Orange County Doula Diary

More Idiocy and Fear of Boobs

2012-02-24T21:45:00.000-08:00

When will everyone stop being afraid of boobs?

A nursing mom in Georgia was asked to nurse her baby in the bathroom - and threatened with arrest - after daring to feed her baby in church. The pastor went on to compare mom with a stripper. Now, we all have nipples, and at least half of us have breasts. Why then have they become such a source of fear and religious intolerance? I am going to go out on a limb and guess that Jesus was breastfed. Yes! Mary had breasts! That is what breasts are for - they are to feed infants. Any other message you try to ascribe to a mother's breasts says more about you then it does the mother just trying to feed her child. Please read the article about mom, Nirvana Jennette, and visit her Facebook page to show your support.

Nirvana Jennette, Mom Forced Out Of Church For Breastfeeding, Aims To Change Georgia Law

The French Way of Postpartum Recovery

2012-02-24T21:19:00.001-08:00

If you love to read all the major internet news sites the way I do, then you may have crossed a few articles on the French practice of providing postpartum physical therapy. The reason this has caught our attention is because the therapy is to help mom's pelvic floor "bounce back" from birth and pregnancy. As much as we scoff, imagine the lower surgery rates older women must have from taking care of their pelvic floor health during their childbearing years.If you would like to read one woman's experience with this practice - please read
The French Government Wants To Tone My Vagina
at Slate.com

OC Family Magazine Interview

2011-11-08T17:51:00.000-08:00

I was recently interviewed as part of an article on the benefits of swaddling. Follow the link to read the article!
http://digital.ocfamily.com/publication/?i=87289&p=30

San Diego Reader | Labor of Love: Life of a Doula

2011-11-08T17:49:00.000-08:00

San Diego Reader | Labor of Love: Life of a DoulaFor everyone who has ever wondered what a doula is and what a doula does, please read this short interview from The San Diego Reader.