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By Carrie Palmer, Twin Cities mother of twins. It’s 7:15 AM, and I am already running late. My sons are awake asking for “Mommy! Daddy!” My husband, who does the morning routine, is still asleep. He has been out late the two nights prior with…
By Doula Jen Families use a postpartum doula at different degrees of consistency, for varying lengths of time–three day shifts per week for one month, one overnight per week for the better part of a year, round the clock care indefinitely, 2-3 shifts in the…
By Doula Jen As a doula, I am so in favor of a day to celebrate motherhood! Hallmark holiday or not, we deserve it! As for my idea of a perfect Mother’s Day, it’s nothing fancy…just a little bit of wonderful and holding myself to…
By Jen Wittes When Midwife Kate spoke with me about caregiver burnout, she shared some thoughts about the notion of “self-care.” As midwives and doulas and doctors and friends, we tell the new mama to take care of herself–to put on that oxygen mask before tending the…
By Kate Andrew and Jen Wittes Yesterday, we talked about caregiver burnout. Today we take a fun look at how it seriously affects some of the hardest working caregivers around…midwives! Our friend Kate is well into her midwife apprenticeship at Helping Hands Birth Services, after…
By Doula Tory My babies are all grown up. Now, my brood is made up of teenagers and young adults. They travel and work and fall in love. They spend most of their hours without me. I’m lucky enough to have the chance to love…
By Doula Patti Location: Apartment Building near Lake Calhoun Time: 10:40 — I’ll be nice and early! Feeling: Ready and confident. I pull up to the garage door behind another car and enter. I don’t see any card swiping device, so I figure it’s an…
By Doula Jen We love grandmas—really, we do. Nothing compares to just how much they love that baby. But… Grandmas—well-meaning and wonderful as they may be—are often too invested, too opinionated, too much a guest! As doulas, we count on Grandma. Her lasagna, her gifts…
By Doula Jen I’ve been a mother for almost ten years now, and I still thrill at answering to the name “Mommy.” Whether whined or whispered or sung off key in earnest tribute…I love it. It is an iconic, all-important word. How cool that it…
