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Childbirth Classes: Private is Sometimes Best!

Childbirth Classes: Private is Sometimes Best!

There’s something nostalgic about the thoughts of schlepping your pillows in-person to your local hospital birth class with a bunch of other expectant parents taught by a stereotypical childbirth educator in a flowy dress for a cringy evening of breathing together…but...

Hiring a Doula: Questions to Ask Yourself (Part 2)

Hiring a Doula: Questions to Ask Yourself (Part 2)

In our last post, we shared some of the most popular questions expectant parents have about hiring a doula. We also shared that one of the most important ways to hire the right doula for you is by asking yourself certain questions. These questions will help you get to...

Hiring a Doula: Answers to Your Top Questions (Part 1)

Hiring a Doula: Answers to Your Top Questions (Part 1)

In our years of experience as doulas, one thing is very clear: those who decide to hire a doula don't take this decision lightly. After all, it's an important investment in your pregnancy and birth experience! This means you might have a lot of questions swimming...

The Best Childbirth Class: What Elephants Would Teach Us

The Best Childbirth Class: What Elephants Would Teach Us

Even as experts in labor and delivery, there's so much elephants could teach us about childbirth. Today, we're going to share those lessons elephants might teach humans in the best childbirth class ever. What Elephants Would Teach Us Humans In The Best Childbirth...

Which Birthing Positions are Best: What the Evidence Tells Us

Which Birthing Positions are Best: What the Evidence Tells Us

As doulas with 10+ years of experience, one of the questions we get the most from our clients is "what are the best birthing positions?" Understandably, they want to know which birthing positions will be the most comfortable and help create the most positive birth...

The REAL Problem with Expecting a “Big Baby”

The REAL Problem with Expecting a “Big Baby”

Have you been told you’re expecting a big baby and now you’re in a state of panic wondering what this means for you, your baby, and your birth?  Are You Expecting a Big Baby? As an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor and Certified Birth Doula specializing in over 10...