Gentle Care Doula Service

05/15/2024

Amazing story…

A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after six months at a Chicago area hospital.

10/31/2022

Have you heard of the 5-5-5 rule for postpartum?

Rest is an extremely important part of the postpartum period. When a mom lacks proper rest, she is at higher risk for postpartum complications. Your body heals the best when it has rest, nourishment, hydration, and less stress.

The first 5 days are spent in the bed, lying flat, not sitting up unless you are eating or nursing, where the focus is on skin to skin and bonding with your baby, resting, and sleeping when the baby sleeps. The only time you should get out of bed is to use the bathroom.

The next 5 days are spent on the bed. During this time you should still limit sitting up, activity and focus on resting, mostly lounging in the bed.

The last 5 days are spent being near the bed. During this time you can try light activity and being away from the bed for 30 minutes, but then resting.🌸

09/11/2022

10 days for the cervix to close, 30-40 days for the uterus to return from 2.5 lbs to 2 ounces,
and 120 days for the placenta site to close. That is why the postpartum period is one year. Stay in bed, rest at home, enjoy your new baby, smell your new baby, hold your new baby, nurse your new baby, relax, eat, drink, be nurtured, ask for help. You deserve it. ,

01/15/2022

This is a free breastfeeding class, good for new parents and birth workers.

Join our FREE classes for parents and birth professionals to learn an all-new, mind/body approach to easier nursing!

05/23/2021

Ever notice how some people have to weigh in with baby advice? They may be trying to steal your monkey baby. Here's my nutty theory.

12/07/2020

Benefits of restoring gut microbiome and breastfeeding for c-section babies

Good news for babies needing to be born by C-section! New research shows that breastfeeding restored the gut microbiome of infants born by C-section. It also lowered the risk of infection in early life - particularly respiratory tract infections and diarrhoea.

10/02/2020

Important to understand the hormones of labor and how they can impact your birth.

Early in my doula career, I remember working with a family who knew they wanted a doula to support them through their pregnancy and birth. This particular mother had a previous birth that she felt didn’t go well and felt like she was pressured into unnecessary interventions. She was nervous…

03/26/2020

https://www.savvyparentingsupport.com/mother-or-whore-finding-our-s*xual-power-in-motherhood/

Mother or W***e? Finding Our Sexual Power in Motherhood by Moorea Malatt | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 comments “We’ve rekindled our intimacy!” This is my favorite kind of feedback after working with a gentle sleep client. I also know that most parents are not coming back to a healthy s*x ...

03/11/2020

The UN has for the first time condemned a State for mistreatment inflicted on a pregnant woman and her newborn baby, as a gender violence