When you come home from the hospital after having a baby, you can feel a lot of things. Feeling uncertain about parenting, worrying about milk supply, and experiencing emotional ups and downs due to hormones can be exhausting. Now enter …
Covid Hospital Visitor Policy – Portland metro area
These are current as of 2/24/2022 but things always change, so always contact your hospital or provider for the most current policies. Even though many things in our world have gone back to “normal” as we move through years of …
Virtual Doula
What is a virtual doula and how can they support me? Doulas provide informational, emotional and physical support to a birthing person and their partner. Currently, hospitals are allowing only one support person to attend births. So what does that …
Meet Portland Midwife, Alina Palmer
Tell us a little about yourself. What did you learn about birth growing up? As a kid I didn’t learn too much about midwifery. I never guessed I’d be a Portland midwife. When I was 9 years old, thought, I remember …
Will Postpartum Depression Happen To Me?
No one wants to hear the words “postpartum depression.” But it does exist, it is real and the more we talk about it, the better things go for everyone. “The Baby Blues” is the normal period of sadness that impacts …
A Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Guide for Vancouver, WA Families
There is nothing like the tradition of an outing to a Pumpkin Patch and finding the perfect Halloween costume for your adorable little ones! This time of year allows kids AND parents to be playful, imaginative, and active outside. What …
Changes to Baby Nest Birth Doula Services in Response to COVID-19
Hello to all our Baby Nest families, Whether you are pregnant or have little ones at home, we know that the health state our world has impacted your daily life and plans. Our hearts are with you as you juggle …
4 Benefits of Water During Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
Water is the source of life. The benefits of being in the water have been recognized for centuries in many world cultures. Recently in the United States there has been increased awareness of the healing benefits of water. These benefits …
5 Ways a Postpartum Doula Can Improve Your Health
Did you know that hiring a postpartum doula could actually be good for your health? Doulas aren’t just there to attend to baby—they make sure that you’re getting the care the mom and dad need too. Along with education, simple self …
52 Ways a Postpartum Doula Brings Sanity and Support
Having a baby is the most life altering experience! Families find themselves having so many emotions and needs and the support of this transition is so poorly recognized. Enter the Postpartum Doula! So what exactly is it then that we do? …
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