Salt City Doula

04/28/2024

Realistic expectation for the early days can help with meeting your feeding goals.

07/28/2023

Join us for our August Meetings! Meet your breastfeeding support needs in person or online with morning or evening meetings.

03/17/2023

I love everything evidence based and love that two collegues of mine are presenting this workshop! This one-hour workshop is specifically designed for parents to navigate the systems surrounding birth. You'll learn about evidence-based care--what that really means--and how to get it.

https://www.summitbirthutah.com/blog-utahcountydoula/what-is-savvy-birth-101?fbclid=IwAR07FMj5DWSk9zcMwIy8i0C_cLjXvCTofGwDLthiOxj8yIeMuWqBD1n_50M

11/22/2022

Follow up meetings are always bittersweet. Some families are ready to talk about and process the birth within a few days and some a few months. This family delivered earlier this fall and seeing them one last time, Looking so healthy and well, made my heart happy! A lovely gift and thank you card was not at all expected but so appreciated.

11/13/2022

Baby announcements make me happy. Not very common anymore but when a family I've worked with chooses to give me one it goes right on the fridge and makes me smile every time I look at it! Just a few of the beautiful babies I have met this year.

11/04/2022

It's hard to believe this is my job! Working with this family earlier this year was incredible. If you'd like to hear her birth story you can find it here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2N6RBG05JYhTujqv0m1K5d?si=Q_CKsI9nRNGdxEpZKd-imw&nd=1

Another STRONG Utah Mama! 💕👶🏻👶🏻💕

10/14/2022

Babies use many cues to indicate hunger prior to crying.

Early cues include:
-Smacking or licking lips
-Opening and closing mouth
-Sucking on lips, tongue, hands, fingers, toes, toys, or clothing
Active cues include:
-Rooting around on the chest of whoever is carrying him
-Trying to position for nursing, either by lying back or pulling on your clothes
-Fidgeting or squirming around a lot
-Hitting you on the arm or chest repeatedly
-Fussing or breathing fast

Late hunger cues include:
-Moving head frantically from side to side
-Crying

Generally, a crying baby is much harder to latch. Try to calm them before attempting to latch on.


[Image: Photo of a crying baby laying on its back. Text: Crying is a late sign of hunger.]

09/27/2022

So proud of the work I do and the amazing birth community to which I belong! Did you know that doula support improves outcomes?

NEW Report from National Health Law Program and Tewa Women United on “Improving Maternity Care Now Through Doula Support.” In recent years with extensive media coverage of the longstanding maternal health crisis, broad consensus has developed among policymakers and advocates that doulas are an essential piece of the solution to this crisis. Read the new report at https://npwf.info/DoulaSupport.

07/22/2022

YES!!!!

06/14/2022

Help make doula support an option for more Utah families. Thank you to the UDA for your great work!

Did your doula make all the difference at your birth or during your postpartum experience? Want to pay it forward?

Our goal is for every birthing family in Utah to have access to doula support. Sometimes, though, finances are a barrier. So the Utah Doula Association offers grants for families with financial constraints (https://utahdoulas.org/grants/).

In order to reach as many families as possible, we need your donations! Please consider making a one-time or recurring donation of $10, $50, $100, or any amount that works for you! Every drop counts! Donate at https://utahdoulas.org/utah-doula-association-donations/

You can also automatically donate .05% of all your Amazon purchases to the UDA by making the Utah Doula Association your chosen charitable organization on Amazon Smile. (Click the link in the Amazon graphic at https://utahdoulas.org/utah-doula-association-donations/
Thank you for your generosity in expanding the reach of doula services!