This blog post tells you exactly what to expect as our placenta encapsulation client from the moment you sign a contract with us to several weeks after your baby is born. This includes how to store your placenta, how to get it home from the hospital, and what to expect from the 2-day encapsulatio4n process.
Read MoreWith many hospitals trying to reduce Cesarean rates more providers are offerering assisted vaginal births as an alternative. Assisted vaginal births can be done with the use of forceps or a vacuum extraction. Read more to learn about the details of these types of birth.
Read MoreIf you are struggling to get your baby to eat from a bottle, we know you’re stressed out! Maybe you are returning to work soon or you have a trip coming up that requires you to be away from your baby or maybe you just want to be able to leave the house alone for more than 2 hours at a time. We get it - you need your baby to take a bottle.
Check out today’s blog for our top 3 tips to help your breastfed baby learn to eat from a bottle.
Read MoreIt’s not always easy to stay connected with your partner when you’re the parent of a newborn. So we’ve put together some of our best - and easiest - ways to build a little intimacy with your loved one just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Read MoreHaving a cold is no fun. Having a cold while you’re pregnant is REALLY no fun. Take a look at this post to find out some natural cold remedies that are safe for pregnancy.
Read MoreWinter is here! You may be wondering how to navigate winter weather with a baby or toddler. This blog post will give you tips and tricks about how to dress baby for cold weather as well as some ideas for what to DO with a baby or toddler during those cold, winter days.
Read MoreTake a look at what Doulas of Raleigh Co-Owners are thankful for this year!
Read MoreDoulas of Raleigh is thrilled to have a guest contributor to this week’s blog. Annie Lane, a pre- and post-natal corrective exercise specialist, joins us this week to talk all things Diastasis Recti. Check out her blog to learn more about DR, how to assess whether you have it, and what you can do to rehabilitate your core.
Read MoreAs NICU Awareness Month continues, this week’s blog is all about pumping breastmilk while caring for a baby in the NICU. This is not an easy thing to do and we are lucky to have two NICU moms sharing their best pumping tips with us. Check it out.
Read MoreWant to know what a birth doula with almost a decade of experience does to get ready for a birth. You might be surpised.
Read MoreI have been doing postpartum doula work for over six years and I absolutely LOVE it. But I almost didnt make it in this work and here’s why.
Read More“Did we just become best friends?!” Heck yeah you did! That’s what babies and dads/partners will be saying after checking out our best tips for bonding with their newborn. Check it out and let us know what other special bonding tips you have for new parents.
Read MoreThere can be a lot of feelings around having sex after giving birth. This post will walk you through some tips and tricks to make that first sexual encounter after baby more enjoyable.
Read MoreSleep deprivation is NOT something new parents should be made to suffer through. Doulas of Raleigh co-owner Kelly Rutan shares her own struggles as an exhausted new parent and how that experience led her to want more for you.
Read MoreWhether this is your 1st baby or your 3rd, it’s normal to be apprehensive about potential tearing during birth. While we don’t have a crystal ball about who will and won’t tear we DO have a few tips to help minimize the chance. Take a look at this post for a few suggestions to help keep your perinuem intact.
Read MoreWill you be ready for the B I G day??? We’re talking about bringing home baby from the hospital or birth center. And with our top tips to prepare you for this momentous day, you’ll be bringing home baby like a champ. Read on.
Read MoreApril is Cesarean Awareness Month. With nearly 32% of all births resulting in C-sections we want everyone to know that they still have options during a C-section. Check out this blog post to find out your options during a planned Cesarean birth, an unplanned Cesarean birth, and an emergency C-section. Having a belly birth may change some things about your birth but you do still have some options.
Read MoreVirtual baby showers are en vogue right now. Take a look at this blog for ideas on how to plan a virtual baby shower.
Read MorePeanut butter and jelly…milk and cookies….chips and salsa….doulas and epidurals…all these things just go together! Hold up, you say, what do you mean doulas and epidurals go together?! Yep, it’s true. Check out this newest blog post to see how having both a doula and an epidural at your birth just might be a perfect pairing for you!
Read More“Now I understand why people shake their babies.” Have you ever had a thought steal into your head that was too scary to say out loud? Doulas of Raleigh Co-Owner Kelly Rutan has. Today on the blog she is sharing an intensely personal story from her postpartum experience to remind us what this time in a new mother’s life is like and to also hopefully show us what it could be like if we got the help we needed.
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