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Why you need to unlearn during pregnancy

Why you need to unlearn during pregnancy

Unlearning. I’ve been fixated on the word since I first heard it, but it’s been hanging out in my mind heavily for the past few days. 
We must unlearn the negativity about birth
We must unlearn the conditioning telling us that our bodies are not worthy of love
We must unlearn to doubt our instincts
We must unlearn that breastfeeding is impossible
We must unlearn that worry is what makes good parents. 

It is our mission here at Rising Tide Women to help anyone who wants to unlearn about pregnancy, birth, lactation, and postpartum life. Families today are saturated with information and stories, and are left floundering trying to make sense of it all. 
Our role is to help families peel back the layers and get a solid understanding of realistic expectations.

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A birth doula's favorite things

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A birth doula's favorite things

Birth is powerFULL.  We all know that.  It has the strength to make us quiver and shake just by thinking of it, it has the energy to bring us to our knees, it has the intensity that provokes self-doubt, and it has the sneaky magic of reminding us just how strong we really are.  Birth.  We won't let you scare us.  Bring it.

As your resident Rising Tide Women's Whole Life Wellness certified labor doula, witnessing birth is what I get to do.  It's actually my job.  Some may think I'm nuts, but that may stem from the negativity and bad rap that birth gets.  Let's face it, many pregnant people (not all!) dread labor and birth, no matter how prepared they may feel.  And you know what?  That's totally cool with us.  We understand!

5 steps to prepare for your best birth experience

5 steps to prepare for your best birth experience

If you are (or if you know) a pregnant person, this is for you.  This is how to set yourself up for the best birth experience possible.  And when I say that, I don't mean that you will get exactly the outcome you are hoping for; anyone who says they can guarantee that is selling you something.  But it means that you will be well-prepared to have a birth where you are heard, where you are empowered, where you are a key part of the decision-making process.  Where you can feel like you made the best choices you could, given any circumstances.  Where you are supported and held.  Because that's what we want for every birth-giver in the world: to be seen and heard, to be respected and treated as a human being with dignity and wishes, to understand the things that are happening to them.  We all deserve that.

So are you ready?  Here goes:

Rockstar Treatment

Rockstar Treatment

I don't even know where I want to begin with this one, so I'm going to just aim and get on with my feelings.  

Being in the birth world means I hear lots of reproduction stories, from families who have hired me to provide them with skilled doula support, to friends and family wanting to share, to the woman in the grocery market in Plymouth who noticed my "doula" tee shirt and stops to talk in the orange juice section, sharing deep emotions rooted in a traumatic or jubilant experience. I'm there for it all. I'm all ears. I'm present no matter her story, choices, or outcome. 

#Affirmationfriday is upon us again, and.... this week is a lot. Please take care of yourself in all the ways that you can, okay? Take a few more minutes of sleep if you can, eat some nourishing food, do some things that your future self will thank y
#AffirmationFriday So often as parents, particularly if we were raised as girls in this world, we spend our days feeling like whatever we do isn't enough. But here's the thing: not is what you do enough, YOU are enough. And not only that, you are mor
One of the things I consistently hear from parents in the first year #postpartum is "I wish someone had told me!" Sometimes it's that your shoes might never fit again, sometimes it's that when your #menses returns, it's never the same. What
Hey. You got this. It's #affirmationfriday, and we just want you to know that you are a warrior and you can do this. Repeat to yourself as necessary. And give us a shout if you need a little extra support; we are here for you. #communitysupportedpa

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