Bilingual Birth and Postpartum Doula, Support for Pregnancy and Birth in CDMX
AKA: False labour – and I’m going to tell you right now, there is nothing false about it!
So many pregnant people that I talk to are confused in the last days, or sometimes up to a week, before their labour becomes active.
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Loneliness: a feeling most new mothers are very familiar with. And it’s interesting and strange because, of course, you aren’t alone. You’ve got your new baby. Your partner’s around. You’re texting your friends and following people’s lives on Facebook while you feed the baby. You might have family popping around to cuddle and fuss and help. You might have a mother’s group to catch up with once a week.
So why are you feeling so desperately lonely?
Continue reading “Alone Together: Motherhood and Loneliness”
Many people, from those expecting a baby to those who are merely curious, ask me the big question: what is it exactly that a doula does?
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After birthing a baby, your emotions and hormones are running wild. You may feel exhilarated, calm, relieved, proud, sad, tired, blissed out, stressed or worried – and most likely, a combination of all.
Continue reading “After birth: Hormones and the Baby Blues.”