After a few months of working with several new parents I've notice a pattern in infant feeding.  It's not going well.  So here are three areas you can focus on prenatally to maybe make it easier for you when exclusive breast/body feeding doesn't go as planned.  

This week I delve into the negative feeling you may have about your own birth, even if it was the birth of your dreams.  

This week I dig briefly into episiotomies. What they are about, when they are necessary and how to avoid them.  Plus I have another wee ghosty story for the spooky season. 

This week I discuss Second Night, or the period of time when you get home with your new baby and how to manage it. 

Resources From This Week: 

St Joes in Hamilton

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC/RLC

Fed Is Best

Sunnybrook Hospital

Mount Sinai Hospital - page 24

This week I chat about postpartum mood and anxiety disorders in the male parent.  Often not talked about but more common than you'd think, we need to address that the male parent has had a new baby too.  And sometimes they can struggle with the adjustment.  

A quick episode on my thoughts on Pitocin.

If you are being induced check out my pre-recorded virtual class and use the coupon code: Induction10 for 10$ off. 

https://torontodoulagroup.thinkific.com/courses/labour-induction-101

This week I tell my furnace maintenance story and then I give some tips for using water in your labour and delivery.

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This week I chat about vaginal exams, consent and the benefits and risks associated with them. 

Have you planned for life after baby? You've taken the classes, read the books and learned how to diaper baby.  But have you considered how you are going to feel after baby comes into your life? The emotions you may feel, all the ups and downs of life after baby.  This week I talk about how you may be feeling in the first weeks after baby is born and how to manage those emotions.  

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I'm back!! Did you even think it was going to happen? I actually didn't. 

But after almost a year off, and doing a lot of reflecting, I'm back. This week I'm talking about how I ruined my child, how I was called out on it by my other child and how I fixed it.  Bare with me, I'm still finding my feet here.

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