by Leanne Palmerston | Feb 1, 2017 | Articles
I love my sitz bath! The day after I had my first son my vagina felt like it had been stretched over a garbage bin like a too small grocery sack. It was sore and felt like it was somehow a different shape. Oh! Let’s not forget the stitches! *Warning!!!* We will...
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 | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog
Babies don’t sleep when you want them to. Some babies don’t even sleep when they want to. Like teenagers, they want to stay up all night hanging out and socializing. Even when they feel so tired they could cry. Well, they do cry. And they can’t get...
by Leanne Palmerston | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog
You wouldn’t think the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, would be the person to turn to for good postpartum parenting advice. But he is! Along with all the other things he does well, Obama is pretty good at advising expectant parents. I...
by Leanne Palmerston | Aug 26, 2016 | Blog
Are you pregnant or a parent? Ever had someone tell you how you should give birth to or feed your baby? Of course you have! And that sucks. The Globe and Mail recently published a story about birth shaming. It spoke to the problem of natural childbirth activists...
