As you can tell by the title, this blog post will be dramatic. I have been a stay at home mom for 19 years. This past week I was FIRED!! At least it feels that way. My kids decided to grow up, leave the nest and live their own lives. How dare them!! They have
birth doula
Birthing At Home
Watching a woman have a baby on TV these days can give false ideas about what birth actually can be. How does TV portray birth? Water breaks, woman starts screaming, frantically she is taken to the hospital, commercial break and then she’s holding her baby. So far NONE of my Doula clients have had a
Support Breast Cancer Awareness
There are numerous women out there that are battling breast cancer. We have our very own family member fighting breast cancer over the past year. Our sister is a loving wife, to an amazing supportive husband, and a mother of 4 gorgeous children, the youngest are 2 year old twin girls. 2 Kraftee Chix specially
Postpartum Doula
Postpartum Doulas are great to have especially if you don’t have family around to help you get started in the first several weeks of parenthood. Postpartum Doulas are trained to help you with breastfeeding, they can help you make a closer connection with your baby, light cleaning, snack preparation, laundry, etc. I now offer postpartum
Create
When 2 people decide to create a child, their pathway for life changes significantly. It becomes 2 people doing whatever it takes to take care of another person. They do what it takes with sleepless nights, meals being skipped, passing on entertainment with friends, the house constantly being a wreck, laundry piled up, lack of
“Hormone of Love”
Oxytocin is a natural hormone the body produces known as the hormone of love. This hormone is released in large quantities during labor from the brain into the bloodstream. Oxytocin has many functions like protecting the baby’s brain during birth, causes uterine contractions, gives a feeling on calmness and aids in breastfeeding. Stimulating your nipples
VBAC
I had the opportunity to shadow another Doula for experience just last week. The birth was utterly amazing. This incredible momma went for her VBAC and was successful! As Doulas, we used comfort measures, essential oils, rebozo, acupuncture, TENS units, the shower and tub, cool wash cloth, etc. to help this momma through active labor,