Eastern Shore Wellness & Pregnancy Center

10/28/2021

A fabric womb, dated around 1760.
In 1759 king Louis XV commissioned pioneering midwife Angélique du Coudray to teach midwifery to rural women to reduce infant mortality. Between 1760 to 1783, she traveled rural France and it is estimated that she trained about 4,000 students during that time.
Du Coudray invented the first lifesize obstetrical mannequin, called “The Machine.” Various strings and straps served to simulate the process of childbirth. The head of the infant mannequin had a shaped nose, stitched ears, hair drawn with ink, and an open mouth, with tongue.
While the semi-creepy mannequin is not pleasant to look at, let's hope it helped to save a lot of lives.

08/26/2021

08/11/2021

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07/14/2021

How amazing is this????? So beautiful

05/09/2021

Happy Mothers Day! Tell us how your day went?

05/05/2021

We have some incredible Life Coaches here. They specialize in many areas such as PTSD, Relationship & Marriage Coaching, Mental Health Coaching, Spiritual, and Health & Wellness. Book an appointment today and make your future goals and reality.

05/05/2021

Ever feel like you failed. I do, almost every day. We had the dentist today and the 2 kids I had with me just simply WOULD NOT behave. I managed to keep my patience 😌, but it was difficult. All I could think about was this hygienist probably thinks I'm the worst mom in the world because I cannot control my children. That was my own negative self talk. She never even indicated any type of negativity towards me and even commended me on my finding the positives like my son has no new cavities. Just because you THINK you aren't doing a good job doesn't make it true. You are doing GREAT and YOU ARE ENOUGH.

05/04/2021

So, today for Maternal Mental health week we are going to re-share an earlier video about postpartum psychosis.

https://www.facebook.com/easternshoredoulas/videos/992635057519064/

05/03/2021

Lets talk about anxiety

05/02/2021

It is Mental Health Awareness month. End the stigma, talk about it.

03/07/2021

What an incredible weekend training some beautiful, awesome women! Doulas.

01/26/2021

Placenta processing day! We sure do love our jobs. The placenta is amazing.

Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation.

1. Reduce Postpartum bleeding
2. Helps to balance your hormones
3. Replenish depleted Iron levels
4. Increase milk prouduction
5. Increases your energy
6. Reduces baby blues

11/23/2020

It is OK to not be ok.

It is OK to tell someone what you are thinking or feeling. You are NOT a bad parent if you seek help. In fact, it is a GOOD thing to get help. You cannot take care of your baby if you do not take care of YOU!

11/06/2020

While everyone is so focused on the election, let's take time to remember the mothers that have given birth during all of this.

09/30/2020

There are some things no one talks about during pregnancy and we need to start bringing light to them.

https://eswellnessandpregnancy.com/2020/09/30/something-in-pregnancy-no-one-talks-about/

There is something in pregnancy that no one talks about.  The disappointment over the s*x of your baby.  This is a real thing and we need to acknowledge these feelings for these birthing persons.  When someone says they are disappointed when they find out the s*x of their baby, the common answer ...

08/16/2020

When a mother says she's tired
Don't tell her that you have done a lot of things today

When a mother says she needs sleep
Don't tell her you didn't sleep for the heat too

When a mother asks for help
Don't just give her the minimum

When a mother says she's tired it means she's passed every limit, for who knows how long

When a mother says she needs sleep
It means she hasn't been sleeping for months, sometimes years so much that maybe she's no longer able

When a mother asks for help
It means that she has already done everything possible and even more. It means she needs to eat, drink, wash, means she has already neglected herself for too long.

When a mother asks... she has already made an effort she should not have had to

Mothers should feel you saying
I'm here, I see you, I appreciate you, I know what you do. Come I will hug you.

*written my Emily Sikking, MD*

( Ve Gayatri)
Artist: Tamara Phillips

06/09/2020

Brought some love to a new mama last week. Message us about our placenta encapsulation services....