Guidebooks
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Our holistic recommendations for health and comfort throughout pregnancy.
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Top tips for navigating the prenatal period and preparing for birth.
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Caring for your newborn while healing and nourishing yourself in the postpartum.
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Doula-approved ideas and suggestions for navigating labor and birth.
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A Quick Reference Guide out for labor day! We highly recommend you print this one…
Handouts
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You ask for it, we made it! A list of things for both parents and baby.
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A list of some of our favorite affirmations and quotes for birth.
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A simple breathing/mindfulness exercise to find calm and ease in mind and body.
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Create your own personalized birth visualizations with this worksheet.
Recommended Reading
Whether you love to relax on the sofa while reading or you prefer an audiobook, we have some great ones for you to check out:
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Elevating Chilcare: A Guide To Respectful Parenting
The Baby Book, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
The No-Cry Sleep Solution
The Happiest Baby on the Block
Siblings Without Rivalry
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If you have experienced situations in your life that were traumatizing such as a death of a loved one, sexual abuse or past birth trauma, it can sometimes resurface during your birthing time. It is important to talk about this with your partner and birth support team and do some healing work before birth. Some clients do somatic healing, hypnotherapy, EMDR and others work with trauma specialists. Here are some books we recommend:
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Respectful Parenting
Raising Good Humans
The Peaceful Parenting Podcast
The Longest Shortest Time
Life Kit: Parenting from NPR
Good Inside