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 …
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Doula Support Doesn’t End Where An Epidural Begins. I remember it vividly. There I was standing at my client’s bedside plugging her phone in so it could charge up when her doctor says to me with a smile, “I guess you’re going home now since she got the epidural!” Wait, what? I did a double …
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Lip and Tongue Tie, Breastfeeding, and Circumcision I often use the term doula and refer to the doula as she, but there are many professional doulas who are men. When couples hire a doula they believe that non-judgmental support comes standard. However, that is not always the case. Lip and tongue tie, breastfeeding, and circumcision along …
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Our Fur Baby Died, If I Had a Doula that Day Over the years I knew that the day would come we would have to say goodbye to our sweet baby. I knew that his average lifespan was only 10-12 years, but the heart never really prepares for such loss. It was a long week, …
Promises, Promises Unlike the lyrics from the 1983 song, Promises, Promises says: You made me promises promises Knowing I’d believe Promises promises You knew you’d never keep You can absolutely can count on First Coast Doulas to keep their promise to you because we do not make unrealistic promises or guarantees, or feed you false …
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Going to Work Just for the Fun of It | Part 1 Doesn’t the thought of going to work just for the fun of it sound amazing!?! Do you love gambling with your house, car, family, or your future? Think about it, the possibility of getting paid well or receiving no paycheck at all since you …
Shifting Gears with The Jax Baby Company Yep, families love shifting gears with The Jax Baby Company Let me explain! Some of our clients are determined they’ll have it their way and some know that there’s a chance they might “give up” or “quit”, although I like to refer to this as shifting gears, or changing …
Why Would I Want A Doula? Why Wouldn’t I? You’re at the park pushing your daughter on the swing and another mom is pushing her son. “It’s so hot. I’ll be glad when fall gets here,” the woman says to you! You reply, ” No kidding, I don’t know what I was thinking, being pregnant …
