by Leanne Palmerston | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog
Have you ever looked down at your pregnant belly and wondered, “what does my baby look like right now?” Get ready for a look inside the uterus and see what a growing baby really looks like. I love YouTube. You can find videos of all kinds of amazing...
by Leanne Palmerston | Aug 26, 2016 | Blog
Are you pregnant or a parent? Ever had someone tell you how you should give birth to or feed your baby? Of course you have! And that sucks. The Globe and Mail recently published a story about birth shaming. It spoke to the problem of natural childbirth activists...
by Leanne Palmerston | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog
Ever have one of those moments when you want something sweet and decadent but you don’t want to tackle an entire cake? This snack is the perfect solution. Cheesecake Snack Bites! Take some Graham Crackers, smear on a little cream cheese – or a lot –...
by Leanne Palmerston | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Leanne Palmerston | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
This International Breastfeeding Week we want to shout love and encouragement to those of you who breastfeed and the many ways you do it. Way to go on chestfeeding! Way to go on extended nursing! Way to go on nursing on demand! Way to go on exclusively pumping and...
by Leanne Palmerston | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
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...
