Why doesn’t my baby sleep? Tips to get more sleep
Sleep. Everyone loves sleep. Especially parents of a newborn baby! Just ask any mom or dad that has brought home a baby within the last couple months how important sleep is to them. As adults, our bodies have adjusted to sleep patterns. It takes an infant’s body...
Delivering Your Peace of Mind!
https://youtu.be/VEWLAeEigy4 Can we say MIND BLOWN???? How can it be that as owner of Childbirth Concierge I am still a #birth junkie at heart all these years later? It was her fault On March 26 in 1989 I gave birth to my first daughter Kara Ann after 26 hours of a...
Postpartum Doula: Indulgence or Necessity?
“Postpartum services are so under-utilized and they don’t have to be!” Those are the exact words of second-time mommy, Meghan Manella of Orlando Florida, who used a Postpartum Doula for the first time after the birth of her second son. So, what exactly are Postpartum...
Rethinking Childbirth Education
Why is change so hard? It is a question I often ask myself, but I guess if I were to answer my own question I would have to say it is because we like the familiar. The things we are used to, things that we have become comfortable with. To make a change requires use to...
Breastfeeding…The Organic Way to Feed Baby
Breastfeeding-Feed Your Baby Organic We all have heard that breastfeeding your baby is best! But did you know that breastmilk offers 100% of what your baby needs, and that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months...
Should I go to a Childbirth Class?
Childbirth Classes Often times I hear pregnant moms say “I don’t need to go to childbirth class I am going to use an epidural” and it is probably one of the biggest misconceptions about childbirth class that exist. Before the electronic era and wide spread use of pain...
When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Feel Like the Best!
Breastfeeding Not all women enjoy breastfeeding! There I said it and as much as I wish it were not true, it is! As an IBCLC I have had many women over the last 25 years confide in me that they were feeding their baby breastmilk because they knew it was the best...
Doulas- Why Such a Wide Ranges of Prices?
Doulas I remember being so excited receiving my first check as a doula, known back then as a childbirth assistant. It was 1990 and in the previous years of "doing this work" the word doula wasn't even in my vocabulary. During my training I was willing to pay someone...