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BIG Babies…Part 2

BIG Babies…Part 2

Birth Preparation
A "Big Baby" follow up post - The second with many more to come Many women with babies identified as big are offered induction in hopes of reducing a rare…
Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Jessica Boland

Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Jessica Boland

Educators
Jess Boland is a Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife, IBCLC Lactation Consultant, Postpartum Doula, Calmbirth Educator, Wife and Mother. "I have always had a passion for working with women, children and…
BIG Babies…

BIG Babies…

Birth Preparation
I am posting a big chunk of information on 'Big Babies' here and if it is too much (totally get it) keep an eye out for the next few posts…
Breastfeeding on Demand…

Breastfeeding on Demand…

Postnatal Care
Did you know that how often your baby needs to feed is based on your own unique breastmilk storage capacity and milk synthesis rate? Neither of these factors are up…
Labour Land…

Labour Land…

Birth Preparation
A hormonal cocktail for transcendence...
Staying out of your head…

Staying out of your head…

Birth Preparation
In labour, if we stay out of our critical and analytical part of our brain, surrendering to the primitive and instinctual brain, we place ourselves in a state of growth.
Breast Milk Is Alive

Breast Milk Is Alive

Birth Preparation
Breastmilk is a living tissue (just like blood/ plasma and bone marrow)
Hoping for a more positive 2nd birth experience

Hoping for a more positive 2nd birth experience

Birth Stories
I just wanted to thank you so much for everything you taught us. We came to you determined for our second birth to be a much more positive birth experience…
How To Be A Good Villager Postpartum

How To Be A Good Villager Postpartum

Postnatal Care
To the family and friends that make up a new parents' village, There are few things that are more exciting than when one of your loved ones grows a new…

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