Posts Tagged ‘doula’
Military Mothering of Multiples
How one Canadian corporal is advocating for more postpartum support on base. It’s Multiple Birth Awareness Day AND The International Day for Women’s Health here in Canada. One of the core values at Bebo Mia is teaching excellence, and we strive everyday to help create a platform for people advocating for pre and postpartum mental and…
Read MoreThe Doula Diet: 5 Nutrition Go-To’s for the 24-hour Doula
What does your doula diet look like? Roll over, check your phone, attempt to rest – REPEAT. Being involved in the support and assistance of bringing an infant into this world is kind of BIG deal. Offering to be a client’s advocate, coach, support and encouragement is all-encompassing and all-demanding yet inspiring and exhilarating. Doulas…
Read More5 Self Care tips for Doula
Self care is often a fleeting experience, as there is an unspoken pressure in our society for us to continually do more, to push more, to hustle more. We unknowingly estimate our worth with how busy we are and how much we can produce. We are celebrated and honoured by how much we have…
Read MoreUnplanned pregnancy after infertility Part 2!
I’m back and writing again. It’s officially been 4 months since the birth of Margo and I’m feeling ready to share more of my story. I’ve had so much to say! In case you missed Part 1 you can get caught up right here but in short, it was a wild ride and years of…
Read MoreMSP Fall 2017 Scholarship Winner: Tarina Jackson
For the Fall 2017 Maternal Support Practitioner Program at bebo mia inc we had a record number of scholarship applications submitted! Choosing our winners was incredibly difficult and in the end, we ended up selecting 6 winners. Two of the scholarships were sponsored by amazing female-owned businesses, Hip Mommies & SleepBelt. The other four were…
Read MoreSurprise Pregnancy After Infertility
I gave birth to my first daughter after my several years of infertility. And then 6 years later I had an surprise pregnancy after infertility. I’m going to issue a Trigger Warning before even getting into this story because I know if I had to read a post like this 7 years ago, I would…
Read MoreA Doula’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth After Infertility
The struggle with infertility can be one of the most challenging (sad, disappointing, traumatic…you name it!) experiences of someone’s life. In fact, research shows that women experiencing infertility have emotional stress levels similar to cancer patients. What doulas, and any person working in the maternal health field need to know is that the thoughts/feelings…
Read MoreAdventures of a NEW Doula
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 as if you’re in a car crash, and spun…
Read MoreThe doula business struggles (there is a happy ending)
Doula business struggles may encounter: My launch into the doula business world was less than stellar, I have to admit. It was clumsy, riddled with mistakes, and lonely. Why? I’ve got two reasons: Lack of training Lack of support And I minored in business, I could only imagine how other doulas felt! Don’t worry though,…
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