Helping Hands Doula

08/05/2022

11/01/2021

10/02/2021

Happy World Breastfeeding week October 1 - 7

Did you know that breast milk is a living substance that contains live cells, including stem cells, which go on to become other body cell types like brain, heart, kidney, or bone tissue.

Myth: Stress prevents mothers from producing milk - False

It may slow the release of milk, but stress does not prevent milk production or make milk "dry up". This can result in babies being 'fussy' when breastfeeding. Frequent breastfeeding will help the mother and baby over this and ensure the baby receives nutrients.

08/15/2021

For the last 60 years, babies have been swaddled in this iconic blue and pink stripped blanket.

Ever wonder why this receiving blanket is used in almost every hospital? And where did it come from?

It's real name is the Kuddle-up blanket, and it was started by a healthcare linen company called Medline in Illinois.

They made the blanket:
💙Gender neutral
💗Simple
💙Soft & warm
💗Easy to identify from other hospital linens

& they sell over 1.5 million of these blankets every year! Who knew?!

01/20/2021

Reverse pressure softening (RPS) is a simple intervention that has proven very helpful in the first 14 days postpartum. RPS uses gentle positive pressure to soften a 1-2 inch area of the ar**la surrounding the base of the ni**le, temporarily moving some swelling slightly backward and upward into the breast

12/12/2020

Tight fits = hungry
Loosey goosey hands = full *

*or baby needs a burp and may cue again 🤱

11/15/2020

Embrace Doula is looking for your help...

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I have a lot of ideas in my head about different online courses that Embrace Doula could offer.

What I realize is that it's not what matters to me, it's what matters to YOU! It's about what you think, what you need and it is your needs that dictate what I develop for families.

Can you spare 5 minutes and tell me what you think? That is what really matters to Embrace Doula as I continue to grow and continue educating and supporting families. Plus, I really value your feedback.

Thank you,
Amy at Embrace Doula

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--
Amy MacAulay, CD/PCD (DONA), LCCE, ECE, CHYS
www.embracedoula.ca

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10/20/2020

A great article for new moms who are breastfeeding

Read this article to learn the effect on latc

08/12/2020

FUN FACT
Did you know the Jolly Jumper, which many of us bounced in as babies, was invented by an Indigenous woman here in Canada?

Olivia Poole was raised on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota and was inspired by the traditional practice of using a bouncing cradleboard to soothe babies. In 1957, she patented her invention of the baby jumper, under the name Jolly Jumper, making her one of the first Indigenous women in Canada to patent and profit from an invention.

Susan Olivia Davis Poole, inventor (born 1889 in Devils Lake, North Dakota; died 1975 in Ganges, BC).

If you don’t know, now you know

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/olivia-poole

05/30/2020

My mom's mom ❤❤❤
My mom ❤💙
Me 💙💙💙