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Last Updated on July 29, 2023 by Bianca Sprague Hi, I am Amanda Russell. In my former life, I trained to be a school psychometrist – IQ testing, and tests for learning disabilities were my forte. Then, in 2004, my sister and brother-in-law invited me to attend the birth of my niece, who was the…
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Last Updated on July 21, 2019 by Alana Hi everyone! My name is Brianna. I live in beautiful Nanaimo, BC but am originally from Montreal, QC. I am a mother to a beautiful little girl named Ayla who is 2.5 years old now, she keeps me very busy! We love spending our time outdoors…
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Last Updated on July 21, 2019 by Alana Hi everyone! First I just wanted to say how excited and thankful I am to have received this scholarship and enroll in the Maternal Support Practitioner Program . This has been on my heart and mind recently, so when this opportunity presented itself, it just felt meant…
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Last Updated on July 21, 2019 by Alana I’m Ashley – a mother, wife, and DOULA! I’m living in a rural town in Nova Scotia where I work part-time as the prenatal & postpartum support person at the local Family Resource Centre. I have an adorable, intelligent, hilarious “threenager” (her name is Luna!) and a…
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Last Updated on August 25, 2016 by bebomia It’s that time of year again, the sweaters are coming out and we are pairing scarves and booties with our jeans. Well, ok that is not happening here in Toronto, we are still sweating away in our tank tops and shorts, but we are getting ready for…
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Last Updated on August 8, 2016 by bebomia If you know us, you know that our mission is to support parents in any decision they make, especially when it comes to infant feeding, however, as World Breastfeeding Week has just come to a close we wanted to extend the celebrations and continue the conversation around breastfeeding and…
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Last Updated on September 26, 2023 by Bianca Sprague How my doula training changed my life You never forget moments in life that are “trajectory changers”. They are crucial and specific. They happen when you think life is just trucking along at a normal pace, when suddenly you’re thrown in a total opposite direction, almost…
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Last Updated on August 15, 2023 by Bianca Sprague Ah, sleep. I remember you, you beautiful creature. I truly apologize for treating you so poorly back in my pre-30’s/pre-child days, because now you have become more elusive than a purple unicorn in a tutu handing out chocolate. Can y’all relate? If you can’t, well, I’m…
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Last Updated on June 21, 2019 by Alana Yesterday I noticed these two pictures hanging in my 4 year old’s Jr. Kindergarten classroom. One poster reads ‘Love has no gender’ with ‘safe and positive space’ to the bottom left. The other was actually a 2SLGBTQQIA poster contest for the older kids in the school, the…
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Last Updated on June 16, 2016 by bebomia At some point during my first pregnancy, I read about perineal massage. What I remember reading was something like ‘Get out the olive oil and massage with firm and increasing pressure. Or, try dimming the lights and ask your partner to do it. Who knows where it…
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