Birth Roots LLC

12/30/2022

When in doubt, whip a b**b out!

12/23/2022

Funny how that happens... 😊

09/05/2022

Some birth humor on this "labor" day. ;)

05/21/2022

Mothering the mother. ♥️

I Won’t Hold Your Baby

…unless you ask me to, in which case, I will snuggle and cuddle your baby as much as you want me to.

I never ask my clients if I can hold their baby. In fact, I rarely ever touch my client’s baby if I can help it. Sounds sort of like the opposite of what you might picture of a doula, right? We must all be birth crazy, baby obsessed women who just want to cover babies in kisses and love and get an emotional high from attending births?

Not this doula.

I LOVE attending births. Call me crazy, but getting those middle of the night calls is one of my favorite parts of this job. I get to listen to someone at their most vulnerable times - the excitement, the hesitation, the nervousness of the unknown. Being able to provide some comfort, reassurance and continuity of care to the people I work with is so important to me (and them!)

Rushing off in the night, quietly getting myself ready, getting in the car and heading off to their home or hospital makes me feel like I’m on a secret birth mission that nobody around me knows about. When I arrive I fall as seamlessly as I can into the rhythm of the birth and start supporting my clients in whatever way they need most.

When the baby arrives I step aside and leave room for the new parents to discover their baby. I try and grab some photos (I’m not a birth photographer though, so keep your expectations in check!) and then I only step in if my client needs me for some reason.

Why does that matter? Why won’t I ask to hold your baby? Simply because: they are yours, not mine. I want you to be able to hold your baby as close as you want, for as long as you want without anyone interrupting that time. There will be enough people coming along in the next few hours and weeks who need to take that baby out of your arms for whatever reason, and tons of friends and family who will offer help by “holding the baby”.

Instead, I want to hold you, whether that’s in my arms, in my heart or my thoughts. By supporting and “holding” you, I don’t need to hold your baby. But if you ask me to, I would LOVE to.

Written by | Bump and Glow- Montreal Doula Services
Artwork by Spirit Y Sol

09/13/2021

Hi everyone! Thanks for following this page. I am going to be taking a step back from doula work to focus on supporting my family in other ways. Please reach out if you have any questions, I'm still here as a resource :-)

06/26/2021

09/13/2020

What a beautiful birth story. ♥️

08/23/2020

Haha, what does your pump say?

05/08/2020

Chiropractic care during pregnancy is the bee's knees. ;)

Many people are unaware that going to the chiropractor while pregnant can actually relieve pelvic pain! This type of pain is called symphysis p***s dysfunction (SPD). When you’re pregnant, your body releases a hormone called relaxin, which helps prepare your muscles to expand by making them – well, relax. When you have SPD, the relaxin causes the muscles to become soft and stretchy, including the muscles that help to keep your pelvis stable. The muscles in your pelvis have to relax and expand to accommodate the growing uterus and eventually allow the baby to pass through the birth canal! Relaxin starts to come into play in your pregnancy around 12 weeks in, and as the load you're carrying increases it may result in SPD.

12/14/2019

A gentle reminder for all my mommies. ♥️

11/29/2019

Thanksgiving birth humor! Hahaha

11/07/2019

Great idea! 🛁