"best" | CAPPA

Who is Our Target Audience? Breastfeeding as a Universal Topic

January 23, 2017 (EST) / 6 minutes of reading / Educating, Lactation / 2 Comments

Recently, I was invited to present the Certified Lactation Educator Training at a state-of-the-art educational facility that was equipped with all the “bells and whistles.” The equipment was intimidating and resembled something I had seen recently while watching a futuristic, sci-fi movie. The retracting screen was the only equipment I was vaguely familiar with. Fortunately, […]

Who is Our Target Audience? Breastfeeding as a Universal Topic Continue reading »

It’s Not Everyone’s Dream Birth: Understanding the Emotions of a Fast Labor

January 23, 2017 (EST) / 11 minutes of reading / Labor Doula, Postpartum / 4 Comments

I will never forget the off-hand comment that changed the course of my life forever. I was sitting in the living room of our first home, holding my fresh, newborn daughter, Willow Grace, just 5 days old. Our labor doula had come to our home for a postpartum visit. We happily discussed how breastfeeding was

It’s Not Everyone’s Dream Birth: Understanding the Emotions of a Fast Labor Continue reading »

Breastmilk is Breastmilk!

July 27, 2016 (EDT) / 5 minutes of reading / Lactation / 1 Comment

How often have you heard the words “foremilk” and “hind milk”? What thoughts or phrases come to mind almost immediately when these words are discussed? Fat milk or high calorie milk Watery milk Lactose intolerance Green stools Milk imbalance Keep baby on one breast until he comes off on his own Feed baby only on

Breastmilk is Breastmilk! Continue reading »

Doula-ing the Doula

March 28, 2016 (EDT) / 4 minutes of reading / Labor Doula, Self-Care, World Doula Week / 1 Comment

As a doula, childbirth educator, and doula trainer, as well as a mother who started in this business when my children were very young, I know all too well the need to make sure that I take care of myself. So what does that mean exactly? How do we, in one of the most

Doula-ing the Doula Continue reading »

A Doula Looks Forward to 2016

January 8, 2016 (EST) / 4 minutes of reading / CAPPA / 2 Comments

As 2015 comes to a close and I begin to look forward to the new year, I always contemplate what has worked well for me this year and what I would like to do differently next year. I don’t make resolutions. I do, however, like to create intentions, usually in the form of a word

A Doula Looks Forward to 2016 Continue reading »

Life Lessons for Doulas: Inspired by Forrest Gump

October 29, 2015 (EDT) / 6 minutes of reading / Labor Doula, Postpartum / 2 Comments

It was 21 years ago that I first saw the movie Forrest Gump. I remember having a wide array of emotions while watching that movie for the first time and walking out of the theater feeling inspired. I find that each time I watch the movie I take away more and more life lessons.

Life Lessons for Doulas: Inspired by Forrest Gump Continue reading »

The Use of Essential Oils and the CAPPA Professional’s Scope of Practice

August 26, 2015 (EDT) / 6 minutes of reading / Essential Oils

Essential oils: the original medicine. They’ve been around for thousands of years, and recently, they have gained in popularity. It seems like everyone is using them – or at the very least hearing about them. In my own family, we’ve started using essential oils on a daily basis for a wide variety of ailments and have

The Use of Essential Oils and the CAPPA Professional’s Scope of Practice Continue reading »

Celebrating CAPPA Conference 2015!

July 29, 2015 (EDT) / 3 minutes of reading / Conference / 1 Comment

15 years ago, when I first started in this work, I went to a conference from another organization about childbirth education. There was such a vast knowledge base there that was so far beyond what I knew as a newbie. I was enthralled all weekend. I thought, as time went on, that the high I

Celebrating CAPPA Conference 2015! Continue reading »

Postpartum Doulas Teach Tummy Time

July 1, 2015 (EDT) / 5 minutes of reading / Postpartum / 1 Comment

There are many aspects to the job description of the postpartum doula. One of the greatest of these is the confidence and education we can give to a family. As you step through the door for the first time post birth, your job is to listen and observe. How are the parents coping with their

Postpartum Doulas Teach Tummy Time Continue reading »

I’m A Doula. What’s Your Superpower?

June 25, 2015 (EDT) / 6 minutes of reading / Labor Doula / 4 Comments

As a doula, I use many skills. Each birth requires a unique ability to choose the combination of those skills that best fits this woman at this birth. One of the skills that maybe isn’t so obvious is my “eye for birth.” Using my eye for birth is a skill that has sharpened

I’m A Doula. What’s Your Superpower? Continue reading »

Search Results for: best