Birth Plan 101

Birth Plan 101

K.I.S.S.The K.I.S.S. method is always the way to go when formulating your birth plan. Keeping things clear and simple helps your providers work with you in the delivery room. Complicated or convoluted birth plans generally end up in the trash bin. Nurses, doctors, and...
How PTSD Can Change Your Postpartum

How PTSD Can Change Your Postpartum

Its amazing how PTSD can change your Postpartum experience. But, it’s something that is finally becoming more openly talked about. I was sitting across from a mom, talking with her about all of her fears. She had some serious concerns because a previous breastfeeding...
5 Things Your Doula Would Like You to Know

5 Things Your Doula Would Like You to Know

1. Ask us where WE would want to deliver. Doulas are placed in a unique position in the birth world. We often get to stand silent witness as different obstetricians, nurses, hospitals, and yes even midwives question (or worse, flat out ignore) a mother’s choices...
Doula Consultations 101

Doula Consultations 101

Congratulations! You are expecting a baby! Now that you are deep into researching everything from maternity pillows to car seats you have someway or another, come across the option of hiring a doula. As you begin your search for a local doula, if you are in Hampton...
Chiropractic Care in Pregnancy in Hampton Roads

Chiropractic Care in Pregnancy in Hampton Roads

Pregnancy sometimes comes with aches and pains. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a natural method of reducing some of these pains? There is!! Chiropractic care in pregnancy can help keep your body balanced and your ligaments loose. Chiropractic care allows optimal...
Dads and Doulas Work Together

Dads and Doulas Work Together

It is often said that birth is all about the laboring woman and baby. There is so much truth to this statement; however, what about dad? In past decades, and even currently, dads have been portrayed in the birth scene as anxious men who are unsure of their roll. Truth...