Excessive Sweating After Giving Birth | What to Expect, the 4th Trimester

Excessive Sweating After Giving Birth | What to Expect, the 4th Trimester If you’re experiencing excessive sweating after giving birth you’re probably wondering what the heck is happening to you! As if the physical and emotional demands of early motherhood aren’t enough you have to deal with sticky, wet, sweaty sweat! Early motherhood sure is glamorous! …

The Biggest Lie We’ve Been Told

The Biggest Lie We’ve Been Told The biggest lie we’ve been told isn’t our fault, nor our friend or sister’s fault. Society as a whole is responsible. The biggest lie we’ve been told is that we (moms and dads) must keep up! PLEASE DON’T CLICK AWAY! I’m not picking on you at all. I bit it; hook, …

Hair Loss After Birth | What to Expect, the 4th Trimester

Hair Loss After Birth | What to Expect, the 4th Trimester Hair loss after birth is a thing. It’s a sucky, messy, slightly disturbing thing. Follow us on The Book of Faces or check back often for more! What science says about hair loss after birth. During pregnancy, your body produces more estrogen. This increase …

Surviving Nights with a Newborn; Tips for Tired Parents

Surviving Nights with a Newborn; Tips for Tired Parents Surviving nights with a newborn can be difficult, but not impossible. It’s the wee hours of the morning. You’ve just about drifted off to sleep when your baby again. Every muscle in your body is exhausted, you feel weak and you think to yourself, how are other …

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Jacksonville Baby Company

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Jacksonville Baby Company We’re often the first people many couples share their special announcement with! Our clients excitedly share names they’ve come up with for their babies and many call us first when they’ve given birth! Now it’s our turn! [insert happy dance] We have a very special announcement to share with …

Top 5 Reasons to Have a Plan for After Birth

Top 5 Reasons to Have a Plan for After Birth There is a ton of value in preparing for life with a new baby. Elizabeth Luke, perinatal and postnatal support professional, childbirth educator, and owner of First Coast Doulas talks about the top 5 reasons to have a plan for after birth in place before you …

The Only Birth Class Of Its Kind In Jax That Sets Parents Up for Success

  The Only Birth Class Of Its Kind In Jax That Sets Parents Up for Success Devastated, broken, shocked, and disappointed are not words that anyone wants to use to describe their birth experience, let alone feel those things deeply as their own truth. That, however, is the reality for many parents! First Coast Doulas …

The Joys of Being a Postpartum and Infant Doula

The Joys of Being a Postpartum and Infant Doula The joys of being a postpartum and infant doula are plentiful.  While there are hard days and long nights I wouldn’t trade this career for anything! There are days that make me wonder if I am cut out for this work and then there are days …

Homage to Doulas | Celebrating World Doula Week 2018

Homage to Doulas Each year from March 22nd to March 28th the World pays homage to doulas! The celebration mostly consists of doulas celebrating doulas; doulas who have come before them, doula colleagues, their own work as doulas, and the future of doulas everywhere.  Families who’ve hired doulas or who have doulas in their family …

The BIGGEST Challenges and Solutions After You Give Birth to Your Baby

The BIGGEST Challenges and Solutions After You Give Birth to Your Baby The biggest challenges and solutions after you give birth to your baby are basic but impactful. Some of us become parents after years of anticipation and preparation. While others find ourselves with a happy little accidents running around! Either way, we love our little …