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So What’s It Like to Have You as My Doula?

November 6, 2017 DeShea Blunier
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It’s a question we get a lot in our consults. You want to know what it will be like have us in your space. How will we act and interact? We feel like the picture above is the best explanation we could ever give.

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When Can I Tell Everyone I’m Pregnant?

October 4, 2017 DeShea Blunier
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But who do you tell? And when?

Do you have a partner to tell? Do you wait and surprise them? Do you tell your family? Your best friend?

But wait… aren’t you supposed to wait before you tell some people? And why?

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Teaching Your Child Not to Touch You: Mothering with Chronic Pain

August 10, 2017 DeShea Blunier
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I watched her start to crawl up on me. I saw her carefully placed hands, elbows, and knees avoid all my “problem” areas. The spots she had accidentally dug into a million times that she knows will make yelp. She made it my lap, laid her head on my chest, and looked up into my eyes.

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There Have Always Been Distractions

June 1, 2017 DeShea Blunier

What’s the answer? Are we supposed to never break eye contact with our children, maintaining an exact distance of five feet, following at this distance outside all day away from all things digital (they aren’t going to need that stuff to survive in our society anyways), while making sure we are emotionally available to them by which we mean teaching them to be tough (no more whiney baby snowflakes) and not discussing mental illnesses?

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How Do I Make Mom Friends?

March 4, 2017 DeShea Blunier
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You need people that understand why you live exclusively in yoga pants now and have gone through an entire bottle of dry shampoo and cheap wine (ok more than one) in the last week.

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Are you a Sears or a Karp?

February 12, 2017 DeShea Blunier

If you’re a new mom, just immersing yourself in the world of online parenting, you may have noticed a lot of different talk about parenting philosophies. You’ve also probably noticed when reading through comments on basically any post relating to parenting that parenting styles differ drastically from person to person. How do you know which style is the right fit for you? It will depend on a few factors, including your own personality, and that of your baby once he/she is born.

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When Can I Leave the House?

January 17, 2017 DeShea Blunier
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Is 4 weeks too early?
Should I wait until at least six weeks?
What if its flu season?
What if I’m alone?

What if it’s cold?

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Help! My Partner Needs a Postpartum Doula...

January 13, 2017 DeShea Blunier

Often when we are contacted about our postpartum packages it is by someone who has dealt with postpartum mood disorders with a previous birth, someone who knows their life is too busy to handle on their own, or a friend/family member of a birthing individual. Rarely are we contacted by the birthing individual's partner. 

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Let's Talk About Pregnancy Sex

January 12, 2017 DeShea Blunier
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Sex during pregnancy is nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about.

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5 Things I Know About Guilt

January 6, 2017 DeShea Blunier
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The purpose of guilt is to cue us into when we’ve done something wrong- if we’ve violated our code of ethics, hurt someone, or not done our best, then feeling guilty makes sense. We should try to make it the situation right, and learn from our mistake. That’s being a good human.

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Take the Pictures

December 15, 2016 DeShea Blunier
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Guys, I have a really big (you’ll get why that’s funny in a second) secret to share with you.

 

I’m FAT.

I know now I’m supposed to hide my head in shame, or tell you all about my plans to change it, or basically say anything but what I’m about to tell you.

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What's the Deal with Nap Time?

November 29, 2016 DeShea Blunier
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How many naps a day should my newborn take? When does it change? How many more times will it change? When do naps stop entirely?

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Nov 6, 2017
So What’s It Like to Have You as My Doula?
Nov 6, 2017

It’s a question we get a lot in our consults. You want to know what it will be like have us in your space. How will we act and interact? We feel like the picture above is the best explanation we could ever give.

Nov 6, 2017
When Can I Tell Everyone I’m Pregnant?
Oct 4, 2017
When Can I Tell Everyone I’m Pregnant?
Oct 4, 2017

But who do you tell? And when?

Do you have a partner to tell? Do you wait and surprise them? Do you tell your family? Your best friend?

But wait… aren’t you supposed to wait before you tell some people? And why?

Oct 4, 2017
Teaching Your Child Not to Touch You: Mothering with Chronic Pain
Aug 10, 2017
Teaching Your Child Not to Touch You: Mothering with Chronic Pain
Aug 10, 2017

I watched her start to crawl up on me. I saw her carefully placed hands, elbows, and knees avoid all my “problem” areas. The spots she had accidentally dug into a million times that she knows will make yelp. She made it my lap, laid her head on my chest, and looked up into my eyes.

Aug 10, 2017
There Have Always Been Distractions
Jun 1, 2017
There Have Always Been Distractions
Jun 1, 2017

What’s the answer? Are we supposed to never break eye contact with our children, maintaining an exact distance of five feet, following at this distance outside all day away from all things digital (they aren’t going to need that stuff to survive in our society anyways), while making sure we are emotionally available to them by which we mean teaching them to be tough (no more whiney baby snowflakes) and not discussing mental illnesses?

Jun 1, 2017
How Do I Make Mom Friends?
Mar 4, 2017
How Do I Make Mom Friends?
Mar 4, 2017

You need people that understand why you live exclusively in yoga pants now and have gone through an entire bottle of dry shampoo and cheap wine (ok more than one) in the last week.

Mar 4, 2017
Are you a Sears or a Karp?
Feb 12, 2017
Are you a Sears or a Karp?
Feb 12, 2017

If you’re a new mom, just immersing yourself in the world of online parenting, you may have noticed a lot of different talk about parenting philosophies. You’ve also probably noticed when reading through comments on basically any post relating to parenting that parenting styles differ drastically from person to person. How do you know which style is the right fit for you? It will depend on a few factors, including your own personality, and that of your baby once he/she is born.

Feb 12, 2017
When Can I Leave the House?
Jan 17, 2017
When Can I Leave the House?
Jan 17, 2017

Is 4 weeks too early?
Should I wait until at least six weeks?
What if its flu season?
What if I’m alone?

What if it’s cold?

Jan 17, 2017
Help! My Partner Needs a Postpartum Doula...
Jan 13, 2017
Help! My Partner Needs a Postpartum Doula...
Jan 13, 2017

Often when we are contacted about our postpartum packages it is by someone who has dealt with postpartum mood disorders with a previous birth, someone who knows their life is too busy to handle on their own, or a friend/family member of a birthing individual. Rarely are we contacted by the birthing individual's partner. 

Jan 13, 2017
Let's Talk About Pregnancy Sex
Jan 12, 2017
Let's Talk About Pregnancy Sex
Jan 12, 2017

Sex during pregnancy is nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about.

Jan 12, 2017
5 Things I Know About Guilt
Jan 6, 2017
5 Things I Know About Guilt
Jan 6, 2017

The purpose of guilt is to cue us into when we’ve done something wrong- if we’ve violated our code of ethics, hurt someone, or not done our best, then feeling guilty makes sense. We should try to make it the situation right, and learn from our mistake. That’s being a good human.

Jan 6, 2017