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 the birthing process. I am a certified professional midwife, certified doula, and mother who used...
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 include: global pandemic.
I gave birth during a global pandemic three weeks ago in Burlington, right...
When I became pregnant with my second baby, I knew from the start that I wanted a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarian). After much research, I felt that it was the safest option as long as I did not...
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Moms are usually the last people to ask for help, and during the pregnancy and new mom days, we are often...
If you Google the phrase, “Sex after kids,” a quick scroll down the page reveals a list of articles and blog posts entitled, “Is there sex after kids?” “Sexless marriage,” “How to maintain your sex life after having children,”...
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 and harboring the expectation of an “on-time” or even early delivery. I have cared for...
With all the things that could go wrong in a body, it's a real wonder that babies are born everyday. Think about the journey a sperm takes on its way to an egg. It's survival of the fittest, a...
Postpartum recovery can be rough. Especially when there are so many demands on your time and energy as a new momma and we are often just struggling to get enough sleep and rest to make it through each day.
This...
I’ve always defined the word “scar” as the visible mark left by a wound or injury. But the dictionary defines it as “the mark left by a healed wound or sore.” Do you see the difference? In my definition...
Having kids changes everything. It changes every aspect of your life and marriage, including sex.
After my second child was born, it took me a long time to feel ready to be intimate again. I hate that there is...
Most expecting mothers have certain visions, attachments, and expectations around their plans for birthing and breastfeeding. Simultaneously, we bear in mind things may not go according to plan. It is difficult to find comfort and a sense of groundedness...
Despite being over 4000 miles away from any supportive family or friends, I told myself, when having my first baby – I’ve got this made – I’m a nurse and a midwife. I know what to do. But as...
My journey to motherhood started off with all the hope and promise that every woman wishes for. After moving to Seattle in 2007, my husband and I started trying to have a baby as soon as his new health...
Like a growing number of Vermonters, my husband and I decided to wait to have a baby. I was nearing my mid-thirties when we decided to start trying - that magical period of time where one day, you wake...