Mother Matters

Mother Matters Our team offers a full range of support for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and postpartum. www.mothermatters.ca

We are committed to providing excellent education, professional help and loving encouragement.

In the earliest years of life, your child may spend thousands of hours nestled against you.Hours spent with a baby sleep...
08/29/2026

In the earliest years of life, your child may spend thousands of hours nestled against you.

Hours spent with a baby sleeping on your chest.
Hours of breastfeeding or bottle-feeding in your arms.
Hours of rocking, carrying, cuddling and comforting.

By the time a baby reaches toddlerhood, those moments can add up to thousands of hours of human touch and close physical contact.

And during the earliest years of life, those experiences matter.

A baby’s brain is developing at an extraordinary rate. The experiences and relationships surrounding them help shape the connections and architecture of the developing brain. Repeated, responsive interactions with a caring adult — including responding to cries with a voice, a touch, a cuddle or being held — help strengthen neural connections that support emotional well-being, social development and communication. 🧠

Touch and closeness are also part of how babies experience safety and regulation. Babies are not born able to manage all of their emotions and physiological responses independently. They rely heavily on the adults caring for them to provide comfort and help them regulate. Being picked up, held, soothed and responded to is part of this process.

Over time, through thousands of repeated experiences of “I need something, and someone comes,” babies develop expectations about the people and relationships around them. Responsive, dependable caregiving provides the foundation for secure relationships and healthy brain development.

So, when your baby falls asleep on you, wants to be carried, or settles most easily with their body close to yours, remember that the hours you spend holding your child are not empty hours. ❣️

In the earliest years of life, your child may spend thousands of hours nestled against you.Hours spent with a baby sleep...
08/29/2026

In the earliest years of life, your child may spend thousands of hours nestled against you.

Hours spent with a baby sleeping on your chest.
Hours of breastfeeding or bottle-feeding in your arms.
Hours of rocking, carrying, cuddling and comforting.

By the time a baby reaches toddlerhood, those moments can add up to thousands of hours of human touch and close physical contact.

And during the earliest years of life, those experiences matter.

A baby’s brain is developing at an extraordinary rate. The experiences and relationships surrounding them help shape the connections and architecture of the developing brain. Repeated, responsive interactions with a caring adult — including responding to cries with a voice, a touch, a cuddle or being held — help strengthen neural connections that support emotional well-being, social development and communication. 🧠

Touch and closeness are also part of how babies experience safety and regulation. Babies are not born able to manage all of their emotions and physiological responses independently. They rely heavily on the adults caring for them to provide comfort and help them regulate. Being picked up, held, soothed and responded to is part of this process.

Over time, through thousands of repeated experiences of “I need something, and someone comes,” babies develop expectations about the people and relationships around them. Responsive, dependable caregiving provides the foundation for secure relationships and healthy brain development.

So, when your baby falls asleep on you, wants to be carried, or settles most easily with their body close to yours, remember that the hours you spend holding your child are not empty hours. ❣️

Our doulas, Jen, Folu, Gina and Abi meet regularly to stay connected, share information, and support one another as we c...
08/18/2026

Our doulas, Jen, Folu, Gina and Abi meet regularly to stay connected, share information, and support one another as we care for our clients and their growing families.

We believe that connection within our doula team matters. Regular planning meetings allow our doulas to become familiar with one another’s schedules and ensure that every client is well cared for by both her primary doula and her backup doula.

But we are more than colleagues. We are friends, too, and we genuinely enjoy supporting one another in the work that we do.

Our clients can feel confident knowing that their doula is part of a connected, collaborative team. We take the needs of our clients seriously and are committed to providing attentive, thoughtful and continuous support throughout their birth experience.

A doula may be the person you call in labour, but behind her is a team of women who are also invested in helping you feel supported, cared for and confident as you welcome your baby.

We are grateful for our wonderful team and for the families who trust us to be part of such an important time in their lives.

I love this photo of doula Gina together with her VBAC clients as they joyfully celebrate a successful vaginal birth aft...
07/28/2026

I love this photo of doula Gina together with her VBAC clients as they joyfully celebrate a successful vaginal birth after a previous cesarean birth (known as a VBAC).

It was very important to this couple to do all they could to achieve a vaginal birth this time around. They knew that having an experienced VBAC doula like Gina would be an invaluable part of their birth team.

Statistics show that approximately 75% of TOLACs (Trial of Labour After Cesarean) result in a successful vaginal birth for both mother and baby.

Choosing a VBAC, in consultation with your care provider, can be an empowering, healing, and uplifting birth choice. By achieving a VBAC, the birthing person avoids another uterine scar and is likely to experience less pain after birth, a shorter hospital stay, and an easier recovery at home. There is also a reduced risk of infection, hemorrhage, and blood clots, improved breastfeeding outcomes, and fewer breathing problems for baby after birth. Many families also appreciate being able to share a more active birth experience together.

