In this last Postpartum blogpost, we are focusing on what to expect after day 10 or so from your babies birth.

You are home. Settling in with your newborn. Working on breastfeeding and trying to figure out your babies noises: “Can she be THAT hungry. I just fed her an hour ago?” “ANOTHER dirty diaper?! Is he a pooping machine???” The answer: Yes. And Yes. Haha!

This week we’re going to focus on what that first 7-10 days looks like. You will want to take notes and add some of these ideas to your own PostPartum plan and discuss with your Doula and other support.

Often times in a hospital birth, by day 3 of having a vaginal birth you are on your way home.

The Postpartum period is defined as the 6-8 weeks following childbirth.

Your immediate postpartum period is crucial to your healing - the hours and days following your birth. A plan will help you feel ready and settled.

Out of the top 5 requests that I receive for baby care support, bathing baby is at the top! Why not a blog post to help?

We’ll start at the top.

A gentle reminder that never gets old:

The BRAIN Acronym.

When faced with information, decisions, or choices during pregnancy- one of the best ways that can benefit you is going through this helpful decision-making process.

There are a lot of opinions and feelings for this topic: Birth Plans/Preference Sheets.

By definition, a Birth Plan/Preference Sheet is usually a written document with personal information about the laboring person and the goals, desires and ideas for a their upcoming Labor, Birth and Postpartum.

Olivia was born at 4:10pm in my Subaru Forester going 100mph.

Early in the morning on April 6, 2021, I started having steady contractions. I was 38 weeks pregnant with my second daughter, and was having false labor each night, so I didn’t think much of the contractions. 

I receive some common questions from prospective families so I figured I’d address some here for our next blog!

My philosophy on family support is very unique. I do not subscribe to typical methods or structures. I believe this is what makes me a good doula for MY clients. My philosophy is “How can I best help you?”. I want to know why my clients feel the way they feel. I want to know what is working and what doesn’t work. I want to know the needs and concerns they have, and the support that might be best for their unique situation.

Are you just getting started on seeking a doctor or midwife or thinking about needing to change your current provider? We’d love to share some of our helpful tips that we suggest to our clients.

First, a quick reminder of the types of providers that assist in pregnancy, labor and postpartum:

Welcome to our third and final post for VBAC Success. It’s been a great few weeks as we sorted through information that is helpful for successful VBAC experience in addition to things to avoid!

In this post, we will play a few rounds of myth busters as we review common phrases we often hear about VBACs.