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10 Tips for Pregnancy from a Doula
There are SO many tips and suggestions for pregnancy that it can be overwhelming at times. A simple google search will result in thousands of articles, blogs, books, and podcasts to review. Our goal here at The Nesting Place is to try and keep things simple so you can...
The Accidental Doula – My Journey into Birthwork
I’m often asked by clients and colleagues “how did you end up working as a doula?” I’ve got a bit of a winding road that led me into this line of work. I thought it might be helpful to share with our community here at The Nesting Place.
Spreading the #DoulaLove this Holiday Season
We have been seeing so much #DoulaLove online the past few months. It’s always heartwarming to see people taking to social media to talk about their experience with a birth or postpartum doula. While doula support has been becoming more popular in recent years, we...
Top 10 Favourite Doula Tools
As doulas we are always looking to add tools to our doula bag. Clients will often learn in different ways, so having a variety of comfort measures and educational tools can help us connect with you. In today’s blog we are looking at the top 10 items your doula will carry.
Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Postpartum Doula
You’ve probably heard the term ‘Postpartum Doula’ before, but you might not know exactly what it means. Here is a definition from postpartum.net: Postpartum doulas provide families information and support on infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from...
Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Birth Doula
When you found out you were pregnant, you likely began to google all things ‘pregnancy’ and speak with friends about this great roller coaster..ahem…adventure. The topic of hiring a doula likely came up a few times. We know that the decision to hire a doula is a BIG...
Epidural Shortage
You may have heard on the news of the possible epidural shortage that’s happening across the globe. What’s really happening is a shortage of epidural tubes (specifically it’s the ink that prints onto the tube that is the shortage).