Posts by Orlando Doulas LLC
Orlando Doulas Keeping You Updated
American Academy of Pediatrics Updated Guidelines Orlando Doulas knows that keeping updated with information is essential. Knowledge is power. Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidelines for safe infant sleep and breastfeeding/chestfeeding. Part 1 of our blog informed you of the changes in breastfeeding/chestfeeding and the relevant differences. This week in part…
Read MoreOrlando Doulas Keeping You Updated
This week the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidelines for safe infant sleep (6/21/22) and breastfeeding/chestfeeding (6/27/22).
Read MoreOrlando Doulas: Keeping You Informed
At Orlando Doulas, we believe knowledge is power. The more you know about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the newborn phase of life, the better prepared you can be. June is Cytomegalovirus (CMV) awareness month. Here is the information you need about this virus to protect yourself and your unborn baby.
Read MorePostpartum Doulas: Helping You Find A New Normal
Bringing home a new baby is life changing! It takes time to transition and settle into a new routine. Postpartum Doulas can help you through this life changing journey. Orlando Doulas LLC can help you as you find your new normal.
Read MoreBeyond Your Comfort Zone
I did something today that was so beyond my comfort zone. It wasn’t sky diving or rock climbing or cliff jumping kind of stuff… it was a simple Reel on Instagram. But for me that goes so outside my comfort zone. And I got real! ~Pun Intended ;-)~ We’re talking messy hair, no make-up, no…
Read MoreMy First Home Birth
How I knew I found my life’s work Six and a half years later and I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was a brand newly trained doula excited to get started with this work, but no idea what that looked like. I was sitting at my computer devouring all the information I…
Read MoreTell Your Own Story: Take it Queasy
(A Pregnancy Story) Part 2 In Part 1 of Tell Your Own Story, Brittany and Trey found out very early on that they were expecting their Rainbow Baby. They were excited and nervous having experienced this a few months prior and had lost the baby before week 10. They were getting ready to see their practitioner for…
Read MoreHi, I’m a Doula… A Do What?
What is a doula? This is a question I get asked often. While doulas have been around seemingly forever, (once birth servants/slaves, doulas date back to the ancient greeks) it has only been in the last 20 or 30 years that the doula business has grown in the US. One reason for the surge in…
Read MoreTell Your Own Story: Rainbows and Unicorns (A Pregnancy Story)
We know that the journey from pregnancy to parenthood is a very personal and unique experience. That’s why the labor and postpartum professionals we contract, provide unbiased support based on your specific wants and needs. We never push an agenda or make judgements about the path you take. And we never compromise your privacy and…
Read MoreThe Grammy of The Year Goes To
No, not that Grammy… …This Grammy I had just become a doula when my first grandchild was born. I was abreast on all of the latest information and guidelines from WHO, AAP, CDC. I was trained in infant sleep and breastfeeding and I was anxious to share EVERYTHING I had newly learned with my daughter-in-law. (Thank goodness…
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