In the birth world we talk a lot with expectant and new parents about the benefits of holding babies skin-to-skin. When I was pregnant I didn’t fully grasp, for whatever reason, that it didn’t just mean holding your baby lots, but actually meant what it says – rip off that clothing that stands in between you and your baby and go literally skin-to-skin!
Read moreCan you catch your baby? Yes you can! (My 2nd birth story, told before the 1st)
Yesterday, our daughter celebrated her 8th birthday, so I thought it would be a good time to get back to blogging and share her birth story. (Spoiler alert: This is a POSITIVE birth story.)
Read moreWhy I’m Here
Today I’d like to share a little bit about how I got here, how I became motivated to support women and their families through pregnancy, labor, birth. It’s the way likely the majority of childbirth educators and doulas come about it: through the experiences of having my own babies.
Read moreWelcome to the Birth Matters NYC blog!
Welcome! Thanks for visiting the Birth Matters NYC blog. Herein, I plan to post on the topic of labor, childbirth, newborn care, breastfeeding, and quite possibly other early parenting topics. I do hope to include (as much as possible) local information on these topics for the benefit of my clients as well as any pregnant women/couples & new parents in New York City.
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