by Leanne Palmerston | Dec 11, 2017 | Blog
Long before their babies are born, women everywhere begin to cultivate thoughts and ideas about what motherhood means. Powerful social images and cultural norms help shape our beliefs about what our lives will look like, post birth. Maybe we picture ourselves scrubbed...
by Leanne Palmerston | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog
Every pregnancy guide tells you to write a birth plan. There are templates everywhere. But I’m here to tell you: Birth Plans are bunk. Sort of. The idea behind birth plans is a good one. The birth plan is intended to communicate one’s wishes for birth to...
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.Β Birth will make it all better, right?Β Wrong!Β You...
by Leanne Palmerston | Sep 19, 2017 | Blog
Having a baby brings out the maternal in everyone. Β Everybody wants to help and offer advice because new parenting is hard. Be careful what advice you take, though. A lot has changed over the years. Β Parenting isn’t the same as when you were born. Rules and...
by Leanne Palmerston | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog
It sucks to be at the end of pregnancy. You wait and wait, not knowing if your baby will show up in a few days or in a week. Your doctor or midwife will want to suggest induction if your due date has come and gone. There is so much pressure and so much anxiety in the...
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. Β One article says to get a Postpartum Doula but another recommends a Night Nanny. Which one should you choose? Is one better...
