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Beth is an experienced doula with a passion for parents! She is a lady who understands and knows how to roll with it. This serves her well as a doula as well as helps folks she supports adjust to the ever-changing experience of pregnancy and early parenthood. She has been with Metro Detroit Doula Services [...]
Doula tips for success! So perhaps you have all the things. You got the diapers, you got all the feeding supplies. Now what?! TIP #1 CREATE STATIONS FOR FEEDING AND diaper CHANGES It's a good idea to have all your things gathered in specific spots. Popular spots of diaper changing is near where they sleep, [...]
guest blog By Ashley Georgakopoulos, IBCLC As an individual lactation consultant outside of a hospital setting, I get the privilege of following the journeys of many parents with breastfeeding. Despite breastfeeding being a “natural” way to feed, it can also be a source of anxiety and uncertainty. There is a culture heavily reliant on concrete, [...]
There are classes for everything. So why would a class about newborns help the new parent? Let me tell you the benefits! Benefit #1: BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE! It can be scary to have responsibility for the everyday needs of these little humans. No matter the exposure to actual day to day tasks of newborn care [...]
And just like that you have a couple of large hard melons for breasts. For some after giving birth their body changes from producing colostrum (the thick usually deeper in color, yellow or orange-ish first food your breasts produce) to breastmilk unbeknownst to you and your boobs. The first sign is "look honey there's actual [...]