Doula With Love- Yvonne Novak, Newhall, CA (2026)

05/02/2023

LANUGO
👶Don't be worried if your baby is born with lots of this fine, soft, downy hair. Not all babies are born with lanugo but ALL babies have this when they are in the womb.
💥Lanugo is the first hair that grows out of babies hair follicles while they are still developing in the womb 💥
When baby is inside the womb the lanugo works as an anchor to hold the vernix caseosa on the skin. Together, they protect the delicate foetal skin from being damaged by the amniotic fluid and it is also thought that it helps with temperature regulation.

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03/06/2023

“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.”

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03/06/2023

Speaker Highlight for Doula Day of Education on March 25th in Santa Clarita, CA

GENERAL SESSION #6

TOPIC: Marketing Your Birth and Postpartum Business

SPEAKER: Stacey Wodin

Marketing and social media are crucial for birth and postpartum businesses because they allow you to reach a large and diverse audience in a cost-effective way. It allows you to build a community of supporters and advocates, establish a positive reputation, and create trust. It helps to differentiate your business and helps you stand out in a crowded market, by increasing visibility, establish a strong online presence, and in turn grows your client base.

Come and learn how to master you social media presence and watch your business soar!

To join our Doula Day of Education, go to: https://form.jotform.com/230194741263049 (Link in Bio)

03/06/2023

Are you a doula, would you like to further your education? Join Doulas of SCV for a day of learning and fun!

Speaker Highlight for Doula Day of Education on March 25th in Santa Clarita, CA

GENERAL SESSION #6

TOPIC: Marketing Your Birth and Postpartum Business

SPEAKER: Stacey Wodin

Marketing and social media are crucial for birth and postpartum businesses because they allow you to reach a large and diverse audience in a cost-effective way. It allows you to build a community of supporters and advocates, establish a positive reputation, and create trust. It helps to differentiate your business and helps you stand out in a crowded market, by increasing visibility, establish a strong online presence, and in turn grows your client base.

Come and learn how to master you social media presence and watch your business soar!

To join our Doula Day of Education, go to: https://form.jotform.com/230194741263049 (Link in Bio)

03/05/2023

Science Update: Delayed cord clamping may benefit infant brain development, NIH-funded study finds A 5-minute delay in clamping the umbilical cord after birth may benefit an infant’s developing brain, suggests a small study funded by the National Institutes of Health. By 4 months of age, the brains of infants in the study who underwent delayed clamping had more myelin, a brain-insulating materi...

02/05/2023

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