Rosewater Doula services, WA, Kitsap County

09/07/2022

Fill my feed with flowers.

09/05/2022

I’m just going to leave this here. You are enough, your birth was enough, your birth will be enough. And for my student midwives getting ready to start a new term, your grades will be enough. You don’t need to be perfect, you are perfectly you.

09/05/2022

I’m just going to leave this here. You are enough. Your birth was enough. Your birth will be enough. And for my student midwives out there, your grades this next term, will indeed be enough. Let go of trying to be perfect, you are perfectly you, and that’s enough.

08/29/2022

Learning these skills has truly been invaluable! Thank you Dr. Hayes for sharing your wealth of knowledge! “kids who wear their mothers as a hat”

08/11/2022

As a doula one of the most touching things is to hear the testimonials that clients leave. This client had an empowering twin birth, and it was so incredible to be a part of their story. Birth is complex, nuanced, and everyone leaves this experience feeling differently, and that’s ok. There is beauty in the complexities, feeling empowered after giving birth is wonderful, feeling mixed emotions, deflated, or underwhelmed is also beautiful! Be with your birth emotions, be present in that feeling and know that you are ok to feel exactly how you are feeling. Let it be jubilant, let it be big, let it be painful. Let it be. Feel it. How you feel about your story is part of your story.

12/09/2020

For many years it was standard protocol for every baby to be suctioned with the bulb syringe immediately after birth every time. This was causing more harm than good for many babies, so, in recent years this protocol has actually changed. The bulb syringe is now reserved for babies that have meconium stained fluid, or babies that are having a difficult time clearing their airways of secretions. When a provider uses the bulb syringe to gently suction the baby’s airways they will first suction the MOUTH, then NOSE.

03/08/2020

Birth is a journey, as you start at the beginning it's normal to feel anxious, or even overwhelmed. Creating a tailored birth team is an important step to take along the way. A doula is like a tour guide along your way, pointing out different trails, and suggesting helpful tools or ideas. Your doula is there to help you feel safe, confident and secure. As your doula my number one goal is that as you leave your birthing space you leave feeling empowered by your journey, your birth.

Photo Credit: Heather Glenn Photography

12/18/2019

I love this! Not just because I adore Domino Kirke. Great Information.

With 6 weeks to go before her due date, Danielle gets the scoop on what doulas do, what doulas don’t, and the difference between a doula and midwife. The bes...

06/15/2019

Happy Father’s Day

Hint: They don’t just get ‘dad bods.’

06/10/2019

Although I am getting better “facing my fears” I have been kown to leave/trap a spider until David got home....days later.

Yep, there is just something about bugs/spiders/insects that I can't seem to deal with. Big or small I just hate them all in my house.They are NEVER welcome in my house. Growing up my dad and now my husband are the best at getting rid of them for me.

I do try to be brave and even try to talk myself through dealing with them but it is on ongoing problem. I just try to let bugs know that they belong outside and if you enter my house, you enter at your own risk! My younger is better at dealing with them then my oldest but we still prefer to YELL for dad!!!

05/29/2019

"I had my first shift back at work today since giving birth. As I work in the community visiting postpartum women, I was shocked at the number of women who didn't understand the mechanics of colostrum in the first few days. 3 women who were 2 days postpartum all said the same thing: "I gave a bottle as I have no milk, I can't see anything"
It is a big issue that we as midwives need to focus on as so many women are giving up due to believing that they have no milk and worrying that they are starving their babies.
We need to let women know that breastfeeding is not the same as bottle feeding and the amount a baby will take from a bottle does not equal the amount a baby will take from the breast.
In the first 24 hours, your baby will feed frequently to encourage your full milk to come in at around day 3 or 4. This might be every hour, half hour or 2 hours - it is not predictable. Some babies literally only feed a few times in the first 24 hours. You will produce approximately 5 mls of colostrum per feed in total - a small amount in comparison to the large quantities you might see in a formula bottle. This is totally normal. On day 2 and 3, you will produce around 10- 15ml per feed thats just 2-3 teaspoons. Again totally normal. Your baby has a small stomach so will feed regularly and cry a lot to encourage the milk to come in. As long as there is 1/2 wet nappies on day 1 and 2/3 on days 2 &3 there should be no cause for concern. Here are some facts:
It is normal for babies to cry often and root around a lot in the early days.
You will not necessarily notice any milk dribbling out of baby's mouth when they feed.
A baby will guzzle anything you put in their mouth. Just because a 2 day old baby quickly drinks 30mls of formula does not mean you were starving them with small amounts of colostrum. Feeding from a bottle is easy but often babies will drink too much and vomit some up.
Once you get through the first few days and your milk comes in, it does become easier as babies become fuller on each feed.
A dehyrated baby will not p*e often, will have a sunken soft spot on their head and will look generally unwell."
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