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...
by Leanne Palmerston | Dec 15, 2016 | Blog
Postpartum Doula support might be my favourite thing about my job. Working with families to help with baby after birth is deeply satisfying. It makes a big difference in their lives. What does a Postpartum Doula do? A Postpartum & Infant Care Doula is someone who...
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...
