Monthly Archives: January 2011

30Jan

Is Babble.com Biased Against Breastfeeding?

A little while back, there was some controversy surrounding online parenting resource Babble.com, and its relationship with formula companies, specifically Similac. Babble, which calls itself  “the revolutionary online magazine for a new generation of parents” has become a pop-culture parenting resource of some influence. In my old life, I worked with Babble’s editors to secure [...]

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28Jan

What Will My Husband (or, Wife, or Partner) Do if I Have a Doula?

Perhaps the most common question I hear from potential clients and people who find out that I am a doula is this: “Why do I need a doula if I have the support of my husband (or, wife, partner, or parent)?” It’s a very common misconception that having a doula at your birth means that [...]

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21Jan

How to Choose Your Doula

Finding the right doula for my son’s birth was a lot easier than I thought it would be. In fact, my husband and I knew right away when we met our doula, that we’d be working with her. She was the first doula we interviewed, and after we got in the car following the interview, [...]

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18Jan

Free Online Breastfeeding Class from TheNewBornBaby.com!

I know there’s been a lot of boob-talk on this blog over the past few days, but there’s been a lot of interesting information going around that I felt I should share. Last night I followed a blog link from a tweet in #bfcafe, and it led me to a wonderful website, TheNewBornBaby.com, which is [...]

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15Jan

Trust me, breastfeeding is still the best!

I knew, even before I became pregnant, that I would breastfeed any babies I was blessed with. It was not even something I thought otherwise about. My mother had nursed both me and my sister, my aunts nursed their babies. Breastfeeding was just something that my family did, and I intended to continue the tradition. [...]

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14Jan

It’s a breastfeeding blog hop!

Host: @LiveWithLevi Co-hosts: @PlayersNamed and @iamambermccann This week’s guest host: @briemarisa77 Here are the guidelines for this blog hop: Visit the 4 blog hosts for the week (spots #1-4) Spot #4 will always feature a blogger randomly selected from the previous week’s blog hop. Be sure to leave a comment that you found them through [...]

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13Jan

Do You Doula?

The following short documentary film, “Do You Doula?”, was filmed for a video challenged sponsored by Birth Matters Virginia, and it is a wonderful introduction to, and explanation of, the important role doulas play in the birthing experience. This video would be a wonderful resource to show someone in your family who’s unsure about whether [...]

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11Jan

A BOLD New Way to Look at Birth

Social media: can’t live with it, can’t live without it. That’s my overall feeling about Twitter, Facebook, IM’ing, email, and the like. But, I have to say, the rewards of being wired into a sisterhood of web-savvy birthworkers are many. I learn so much from those who are online talking, sharing, and caring about and [...]

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09Jan

New Boston-area childbirth, parenting, & wellness classes. Plus, “Meet the Doulas & Midwives” events at Mothers & Co.

Don’t miss out on any of these excellent classes and events being held by Greater Boston birthworkers in Winter 2011. Knowledge is empowerment! HypnoBirthing series being held in Jamaica Plain, MA by birth doula, yoga instructor, and HypnoBirthing instructor, Bec Conant. Classes begin Monday, January 10, 2011. Visit www.ombirths.com for more information. “Enjoying Breastfeeding Your [...]

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05Jan

Tell Me a Story

Without fail, people just love to share dramatic, scary, worst-case scenario birth stories with pregnant women. If you’re pregnant, you’ve heard at least one, I’m sure. The drama! The excitement! The terror! Lots of “Thank goodness for hospitals and drugs and surgeries and all that, or else that baby would have been in trouble,” and [...]

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