by Leanne Palmerston | May 17, 2016 | Blog
Check out Leanne Palmerston, co-owner of Hamilton Family Doulas and a doula with over 10 years of experience as a doula in Hamilton, as she provides her best tips for managing your labour. Leanne teaches the best prenatal classes in the Greater Hamilton Area. Check...
by Leanne Palmerston | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog
It seems like newborns never sleep. Until you have a toddler to chase after. Then it seems like all newborns ever do is sleep! The truth is somewhere in between and that’s not great news for most new mothers. Babies sleep for most of the day in...
by Leanne Palmerston | Jan 1, 2016 | Blog
This year was challenging, wasn’t it? I found it the hardest times I’ve ever had to live through. I was scared and upset a lot of the time. I was so full of anxiety and stress I honestly feared I might have a heart attack. I’m serious. But I made...
by Leanne Palmerston | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog
Ice is often recommended at two key points in birth and the postpartum period: to dull back pain during labour and to help heal women’s sore bottoms after birth. In fact, it’s protocol after birth for women in hospital to strap on a giant frozen pad before...
by Leanne Palmerston | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog
Trust me when I tell you, there is no magical product, parenting style or baby care trick that will make being a new parent easier for you. But I do have some advice that will be better than all of those. 1 – Ignore What Everyone Else Does Did your...
by Leanne Palmerston | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog
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...
