Recently, the local news has picked up a story about one of the Fraser Health Hospitals, that will be diverting labour patients to other hospitals while they are experiencing what they described as a "temporary gap in pediatrician coverage," and that diversion is part of the FH operating procedure whenever there is a gap in coverage. Truthfully,
4 Reasons To Hire A Doula For Baby #2
“Are doulas just for first time moms?” is a question I sometimes hear, and answer with a resounding, "NO, not at all!" You may be surprised to note that many of the expecting parents that contact me about birth doula services are having their second (or third or fourth) babies. So why are they hiring a doula, when they’ve been through labour
You’re Doing It Right!
After a recent birth, dad ran to grab some food and I was keeping my client company as she awaited his return, chit-chatting as she fed her new baby. She was telling me how she had only recently stopped nursing her toddler, and that it had been a strange sensation the past few months of the pregnancy to have slightly flatter, less full feeling