Natalie Grammer, Birth and Postpartum Doula

08/09/2016

Where did you meet your significant other? Would it make for an interesting or unusual wedding?

If you had to plan a wedding in the exact spot you met your partner, where would that be?

05/15/2016

Our diaper drive celebration, 5k and family fun run is ONE WEEK from today! Use coupon code "RUNFORONE" to save $10 on your registration through Wednesday only!

Applies to 5k, 1 mile run and stroller parade.

http://www.active.com/portland-me/running/distance-running-races/maine-doulas-presents-no-child-wet-behind-5k-and-diaper-drive-2016

04/30/2016

So proud to be presenting and organizing Maine's No Child Wet Behind Diaper Drive and 5k. I hope we see you there!

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- According to a press release sent out Thursday, the Portland Mom and Baby Expo will donate one diaper to low income families in Maine for every ticket sold to the Expo. According to the release, an estimated one in three families struggles to provide enough clean di…

08/24/2015

Hey is heading our way! Who's going to participate?

08/21/2015

The is known for it's and . Must get that from his .

08/18/2015

What do you think is most helpful when preparing for birth? Having a birth plan or setting birth goals? Which do you think leads to a more satisfying experience? Does it depend on your personality? Post birth ponderings...

08/05/2015

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

07/31/2015

"Maine has hundreds of summer meal sites where kids can get free lunches throughout the week. But the program only has about an 18 percent participation rate." Spread the word!

PORTLAND, Maine — Summer is a time for kids to get a break from school and have some fun. But it's also a time when hunger can become a problem, as...

07/31/2015

While waiting in a line to disembark a plane in Singapore, or maybe it was a line to go through security at Dulles, I had an epiphany about the similarities between INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (especially with a 3 year old and 10 month old) and CHILDBIRTH!

I recently flew across the world with my two young children, from Boston to Thailand. Somewhere around the 30th delirious hour of travel, I realized how similar international travel and childbirth...

07/28/2015

Do you need permission as a parent?

07/25/2015

What would you add here? Some of my favourites while dancing with my tiny ones:

I And Love And You - Avett Brothers
Constellations - Jack Johnson
Sleeping Sun - Coldplay
Within You - Ray LaMontagne
By Your Side - Sade

We collected your picks for the first song a newborn should hear.

07/23/2015

This was probably the first bump photo we shared when baby B was on the way! So lucky to have the support and care that we did from Sacopee Midwives, InterMed, P.A., and Maine Medical Center Family Birth Center!

07/23/2015

It's ! So share your bump pic, and help spread awareness for the need to improve care for women and babies worldwide!

Did you know that, according to WHO , every day approximately 800 women die from a preventable cause related to their pregnancy or birth?  And Unicef reports that almost 2.8 million children will...

07/23/2015

We love babies. And pancakes!

BYOB // Bring Your Own Butter 🍼👶

07/21/2015

I am so in love with this couple. I can not stop smiling. Check out how brilliantly the Natural Expulsive Reflex works as this woman gives birth to a 10lb baby in the car! Husband is cool as a cucumber.

Baby born going down Beltway 8 in Houston on the way to birth center. No nudity.

07/20/2015

This is the most random thing I've seen on Buzzfeed...

A shining new era is tiptoeing nearer. Your villainous midwife is here.

07/15/2015

The British medical system says healthy women with normal pregnancies should give birth outside the hospital. But 99 percent of babies in the U.S. are born in one. Do they know something we don't?

07/14/2015

This is the sweetest thing.

Ricky sings to Lucy when he finds out they are going to have a baby

07/14/2015

A little HypnoBirthing humour from the article:
"Why is birth only painful for humans? If you've ever had a dog or cat giving birth you may notice that they seek out a quiet undisturbed location and usually show no dramatic displays of discomfort. I am not aware of any canine antenatal classes and I haven't seen a copy of What to Expect When You're Expecting—for Cats (yet!)."

Birthkeepers of the world are divided on whether pain does or does not have to exist in birth; each of us is firm in our stance that our belief is right. For many the notion of comfortable or even joyful birthing still remains just outside of our grasp.

07/14/2015

Have you seen our ad in the new Birth Roots Center for Community Supported Parenting resource guide? Give a call if you are looking for birth or postpartum support!

07/12/2015

On my way to Coastal Wellness Family Chiropractic ! Did you miss this week's meeting? Join us on the 23rd! Visit facebook.com/greaterportlanddoulas for details.

07/07/2015

Natalie answers the question: Why do you love being a doula and childbirth educator? Learn more at SeaChangeWithin.com.

07/07/2015

I am blessed to do a job that I truly love in a community that is quite remarkable. Here's why it's special to me!

06/30/2015

Hello bathtub. I will be in you.

06/28/2015

Hypnobirthing class starts in Portland, ME on July 18th! Be there to gain the skills and confidence for a birth of your own design. Visit website in profile to register!

06/26/2015

I'm in Thailand right now with my two children for my brother's wedding. I loved reading this paragraph and thinking of all the people who are getting ready for their own reality of planning and celebrating a union that has been just a dream. Until now.

Congrats to everyone and well done, SCOTUS!

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/26/8851207/supreme-court-marriage-equality-one-paragraph