by MegantheDoula | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Have you heard of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying-Up” by Marie Kondo? If you haven’t then you’ve either been living under a rock, or you’ve somehow avoided acquiring any junk and are easily able to let go of things once they no longer...
by MegantheDoula | Nov 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Everything was going perfectly at a birth I attended recently. The nursing staff was amazing, the doctors and residents were communicating wonderfully with my client and her partner to put them at ease and make them feel respected and heard, and the labour was...
by MegantheDoula | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Confidence. According to most doulas, including me, this is the secret key to being an amazing parent. During pregnancy, while giving birth, and especially in those first few weeks after your baby is born you MUST be confident, right? Um, what if you feel anything...
by MegantheDoula | Nov 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
“You’re going to cloth diaper? Isn’t that going to be so time consuming? Don’t you have to soak poopy diapers in water and have your whole house smell like urine? Doesn’t it use up so much water and you’ll spend all your days...
by MegantheDoula | Nov 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Once you make the terrifying drive home from the hospital with your new baby, ( “I can’t believe they’re letting us take this baby with us, we have no clue what we’re doing!!”) you’ll start the process of settling into your life as...
by MegantheDoula | Oct 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
For someone who practically refuses to cross the “mountain” (Mont Royal for any non locals…) for any reason, including, but not limited to: brunch with friends, a shop that sells something I desperately want, or a show I’ve wanted to see, I...
