Mother's Touch Doula and Family Care

12/10/2024

We have an exciting evening planned next week to learn more about breastfeeding. Please feel free to register and share!

26/11/2023

This is ínane! I'm not going to make love to you just so you'll go into labor..

22/11/2023

Register Today!

Dr. Joelle is back with more Tummy Time classes! On December 4 or January 30, learn about the benefits of Tummy Time and how you can do Tummy Time with your little one to benefit their development!

Call 403-347-3261 to register today!

17/11/2023

These guys are so good! Please consider booking an appointment.

Although you may start to feel like you are ready to exercise remember that your body needs 6-8 weeks to complete the initial healing. We can provide advice on healing well. Core and pelvic floor rehabilitation, specific abdominal exercises and recommendations on appropriate return to exercise and impact activities. Give us a call to book a postpartum assessment.

03/11/2023

A filled water bottle is an act of true love.

Mother Nourish Nurture 💓

03/11/2023

We want you to have a positive birth experience and fourth trimester. If you are pregnant with your first or even your sixth👶we can help you prepare your body as well as offer education for labor and delivery strategies and what what to expect for the first several weeks postpartum. Give us a call if you have questions or would like to book.

19/11/2022

Physical activity is important during pregnancy. See this guide for the types of exercises that may be best.

19/11/2022

We need to start looking at this.

Hooray!!! The WHO now recommends skin to skin after birth for all premature and low birth weight babies.

And let’s not leave out all the term babies too!!!

The Nurture Revolution has big implications in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or NICU. We have a big task to add nurture to the NICU and there is excellent research that shows it’s safe, healthier and possible.

Dr Nils Bergman has done important work to advocate for zero separation between parents and baby at birth and this includes the NICU. Babies in the NICU can safely be skin to skin at all times with their parents and with other caregivers.

When babies in the NICU are skin to skin all of their outcomes are better. Above all the sensory signals they receive from caregivers gives their brain safety signals. All of their physiological systems are better regulated including healthy sleep architecture that’s necessary for neurodevelopment, stress, breathing, heart beat, temperature regulation, feeding and weight gain.

When parents in the NICU hold their baby skin to skin their brain changes, their parenting is enhanced, their mental health benefits and their outcomes are better.

WE NEED HOSPITALS TO CHANGE TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. Hopefully the new WHO recommendations will have an impact!

There are NICUs that help parents have zero separation from their babies and facilitate skin to skin. There are NICUs where parents have their own room to stay with their baby. Where there is medical attention for mothers / birthing parents who have postpartum health concerns. We need all NICUs to be this way.

A powerful way to create change is to demand nurture in the NICU from our healthcare systems. They already have the evidence and direction they need to make the changes.

Here is a free resource to nurture in the NICU! It applies to term babies too. If you’re pregnant or know a pregnant family please check it out and print it for the hospital.

https://www.nurture-neuroscience.com/freebie

09/11/2022

Yes, this!

It’s okay to love work more than motherhood. Period.

I love my work. I love writing. I love speaking. I love being a therapist. I love being on the road making magic with other powerhouse women. 🥰I love the challenge. I love the respect I get and the competence I feel. I even love all the heartbreak and self-doubt. You know what I don’t love as much? Motherhood. Blasphemous. I know.

All I can ever remember knowing to be true as a little girl was that I wanted to be a mom. My expectation was that I’d love it as much as I thought I was supposed to. Turns out, without question, I love my children more than anything on this planet (including, if I had to choose, my personal husband). I think it’s vital that we have women (and those who identify as women) at the table. We need an emotional language. 🙏We need voices who are better versed in empathy to lead, to mentor, and to transform archaic cultures – so we better start talking about how women can actually be allowed to love their work and motherhood. In that order.

I’ll continue this thought on the blog...for any parties interested, head over now!💕

https://www.drjodycarrington.com/its-okay-to-love-work-more-than-motherhood-period/

09/11/2022

I'm hoping to be there. This is going to be great!

Are you expecting or know someone who is? This is for you!
From Womb to World: Healing and wholeness for the 4th trimester. November 15 at 6:30pm
Join Cara, Nicole, and Karrie for this workshop to help equip you with what you need to know as you head into your 4th trimester. We will be talking about all things breastfeeding, mental health and pelvic health. Head to our website for more info and to register.

24/10/2022

Here are some bucks to be given away for the show!

24/10/2022

Red deer doula association will be at Rock Your Bump this coming Saturday. Bring the whole family!

24/10/2022

I am of the generation that believed discipline was necessary. I no longer believe this. This article lays out my new philosophy very well. It doesn't mean you don't have boundaries. It's more a matter of how you understand and react to the behavior.

Research shows that punishing and shaming kids for negative behavior creates doesn't work. Here's what to do instead. Category : Parenting, Child, Child Learn & Play, Toddler, Toddler Learn & Play

21/10/2022

Why do we beat ourselves up about this? I no longer ever ask 'does your baby sleep through the night'? This is not helpful as it makes mamas believe that is what a 'good' baby does.

If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why is prolactin, the hormone responsible for milk production, highest at night? If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why does our milk have a higher fat content at night? If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why does our milk contain hormones and other properties that are specific or increased at nighttime that are necessary for a baby's function and development? If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why does breastmilk at night contain tryptophan, an amino acid that helps babies make melatonin which helps babies develop their circadian rhythm which gives babies the ability to distinguish day from night (which babies are born without)?

Think about that. Your nighttime milk helps your baby recognize the difference between day and night which could help your baby sleep better and more “scheduled.” Isn’t that the reason they tell mothers to stop feeding their babies at night, so they can sleep better and more “scheduled?”

I think the question we should be asking is… if our milk is so obviously designed this way, then why are mothers constantly being told to stop feeding their babies at night?

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20/10/2022

Hope to see you there! A great tradeshow for new parents/about to become parents!

Red Deer Doula Association is a Non-Profit organization made up of independently run doula businesses, providing individuals and families in the community with information about doulas and their services, as well as connecting pregnant people with local and online resources.