struggle with a new baby? I know it was for me! I am currently working on creating mealplans for my clients that can be added on to packages! Some of the items on the mealplans include:

>Homemade sourdough bread
>Soups and stews that can easily be frozen for later use
>Homemade breakfast sandwiches
>Lactation cookies/brownies
and (coming soon) fresh eggs from my backyard flock!

Nourishing our bodies with nourishing food is SO important postpartum, and will help you feel more energized and your body to heal faster and more fully. All my meal packages will be affordable and come ready to eat! Comment below for more details, or check out my website soon for updates!

07/11/2024

Very much looking forward to becoming a Medicaid provider and being able to provide support to even more moms! The effects a birth and/or postpartum doula have on outcomes for mothers in reducing postpartum depression and anxiety is significant and shows how far a caring support system can go!

“A recent retrospective cohort study sampling 298 women receiving Medicaid with doula support across three states in the USA found an overall 52.9% decrease in the risk of cesarean surgery and a 57.5% decrease in rates of postpartum depression/postpartum anxiety (PPD/PPA) versus their counterparts without third-party supportive care.”

A source of support during birth could be the solution to negative outcomes for the mother and her baby. To improve the birthing experience and increase positive birthing outcomes, sources of support during pregnancy should be evaluated and understood. The ...

07/08/2024

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07/02/2024

Looking to find out more about the services I offer? Check out my new brochure below!
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07/02/2024

It is my pleasure to share that I am now OFFICIALLY certified as a postpartum doula with Doulas of North America! I am so grateful for the many things I learned on this nearly 2 year journey, and the confidence I can give new parents being certified with one of the largest doula bodies in the world.

That being said, I am now booking clients for the rest of 2024, and would love to get you in my books! Send me a message or check out my website (in the page description) to inquire about postpartum doula services!

06/06/2024

Something I hear from time to time that isn't talked about often when preparing for baby is how your pets will handle the big change. Until your first baby arrives, for many people, our fur babies occupy (or demand!) our full attention. So how do you prepare your pets and help ease the transtion?

>>Make a plan for their care, especaially thre first few weeks with baby! Babies are notorious for arriving in the middle of the night, or weeks earlier or later than exptected. Have your plan in place at least a month before baby's due date.

>>Practice changes to your daily routine ahead of time. If your long walk of the day will be changing to 12pm vs 7am, start slowly transtitiong to the new time now.

>>Start enforcing rules surrounding the baby now. If your dog will not be allowed in baby's room after their birth, make sure you enforce that rule before as well!

>>Introduce your pet to baby items around the house and the scent of the baby before introducing the actual baby. If your partner or a family member stops in to check on your pets while you are still at the hospital, allow them to bring home a hat or blanket with the baby's scent on it to sniff, so the scent is mroe recognized when baby comes home.

Read about these tips and more on the ASPCA site below!

When you bring a new baby home, your dog will face an overwhelming number of novel sights, sounds and smells. It may be a difficult time for her, especially if she’s been the “only child” for a while. To make things go as smoothly as possible for everyone, it’s important to take some time to...

05/26/2024

Ain’t that the truth 🤣 Mama needs to take care of herself, too!