by ilari@grit.online | Jan 31, 2016 | Angelina
Doulas/PNSW’s can offer guidance, insight and support during labor and delivery in a calm and nurturing way. Doula is a Greek term meaning “woman who serves,” and it has been used to describe the women who serve birthing mothers. It is normal to have...
by ilari@grit.online | Sep 22, 2014 | Angelina
It’s funny, I can be completely obsessive about it in some areas, and then fly by the seat of my pants in others….not always applied to the right situations. When I was doing my birth plan, I took in a 12 page checklist to my midwife,...
by ilari@grit.online | Jun 23, 2014 | Angelina
Your due date is very quickly approaching and you can’t wait to be off work with your little one. Who doesn’t love paid time off? All you have to do is figure out maternity leave, and it’s giving you a headache....
by ilari@grit.online | Jun 23, 2014 | Angelina
1) I have a midwife/doctor/family member so I don’t need a doula. A midwife is a wonderful addition to your birthing team, either in or out of the hospital, however, because they are medical professionals they are responsible for many tasks outside of...
by ilari@grit.online | Sep 24, 2012 | Angelina
When I was pregnant with “T” I puked all the time, a lot! It sucked! I was also one of the lucky ones who had morning/afternoon/evening/all the yucky time sickness until 5.5 months pregnant. Even knowing that morning sickness usually means that...
by ilari@grit.online | Aug 23, 2012 | Angelina
Alex, whom I mentioned in the Bra Meltdown blog, grew up in a household where breastfeeding and homebirths were, and are the norm, and in turn, those are the choices they’ve made for their baby bump. We were chatting the other day when she...
