It’s important to stay well nourished and hydrated throughout your pregnancy, and it is equally important to pay attention to this once you baby is here. Here are 6 tips (and a recipe!) to help keep your nutrition up during this special time
A Review of ‘The First Forty Days - The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother’ - by Heng Ou
Why Wouldn't You Hire A Doula?? Popular Reasons Examined....
I recently took part in an online business course and we were encouraged to think about why people don't use our services and how we could overcome these barriers or misconceptions (if that's what they were). I had actually never thought about this, at that point I had been only really speaking with or aiming at people who were already aware and open to idea of doula support. So it really did get me thinking - why wouldn't someone want a doula? Here are some reasons that came to mind:
The Postnatal Period - The 4th Trimester
As a society we are very focused on pregnancy and birth - and rightly so, it’s a huge life event after all. But not much is spoken about the period that immediately follows. The more clients that I support, the more I notice that this time comes almost as an unexpected shock, mostly because of the focus placed on birth as the main event - when really, birth is just the start, the beginning of your parenting journey. I've outlined some points below to consider so that you can prepare a little before you have your beautiful baby in your arms.