by Leanne Palmerston | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog
Tomorrow is the anniversary of my first son’s birth. But today is the anniversary of all those labour pains that lead to his being born. It was 14 years ago and I was in the cubicle farm that was my workspace. I was laughing with a colleague about the...
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 | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog
We all know how you feed a baby, right? Whether breastfed or bottle fed babies the pattern is the same: Feed a baby. Burp a baby. Feed a baby some more. There are lots of different ways to burp a baby, too: over the shoulder, sitting upright, laying in a...
by Leanne Palmerston | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
You cannot imagine the shame you feel when you are a doula and your baby is admitted to hospital for failure to thrive due to inadequate food intake. I teach women to breastfeed for a living! But, I was a breastfeeding failure. I failed myself and it put my son...
by Leanne Palmerston | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
If you haven’t heard of April the pregnant giraffe you might have been on the moon. And if you have been home and have heard about her you probably watched some footage of the animal pacing her stall hoping to catch a glimpse of a giraffe giving birth. Live...
by Leanne Palmerston | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
IKEA furniture is designed to ruin friendships, wreck marriages, give you blisters and make you cry. If I’d had an IKEA doula, though, my gently used, slightly beaten up Expedit shelf would be standing right now. When my amazing neighbour Erin was moving and...
