In Joy Birth

Hi friends. Heather here! I just got back from vacation with my family to NC. We had some babies join us before, during and after. I’m working hard to catch up on the dozens of emails that came in(I’m close!). If you haven’t heard back from us, check your spam folder or try us again [email protected]. I’m trying hard to keep up with the work/life balance while actively supporting families and being my own admin. Thank you for understanding. -Heather

Aaliyah Savage is an undergraduate student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Georgia working in the Maternal and Child Nutrition Lab. Her current research focuses on the association between maternal physical activity during pregnancy and pregnancy and infant outcomes.

As part of this study, she will be surveying postpartum mothers (within six months of delivery) to gather relevant data. If you are interested and qualify, please reach out to her to sign up.

Mother’s Day brought us 2 babies. To share such a special day with a laboring family is the cherry on top for us as Doulas. We had one baby in the wee hours join us earth-side at the hospital (Chelsea got the honor of cutting the cord) and another later in the day born at home and accidentally into Heather and her papa’s hands when the baby came faster than the midwife. Both Doulas got home in time for dinner plans with the family. These babies were families we’ve supported before. We don’t take clients at holidays and events when we want to focus on our family but we get an extra kick out of sharing these special days welcoming new life. Just another reason why having a team of 2 Doulas you know and love is better than having just 1.

Networking and always continuing our education around perinatal and postpartum mental health.

A reminder that May’s class has been moved to this Thursday night. It’s not on Wednesday but Thursday night at 6 pm at Tree of life Center.

Another beautiful hospital birth from another repeat client. Swoon….. Welcome to the world little bear. Funny story. This mama likes to wear sunglasses to keep the room a little extra dark in labor, especially in moments from the lights need to be on. She wore them even through transition, and the nurses assumed she was blind because of it. That made for a fun story but in reality, even in the middle of the night walking even from your home to the car to go to a birth center or into the hospital, there’s a lot of stimuli that can shy away oxytocin. The sunglasses, maybe an earbud with some music or a hypno script can really help keep you in labor land. Also, peep those new birth tools Chelsea’s hubby made for us. We will have them for sale soon.

When scrolling our homework we give our families we a whole page of resources. One of those resources are our favorite local mental health counselors. Well, many of you may recognize this amazing theripist. She joined forces with one of our other favorites and now accepting new clients. If you are a past client and have been looking for her, look no further! She officially comes back in the next few weeks with a full schedule.

That steamy shower glass made for some dreamy photos. Most of which, I can’t show you. Welcome to the world sweet babe! Your mama was a beast and was SO good at listening to her instincts even at the most humbling of moments.