Preparing for birth is one of the most exciting and emotional times in your pregnancy. This is the moment you've been waiting nine months for, finally meeting the newest member of your family. There's a lot of planning that goes into the home stretch, and there are also more options than people think when it comes to birthing support and alternative birthing methods.
According to the CDC, in ...
Changing the Military Birth Community
Get a group of Military spouses together and you will quickly find a common theme among many of them. No, it’s not the constant moves, job changes, or even marrying young. It will be that many of them gave birth to a child alone, while their spouse was deployed half a world away.
Those service members meeting their new babies for the first time at airports, parade fields, or welcome home ...
Your Nesting Doula
You have probably heard all of these terms thrown around. Antepartum doula, postpartum doula, labor doula. But really what does all of that mean? Ante- means before baby. Postpartum means after baby. Labor means when the baby is coming.
It seems pretty straightforward as to why you might desire a doula during your labor and birth – so that you have that person with you the entire time you ...
What is a Military Doula Anyway?
It’s no secret – We love the military here at Stars & Stripes Doulas. Why do we love the military so much? Because we are all military spouses and veterans ourselves.
Since we are all military spouses, that makes us Military Doulas. But what does that mean to our clients and our community? Military doulas understand the unique needs of other military families because we live that ...
Your New Best Friend, Your Doula
Military life is hard. We move A LOT. Just when you've settled into a home, created your tribe, and gotten into a nice routine, it's time to move again. This time your family is growing too!
Finding a support system for pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period at a new duty station is not for the faint of heart. "Who will watch the kids if I go into labor in the middle of the night?" ...
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