by AimeeSing | Sep 4, 2020 | Breastfeeding, Parenting, Postpartum, Research
Settling and Sleep: What’s normal? What is it about settling and sleep that gets people so worked up? After having a baby seemingly the most important piece of information is, “Are they sleeping through the night!?!” This question is really...
by AimeeSing | Sep 1, 2020 | Birth, Doula, Pregnancy, Research
What is a stretch and sweep exactly? What exactly is a stretch and sweep? Why do women get offered a stretch and sweep in late pregnancy? A stretch and sweep is essentially an intervention to help kick start/induce labour. Yes, I know, care providers sometimes say...
by AimeeSing | Nov 13, 2019 | Birth, Breastfeeding, Doula, Parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Research
A Vaginal Birth After Caesarean due to prior Placental Abruption: Birthing Hamish Hamish’s Vaginal Birth After Caesarean homebirth story starts with his sisters birth, you can read about it here. After planning a home birth we miscarried our first baby, but fell...
by AimeeSing | Oct 19, 2018 | Birth, Doula, Research
Happy Home birth Awareness Week! This week is international home birth awareness week (#HBAW2018) so we’re going to talk about, “Why Home birth?” Home birth is not for everyone! However, just as it’s not OK to force someone to birth at home,...
by AimeeSing | Aug 17, 2018 | Birth, Breastfeeding, Doula, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Research
Why hire a doula? And what are they, anyway? Why hire a doula? Did your friend or family member suggest you ought to hire one? What even is a doula? A doula is a non-medical person who provides informational, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and cultural...
