Your Local Doula

10/10/2023

Estimated due dates, keyword “estimated”.

Share how many weeks you were when your baby ( babies) came!

09/29/2023

Anyone local to Martinsburg in need of donor breast milk?

09/22/2023

Wait so Japan & Spain are amongst the few countries that have menstrual leave (paid) for biological women 👀

09/13/2023

📣𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍📣

Okay so, just a question..... How in the world did we get to the place where you need to ask your provider for permission?
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Engaging in a parent/child type relationship with your provider is a recipe for the hijacking of your birth.
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Why? Because we were always taught to be obedient little children.
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Your provider is not your mommy/daddy and you are not their child.
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The words “allow” or “let me” don’t belong in birth.
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You don’t need anyone to “allow” you to do anything or “let you” do anything.
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You are a grown adult who can make your own grown decisions.
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And the law says you have the right to act as an autonomous adult as well.
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If you want to squat, then squat.
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Stop asking for permission.
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Your provider needs to ask YOU for permission.
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09/12/2023

Smell your baby’s head! This will also aid in milk production 💕

Scientists have discovered an odorless scent molecule called hexadecanal, or HEX, that is released by humans and impacts aggressive behavior. The HEX molecule is the most abundant molecule released on the newborn baby's head. The researchers found that this molecule reduced aggression in males (biologically important as infanticide is a relatively common event in the mammalian world) and increased aggression in females (key to infant protection). We have shared with parents that when they are skin to skin with their newborn they should remove the baby's hat to allow them to inhale the scent of their newborn as it elicits an entire range of activity in the parental brain. This is one more reason to take a deep sniff! (Mishor et al., 2022)

Source: Eva Mishor et al, Sniffing the human body volatile hexadecanal blocks aggression in men but triggers aggression in women, Science Advances (2021). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg1530

09/06/2023

I’m in a mom group & they out here recommending Coke & jolly ranchers for morning sickness 😩😩😩

08/16/2023

08/14/2023

Mobile Services! *Martinsburg*
Thursday 8/17- 10 am & 2pm
Friday 8/18- 10 am & 2pm
Dm me to book your appointments 🫶🏾

08/11/2023

I had a client not to long ago ask her Midwife(hospital) about a birth plan and they told her “just follow the herd” 🤢😨😤

08/11/2023

You are 100% “allowed” to ask your provider questions and ask for evidence based resources to back it up

08/11/2023

It is the obligation of the provider to make it clear that the patient is participating in the decision-making process and avoid making the patient feel forced to agree to with the provider. The provider must make a recommendation and provide their reasoning for said recommendation.

08/11/2023

Informed decision making- refers to making decisions based on accurate, reliable, and relevant information.