How to Make the Most of Your Doula Before the Birth

  How to Make the Most of Your Doula – Before the Birth If you’re like most people, you probably hired your doula with laser focus on one thing: helping you have the kind of birth experience you desire. We’ll certainly be ready for you on your big day and use all of our skills to make it a good …

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Thoughts From a Midwife: Why I Want My Clients to Hire Doulas

Annapolis Area Doulas proudly collaborates with outstanding birth care providers in our area. We forge strong relationships with them so that you, the parents, can enjoy the best possible experience with your support team. Keep reading to learn what one of our awesome local midwives thinks about hiring both a midwife and a doula. “Congratulations on your pregnancy! It’s such …

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Pregnancy Potty Mouth

Society portrays pregnancy as a magical experience. Sharing your body while creating the beauty of life. However, the truth is our little miracles can wreak some serious havoc on our systems, and, sharing is not always fun. The truth is: toilet training begins during pregnancy. That’s right! Long before you are weaning your little one out of diapers you might …

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I Think I’m Gonna Be Sick! : What’s The Deal With Nausea During Pregnancy?

By: Heather Delaney, co-owner, birth & postpartum doula and childbirth educator The joy and excitement of that positive pregnancy test and the eagerness to feel those first symptoms are things that most expectant mothers experience in early pregnancy.  One of the most common but often crippling signs of an early pregnancy is nausea, either lingering or accompanied by vomiting, or …

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