The Fallacy of the Birth Plan

The Fallacy of the Birth Plan

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...
Where Is The IKEA Doula?

Where Is The IKEA Doula?

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...