When I had my son a few years ago, I knew a little about what labor doulas do, but I hadn’t heard of a postpartum...
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You want to get pregnant. You have all the necessary...
Reaching the third trimester of pregnancy is exciting and possibly daunting as everyone has tips about labor. We are no different. As moms, and...
When you are pregnant it feels like every part of your body aches at some point. With my first pregnancy I struggled with different aches...
It's not just the making of babies, but the making of mothers that midwives see as the miracle of birth.
Barbara Katz Rothman
We are so...
Are you hoping for an “on-time” arrival?
As a midwife and new mother, I knew the emotional dangers of becoming attached to my due date...
As I sit here with my son sleeping peacefully in my lap, I find that his first two weeks of life feel like a...
“Almost done!”
That’s what everyone keeps telling me, but pregnancy has a funny way of messing with time. Days seem longer, weeks are anxiously marked...
Dear Baby Girl,
You both delight and terrify me.
I have spent many a sleepless night wishing for you, and now that you're on the way...
There are many things you can’t foresee when creating a birth plan, but there are two words I never thought I would have to...
Doula support? YES
More and more individuals and families are choosing to use the support of a Doula during their childbearing year, and specifically during...
When I was about 7 months pregnant I started scouting for a photographer to do some maternity shots. I remember putting out a FB...
Over the summer, the July 4th holiday brought my extended family together in a joyful (and extremely hot) reunion on the lake. Two cousins...
We all know that pregnancy and the postpartum period can be difficult for moms. Our bodies go through intense changes and sometimes (unfortunately) traumatic...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
