Helping families have happy BIRTH days.
Having a Baby at Flower Mound Presbyterian? This hospital located in the north western suburb of Dallas goes by two names -Flower Mound Presbyterian and Texas Health Flower Mound. You may use either name but in both cases, we love picking up placentas at Presbyterian Hospital in Flower Mound for a number of reasons. The first reason is a bit …
We love highlighting all the great options families in our area have when it comes to choosing where to have their baby. Often we write these blog posts in our What to Expect Series based solely on our own experiences with our clients, but this time we got a little help! I spoke with midwife Elaine of Inanna Birth and …
Recently, I attended a birth at a local hospital. When my clients and I arrived at the hospital, our nurse greeted us and did all the right things: she asked for all our names and roles, she asked about the couple’s birth plan and she warmly told my clients that everything on their birth plan looked great and doable. She …
Food and Placenta Safety – For Football Fans and New Moms I have a child that plays the trumpet in our local high school band. As a band parent I am expected to volunteer and one of the jobs that I do frequently is working in the concession stand during the Friday night football games. One Friday as I was …
The title of this blog is pretty heavy. The weeks and months following a baby’s arrival can be full of ups and downs. We have all heard stories about postpartum depression or anxiety and we know that no new parent wants to feel sad after their baby arrives. However, the statistics show that around 1 in 5 women will have …
Placenta Encapsulation Safety Last week placenta encapsulation made the news. Normally this is a great thing, we love when women learn about their options and can research if a new option is a good choice for their family during pregnancy and postpartum. However, this time placenta encapsulation safety was the topic of the news and it was not fun. There …
Until recently, expecting families on the Dallas side of town have not had a lot of options if they wanted to chose hospital based midwifery care. For years, the biggest and busiest hospitals in Dallas, Plano, Frisco and Richardson had NO midwives on staff or with privileges to deliver babies in their facilities. While most of these hospitals still do …
We don’t judge your hair and your nurse doesn’t either. I am a doula who is going to write about pubic hair, so I need to preface a few things before moving into the heart of this post. YOUR DOULA DOES NOT CARE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOUR HAIR DOWN THERE. Seriously We just don’t. I assume that most …
Relational Support In a maternity care system where care providers run busy practices, they often have little time to spend one on one with their patients – even though they would like to. However, doulas and midwives have a unique place in this system. Both are often able to build a relationship with their clients from the moment they meet …
World Doula Week Everyone likes a reason to celebrate and this Wednesday marks the beginning of World Doula Week 2017 – we think that a World Doula Week is a great reason to celebrate! Here are five reasons why expecting families can be thankful for doulas. Five Reasons to Celebrate 1. Having a doula attend your labor increases the odds of having a …
