by Leanne Palmerston | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog
You’ve spent the last weeks of pregnancy getting the worst sleep of your life. It takes forever to fall asleep, you have to get up to pee every couple of hours, and no position is comfortable for very long. Birth will make it all better, right? Wrong! You...
by Leanne Palmerston | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog
Like most nights you are up, with a baby who doesn’t want to sleep and reading articles about how to get your baby to sleep at night. One article says to get a Postpartum Doula but another recommends a Night Nanny. Which one should you choose? Is one better...
by Leanne Palmerston | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog
Who hasn’t heard the age old adage that all babies do is eat, sleep, poop, and cry. It’s mostly true, but doesn’t help you understand what is and isn’t normal when it comes to caring for your infant. The first days at home with your baby can be overwhelming and a few...
by Leanne Palmerston | Dec 15, 2016 | Blog
Postpartum Doula support might be my favourite thing about my job. Working with families to help with baby after birth is deeply satisfying. It makes a big difference in their lives. What does a Postpartum Doula do? A Postpartum & Infant Care Doula is someone who...
by Leanne Palmerston | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog
Babies don’t sleep when you want them to. Some babies don’t even sleep when they want to. Like teenagers, they want to stay up all night hanging out and socializing. Even when they feel so tired they could cry. Well, they do cry. And they can’t get...