This Might Hurt

This Might Hurt

Cuts and tears and repairs? Oh my!  I’m just going to come out an say it: your vagina might get injured during birth.  Did you just cross your legs protectively? Because I just did. Of all the things pregnant women tell me they are afraid of, tearing when...
Why I Stopped Preaching About Natural Birth

Why I Stopped Preaching About Natural Birth

When people find out that I’m a doula they make one huge assumption about me: I only support people who are planning natural births. Not only that, but that I might try to talk them into a natural birth if they have been considering using an epidural. Nothing...
But Where Will I Give Birth?!

But Where Will I Give Birth?!

The future of birth in Hamilton is going to look very different. Hamilton Health Sciences has announced that it will be leaving the McMaster University Medical Centre site and building a new facility in downtown Hamilton.  What does that mean for birthing families? It...
What If My Body Wasn’t Built To Birth

What If My Body Wasn’t Built To Birth

The stark reality is that sometimes birth isn’t easy. Sometimes our bodies don’t work the way they are supposed to.  And sometimes we just don’t want to give birth without the help of modern medicine. And that’s OK. We’re doulas.  We...
I Had A Baby And Then I Went Crazy

I Had A Baby And Then I Went Crazy

The thing about postpartum depression is you often don’t realise you have it. You feel like you’re struggling, and that’s supposed to happen when you become a mom, right? But everyone around knows the truth: you went crazy. Birth Triggered My Mood...