by Margarita Valbuena | Mar 25, 2020 | childbirth education, labor support, Pregnancy, Virtual Class
by Margarita Valbuena | Mar 12, 2020 | Community, Postpartum, Pregnancy
*UPDATE March 16, 2020: We’ve decided that to help keep everyone safe and healthy, we will be canceling all playgroups, postpartum cafe, and moving our classes online through the end of March. Our doulas will still be supporting their birth and postpartum families as...
by Margarita Valbuena | Nov 5, 2019 | Community, doula, Family, labor support, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Real Talk Tuesday
Did you hear? Third Coast Birth & Family and Chicago Birth & Baby recently joined forces to bring you: Third Coast Birth & Baby – Logan Square! We have a new name, a new logo and several new faces, but we still provide you with the same...
by Cait Sobotka | Jan 13, 2018 | Childbirth, doula, labor support, Pregnancy
FOR MANY WOMEN AND THEIR PARTNERS, CONTRACTIONS CAN BE SOMETHING THEY’RE MOST ANXIOUS ABOUT DURING THEIR PREGNANCY. HOW WILL THE CONTRACTIONS FEEL? CAN THEY HANDLE THE PAIN? WHEN WILL THEY START? IS THIS THE REAL THING? IN THIS POST, WE’LL DISCUSS TYPES OF...
by Cait Sobotka | Jul 30, 2017 | expectations, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Real Talk Tuesday, Self-Care
While pregnancy is often revered as a wonderful period in which the expectant parent glows with happiness and joy, the truth is that 1 in 5 women suffer from depression or anxiety during pregnancy. While most of us hear about postpartum depression, just as many women...
by Cait Sobotka | Mar 3, 2017 | doula, expectations, labor support, Pregnancy
Thinking about hiring a labor or postpartum doula? Here’s are 15 questions to consider asking a doula at an interview: 1) Why and how did you become a doula? 2) With which organization did you complete doula training? Why did you pick that organization? 3) How...
