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...
by Leanne Palmerston | Jul 9, 2016 | Blog
The future of birth in Hamilton is going to look very different. Hamilton Health Sciences has announced that it will be leaving the McMaster University Medical Centre site and building a new facility in downtown Hamilton. What does that mean for birthing families? It...
by Leanne Palmerston | Jun 15, 2016 | Blog
The stark reality is that sometimes birth isn’t easy. Sometimes our bodies don’t work the way they are supposed to. And sometimes we just don’t want to give birth without the help of modern medicine. And that’s OK. We’re doulas. We...
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...
by Leanne Palmerston | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog
When can I start exercising again? How long do you think I have to keep the baby in the house and away from people? How soon can we start having sex again? How young is too young if we wanted to go away? When can I start pumping breastmilk? How soon will the baby...