Like all births, a TOLAC benefits from knowledgeable, continuous labour support. While this was a first VBAC experience for the couple, Gina brought her wealth of experience, knowledge, calm presence, and gentle guidance to their labour, helping them feel informed, supported, and confident throughout their birth journey.

With heartfelt thanks to this wonderful family for allowing us to share this joyful photo. Happy birthing day to all involved!

This was a fun, interactive prenatal course where two couples — who also happen to be good friends — learned about prepa...
06/23/2026

This was a fun, interactive prenatal course where two couples — who also happen to be good friends — learned about preparing for birth in a relaxed and comfortable environment.

At Mother Matters, we offer a variety of prenatal education options, including private, semi-private, and small-group classes.

If you have friends or family expecting around the same time as you, arranging a private prenatal course together can be both fun and cost-effective. It is also a wonderful way to learn, ask questions, and prepare for the arrival of your babies alongside people you already know and trust.

Prenatal education can help families feel more informed, confident, and prepared for birth. Research has found that childbirth education may be associated with a greater likelihood of vaginal birth and fewer unnecessary interventions. Read the research (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8555673/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

During your course, you will learn about the birth process and practical strategies for managing labour, including relaxation techniques such as massage and breathwork, comfort measures, and positions for labour. We will discuss natural labour, pain-relief options, and possible interventions such as induction of labour or Cesarean birth.

You will also learn about breastfeeding, postpartum recovery, newborn procedures, newborn behaviour, and early baby care.

If you would like more information, please get in touch with us at Mother Matters. We are focused on helping you prepare for an informed, supported, and empowered birth experience.

Birth pool + TENS machine rentals available 🌼Click the link in our bio to request a rental.
06/18/2026

Birth pool + TENS machine rentals available 🌼

Click the link in our bio to request a rental.

This is me, walking along a beach in British Columbia with two of my eight grandchildren during a recent family holiday....
06/11/2026

This is me, walking along a beach in British Columbia with two of my eight grandchildren during a recent family holiday.

Some of the most meaningful moments in life are the simplest ones.

Connection grows quietly — in shared walks along the beach, in small hands reaching for yours, in conversations uninterrupted by screens or schedules, and in time spent simply being together.

Children build relationships through presence, playfulness, and connection. Time outdoors in nature offers space for all three. The fresh air, movement, open space, and slower pace invite children — and adults — to settle into the moment together.

These are often the moments children remember most.
Not the elaborate plans or perfectly organized days, but the feeling of being seen, heard, and connected.

Birth doulas rely on their intuitive understanding of the pregnant and birthing body.Here at Mother Matters, doula Abi (...
05/19/2026

Birth doulas rely on their intuitive understanding of the pregnant and birthing body.

Here at Mother Matters, doula Abi (pictured here with a labouring client) combines her RMT and birthing knowledge to help ease discomfort and encourage the progression of labour. Through nurturing touch, movement, positioning, massage, and hands-on comfort measures, doulas help labouring families find moments of ease, release tension, and feel cared for throughout the birth process.

Doulas use touch to help relax uterine ligaments and fascia and to increase comfort hormones (endorphins). They use techniques like the double-hip squeeze while helping clients incorporate optimal and varied labour positions to create space for the descending baby.

Oxytocin is the key to powerful, coordinated contractions. When mothers feel calm, supported, relaxed, and safe, oxytocin levels increase and birth moves forward.

Motherhood is so often made up of moments that go unseen.The feeding in the middle of the night.The comforting.The remem...
05/10/2026

Motherhood is so often made up of moments that go unseen.

The feeding in the middle of the night.
The comforting.
The remembering.
The carrying.
The constant giving of yourself in ways both big and small.

So much of mothering happens quietly.

And yet, these ordinary moments are what build safety, trust, and connection for a child.

Today we celebrate mothers in every stage — those expecting, those holding babies in their arms, those parenting grown children, and those carrying love in their hearts.

Happy Mother’s Day 🩷

At Mother Matters, we are pleased to offer birth pool rentals for families planning a home birth or hoping to labour in ...
04/26/2026

At Mother Matters, we are pleased to offer birth pool rentals for families planning a home birth or hoping to labour in water. Our pools are spacious, comfortable, and designed specifically for labour and birth, helping you create a calm and supportive birth environment at home.

Warm water can be a wonderful support during labour. For many birthing families, entering the birth pool brings a sense of comfort, privacy, and calm during one of life’s most powerful transitions.

The buoyancy of water allows the body to move more freely, making it easier to change positions, sway, kneel, lean forward, and follow what feels most natural as labour unfolds. Warm water can also act as a natural pain reliever, helping muscles relax, easing tension, and often making contractions feel more manageable. It can encourage deeper breathing and create an atmosphere of calm and relaxation.

Birth pools can also offer a beautiful opportunity for connection, as birthing partners often have the option to get into the pool to provide close comfort, reassurance, and hands-on support throughout labour.

If you would like to learn more about our birth pool rentals, we would be happy to help.

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