Gentle Hand - Doula & Family Services

11/06/2025

Spots for 2026 are already filling up! If you’re growing your family in 2026, make sure to secure your spot as soon as you see that positive line! 💕 Let’s make your birth calm, confident, and beautifully supported. 🙌🏻
Book your meet & greet at www.gentlehand.net

11/03/2025

3 Things to Prepare for a Healthy Postpartum Mind

Your mental health matters just as much as your baby’s needs.
Here are three things every family should plan ahead of time to make the postpartum season calmer and healthier:

1. Nutritious Food – Your body is recovering and needs nourishment. Prepare freezer meals or ask loved ones to drop off healthy dishes. Look into our Nesting Package. Fantastic support for expecting families.

2. Rest – Rest is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. Say yes to naps, limit visitors, and create a peaceful environment to bond and recover.

3. Support – I always tell first-time parents: plan for dad to be off for 2–4 weeks, or at least 2 if possible. His role is vital — making sure mom eats, sharing night duties, and protecting that sacred postpartum bubble.
And if extra hands are needed, consider a postpartum doula. We help with baby care, breastfeeding, laundry, dishes, and meals — so you can focus on healing and bonding.

You don’t have to do it all alone. Surround yourself with people who lift you up and offer real, hands-on help. 💗

11/02/2025

11/02/2025

It’s Fashion Exchange Day! 👗👖
Come find new-to-you treasures, and enjoy a fun afternoon of community, style, and connection.

📍 105-494 McCoy Drive
🕐 From 3pm to 5pm

Come join us — you don’t want to miss it!

10/31/2025

As a Christian doula, I have to say that I feel God all around you as you labour to bring your child into the world.
In those sacred moments, I quietly pray that He gives you strength and that you would allow yourself to surrender, to let go of all the earthly things, and to touch heaven.

Labour is a glimpse of what Jesus did for us on the cross.
When your body aches and opens to bring life, remember, you are sacrificing for your child. You are giving of yourself so that another may live.

What a privilege it is to experience even a glimpse of what Jesus went through, to love so deeply that it costs something.

And the best part? If you allow yourself to lean in, you will feel His presence surrounding you.
He’s right there, holding your hand, whispering,
“Don’t be afraid. I have conquered the world.”

In the waves of pain, you’ll find purpose. In surrender, you’ll find strength. And through it all, His love will carry you. ✝️

10/29/2025

This is your birth, and you deserve to be at the center of every decision.

When your baby is born, you can check if the cord has stopped pulsating, touch the cord yourself and feel when it turns soft and white. When you’re ready, you give your provider the okay to cut it.

That moment, when your provider waits for your cue, is what it means to have a birth experience centered around the mother. You are the decision-maker. You are the one guiding the process.

Touch the cord. Feel the life that connected you. And when you’re ready, give the okay. 💗

10/24/2025

Fashion Exchange

Clear out your closet & refresh your wardrobe sustainably!

📍 Drop-Off: October 1–31
🕓 At Family First Chiropractic (142 Erickson Dr.)

📍 Swap Day: November 2
🕒 3–5 PM at Bay 105, 494 McCoy Dr.

👚 How it works:
✅ Bring up to 15 items (maternity, sweaters, jeans, tops, blouses)
✅ Take home up to 15 new-to-you items on swap day
♻️ Leftovers will be donated to Dress for Success & local charities

🚫 No bras, underwear, socks, shoes, purses, or jewelry please

💖 Build community • Support families • Give back

10/18/2025

🤎 POSTPARTUM CIRCLE! 🤎Let’s make healthy family meals simple again.
Join me for a hands-on cooking postpartum circle designed for moms who want quick, nourishing meals that actually work for real life!

📅 Date: October 22nd at 12pm
📍 Location: Mountview Sunnybrook Community Association
Register: www.gentlehand.net/book-online

10/17/2025

I tell my clients all the time: “Every contraction Is a Bridge!”

Every contraction is a bridge you must cross, and every time one builds, you face a choice.

You can welcome it, breathe through it, and remind yourself: you are okay, you are safe, and the right people are around you. You soften your face, drop your shoulders, release your jaw, let your pelvic floor relax and your cervix to melt open. You allow your body to do exactly what it was designed to do: to open, to stretch, to make way for your baby.

Or you can fight it.
You tense up, hold your breath, and let fear take the lead. You lose focus, you lose trust, and panic replaces peace.

Labour is a mind game.
It’s the constant decision to surrender instead of control.
To lean in instead of resist.
To trust instead of fear.

Because birth asks something sacred of you — it asks you to let go of who you’ve been, of your flesh and your fears, so that new life can come through.

Every contraction is a bridge — cross it with courage and faith knowing you are never alone. 💗

10/14/2025

When should your doula meet you in labour? 💕

It’s not really about how many centimeters you’re dilated — it’s about how you’re coping.
I pay attention to things like:
- How far apart are your contractions?
- Can you sleep or talk between them?
- How are you breathing through them?
- Has your water broken?

Because I’ve spent time getting to know you during pregnancy, I can often hear it in your voice — that shift when you’re no longer “doing okay,” when you need me beside you.

That’s the beauty of doula care. I’m not just showing up for your labour; I’m walking with you through it. I’ll be there when you need me — whether that’s early on for reassurance or later when things get intense.

You don’t have to time it perfectly. Just call when you need me. I’ll know. 💕💕

10/13/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! Grateful to God for His endless blessings, for my wonderful family and the incredible clients I get to serve. Every part of this journey has His hand in it, and I’m so thankful. 🙏🏼