With the second wave of COVID-19 upon us, I have decided to bring back Small Business Sundays! Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and we need to support them however we can. Down to Doula is a new birth doula that is servicing…
Read More...Preparing For Birth From A Doula’s Perspective
As a mom to be you are getting a lot of advice from so many moms who have gone through this big journey. There is so much information coming at your from all the moms you know it is hard to know what to listen…
Read More...Let Your Doula Be Your Guide
DOULA – People often have a difficult time pronouncing this word ( “doo’la”), let alone understand what it is! To clarify, I will share some of the many definitions I have come across describing a doula: a support and friend…. an insurance policy for a good…
Read More...{GUEST POST} Why I Became A Doula
This is a guest post by Melissa Baker, CD(DONA) Certified Birth Doula, DONA Trained Postpartum Doula. My Sojourn Through Birth and Into a Doula On March 29th 2002 I gave birth to my first son Roka Raine. It was a wonderful and unexpected gift of life. Finding…
Read More...{RECAP} Our 6th Annual Bump Brunch!
On November 24, 2013 we hosted our 6th annual Bump Brunch at the Holt Renfrew Cafe in Edmonton. We welcomed 40 beautiful Mama’s and Mama’s to be to the Holt Renfrew Cafe in Edmonton! We enjoyed a delicious brunch that included chocolate stuffed french toast,…
Read More...{RECAP} The 10 Rules of Pregnancy
On Monday, November 25, we held our monthly School of Mom online and enjoyed hearing from both Fiona Lang-Sharpe and YayaBaby.ca’s Janelle Baker. Our topic was The 10 Rules of Pregnancy! One lucky winner also received a $100 Gift from YayaBaby.ca to spend on anything…
Read More...What is a Birth Doula?
This is a guest post by Lisa Mackell. The word doula is Greek for a “women who serves” and has come to mean a woman (although there are a couple of male doulas) who is a trained and experienced professional. A birth doula will provide informational support,…
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