Melissa Aaron, Doula

One of my favorite things to do is read a good book 📚 Unfortunately, it's also something I do the least of because I get so lost in the pages my kids would go unfed and unbathed 🥴😂

Have you read any good books lately?

"There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one" - Jill Churchill

Good morning 🥱

☕️ Do you prefer coffee or tea? Vote below 👇

Technically, I'm not supposed to have either buuuuut... I do enjoy a nice iced vanilla coffee or chai 😋

Having a birth plan gives you greater control over your birth experience and provides peace of mind.

Then, when the baby arrives and you are sent home to care for this helpless little human, you realize you there are so many more decisions that need to be made 😦

You're overwhelmed and exhausted but you still have to deal with visitors, making sure you have food to eat, keeping up with household chores, scheduling appointments, etc.

But don't worry! I can help you come up with a postpartum plan that will put you back in control 💪

Send me a message if you want to find out how!

Melissa Aaron, Doula - Empowering Postpartum Support Bringing a new baby home can be overwhelming and exhausting! Melissa Aaron, Doula can help you feel empowered and confident caring for yourself and your baby.

Babywearing has some amazing benefits for both you and your baby!

👉 Hands free convenience
👉 Supports better breastfeeding
👉 Reduces fussiness and colic
👉 Promotes bonding
👉 Babies are participants rather than spectators in your life

I could not have survived without my woven wrap!
Are you a babywearer? Why or why not?

These mothers are amazing 😍

10 Black Moms In History We Love - mater mea Raising children is an accomplishment in itself, but these 10 mothers also did so while making history.

Even gods twiddle 🤣

Even gods insist on twiddling, it seems!
In infancy, Krishna had been hidden from the murderous king Kamsa of Mathura to be raised in safety by foster parents shown nursing him in this copper statue.

Krishna's Foster-Mother Yashoda with the Infant Krishna, Chola period, early 12th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
[Image: Photo of a statue with a seated woman nursing a toddler on her knee.]