by MegantheDoula | Oct 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bedtime: the WORST, and then BEST time of day. A few weeks after we brought our newborn baby boy home from the birthing center my husband and I started establishing a bedtime routine. I had heard from other parents, and read in ALL the baby books, that a bedtime...
by MegantheDoula | Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
It was only a few weeks ago that I got to the last couple of episodes of one of my favorite Netflix shows, Nashville. I honestly can’t get enough of that show- the drama, the music, I just looove it. My musician husband can’t stand it, but I KNOW there are...
by MegantheDoula | Oct 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Did you know that the average length of pregnancy for first-time moms is somewhere between 39 weeks 5 days and 41 weeks and 1 day? Did you know that those 8 days can actually feel like an eternity when everyone you know is asking if you’ve given birth yet? When...
by MegantheDoula | Oct 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
GIVEAWAY CLOSED – CONGRATULATIONS TO KIRSTEN!! If I could give one piece of parenting advice to all new parents it would be: get a babycarrier. (My second piece of advice would be to invest in a wine delivery service…do those exist? They should!) Having...
by MegantheDoula | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
…unless you ask me to, in which case, I will snuggle and cuddle your baby as much as you want me to. I never ask my clients if I can hold their baby. I fact, I rarely ever touch my client’s baby if I can help it. Sounds sort of like the opposite of what...
by MegantheDoula | Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
I woke up one morning, not long after having my first child, and realized that since giving birth I hadn’t done anything just for me. It felt like the person I used to be was so far away I could only see a blurred outline of her. I missed my alone time, I missed...
