Full Circle

11/11/2022

10/01/2022

New style, new format, more teaching opportunities and big changes coming up! Stay tuned everyone because we're back!

06/25/2021

We are still closed for jewellery until further notice to protect all our most vulnerable clients. Thank you for understanding.

I was once told the best business is the one born of necessity.

Wanna see where it all started? This. Post Partum Eclampsia and H.E.L.L.P. I got readmitted to the ICU without my 3 day old infant. I didn't have enough milk in yet to pump for him exclusively. He was tongue tied. I got shamed and shocked by a nurse when I panicked about how to send him home with his Dad in the middle of the night. He was only allowed with me during visiting hours. Nobody could answer my questions about formula handling and different bottles or feeding systems, nobody knew about home pumps I was just told "rent a hospital one". So we combo fed. B**b, pumped, and formula. The schedule I was pumping on was the only thing keeping me sane being forced apart from my family but I was so sick. When we got through it I started my mission to help ALL families find a way, or multiple ways, that work for their unique situation. I never want another parent facing the fear I did.

We made it. This picture is now 6 years old. We've helped others. I'm so proud of every client I've had over the years. Of all of you fantastic families. Thank you for sharing your journeys and not being afraid to ask for help.

03/13/2020

This is terrifying. Do you know what happens when (sleep deprived) parents start panicking and rationing infant feeding? A lowered immune system in one of the most vulnerable populations. Food insecurity is already very real for many many families and driving up formula prices on shelves and even on swap sights could push it to completely impossible for some. It takes a village to raise these kids. Please be reasonable.

Also I will not tolerate any "should have breast fed"/"still be breastfeeding"/feed shaming in general, bu****it on this post. We. Support. ALL. Feeding. Choices.
https://www.facebook.com/DoulaMySoul/photos/a.189012701112761/4036126916401301/?type=3

Hi! We are getting word of people stockpiling formula. Please spread the word to your local shops to place buying limits in place to prevent this. It would be catastrophic for babies to be going hungry because of panic. Please refrain from stockpiling formula. Buy only what you need. Thank you!

Edited to add: please do not make your own baby formula. Homemade formula is a tricky business and requires very close physician oversight to achieve, which isn’t possible or advisable just now.

Please prevent further issues by encouraging your local shops to place buying limits on their baby formula.

Anyone suggesting relactation should know it takes at minimum one and on average three months to achieve, so that is not a solution for a baby who needs to be fed now or next week.

Please keep your comments helpful and kind. 💜 Thanks!

Lastly- we practice the “brain before boobs” model of care. We firmly believe all parents are doing their level best, and that doesn’t always include breastfeeding. That can be a heartbreaking decision for so many. Please have compassion in your commenting. 💜💜💜

12/24/2019

Wishing everyone a happy holiday season. Now usually this is when I remind you all I still take appointments because babies don't like reading a calendar. But this year, I've developed mastitis myself. Fun! And also I feel like I've been hit by a train. So if anyone needs a consult, forgive the pjs and feel free to video chat or message me.

12/17/2019

Need a unique gift? Only one available. Real, humanely obtained, monarch wing segment. $30

11/18/2019

The Oball trick! Improve dexterity and independence with one cool trick and a toy you may already have laying around. Some take a pair of scissors and snip a few connecting joints to fit the bottle. You can even snip an adjoining side to use it with both narrow and wide neck bottles. Best of all it's still totally functional when the bottle is out and super easy to clean.

10/23/2019

This little beauty will be silent suctioned tomorrow night for the Duncan J. Schoular Public School - UCDSB Fall Fun Night.

09/24/2019

08/27/2019

10 more days of antibiotics and hopefully that's the end of this unexpected hiatus. Really sorry everyone, this has been physically, mentally, and emotionally draining fighting my health for months while chasing, and nursing, toddlers.