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Renfrew County Doulas Empowering positive birth experiences within families Renfrew County Doulas is a doula agency owned by Christina Raddatz CD(DONA).

Services include nonjudgmental emotional, physical, pratical and educational support in the following areas:
- Childbirth/newborn care Education Classes
- Birth/Labour Support
- Postpartum Support
- Lactation/Breastfeeding Education/Support

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant loss Awarness day. There will be a wave of light ceremony in Eganville at Centennia...
07/10/2022

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant loss Awarness day. There will be a wave of light ceremony in Eganville at Centennial Park. All are welcome🧡

03/10/2022

Mom and Baby Aquafit is returning on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:15am.

We were hoping to start tomorrow but due to low numbers, we are extending our registration. We hope to start on Wednesday, October 12th.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sara Hosbons at the Pool 613 584-2000 ext 181

Are you looking for a great way to exercise during the day with your baby … Well look no further

Enjoy a full body workout and some fun with your baby in the pool with our Parent & Baby Aquafit class. Our welcoming easy-going environment allows you to meet other parents and babies and enjoy the benefits of postnatal exercise.

Register is available online https://app.bookking.ca/deepriverpub/courses/index.asp or drop in to the Town Hall for assistance.

26/09/2022

If you are interested in learning about our local shelter, and the services they offer, and healthy relationships you are welcome to join us this morning.

23/09/2022

A video you can feel🧡

"We are told we need to rest in the postpartum, but so many birthing people arent told WHY. And sometimes it's the WHY t...
20/09/2022

"We are told we need to rest in the postpartum, but so many birthing people arent told WHY. And sometimes it's the WHY that makes the difference between deep rest and deep regret. ⁠⁠
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The average diameter of a placenta is 22cm/8.6 inches. ⁠⁠
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You could say that it's the size of a side dinner plate, an average watermelon🍉 paper plate or a soccer ball ⚽️ for reference. It's also the size of the average placenta that we have just grown for 9 months. ⁠⁠
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After we birth the placenta, we are left with a wound inside of our uterus where the placenta was attached. If we had this wound on the outside, say on our back or chest, EVERYONE would be telling us to rest and they would help us! Also, the placenta is an organ, that we just expelled from our body, if we had lost a kidney or an appendix, 40 days of recovering would be pretty minimal and probably unheard of. Our doctors and family would expect us to rest longer.... ⁠⁠
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The wound site from the placenta is one of the main reasons for postpartum bleeding/lochia 🩸We lose about 1/10 of our blood supply from this open wound! So whether you had a c-section birth or vaginal, everyone has this bleeding wound. ⁠⁠
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It takes on average 6 weeks for this wound to heal. And this is just an average, because it depends on how much we rest, the nourishment we receive from food and support. So mothers who receive less may take longer, and mothers who prepare and set themselves up may heal quicker. ⁠⁠
The longer the wound site is left open, the higher risk we have for infection and hemorrhage, even if you had a safe vaginal delivery or zero complications from birth. But because this is an internal aka hidden healing part of the postpartum recovery we don't always take it seriously. And neither does our community. ⁠⁠
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After birth we are hormonal, exhausted, emotionally vulnerable, learning to feed our baby AND our body is working hard to heal this huge wound. It's a lot. Do yourself a favor and REST and ask for help!
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If you are a partner or friend or family member, take this information in, SUPPORT is what they need ✌🏻"

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Rainy fall days.☔ French pressed coffee and homemade soup🧡
19/09/2022

Rainy fall days.☔
French pressed coffee and homemade soup🧡

"Oh, how there are a million things to doAnd I’ll do them, I willI’ll do those tooBut right nowI’ll just be,Here,With yo...
13/09/2022

"Oh, how there are a million things to do
And I’ll do them, I will
I’ll do those too
But right now
I’ll just be,
Here,
With you.

Oh, how I want to sleep, I do
And one day, I will
I’ll sleep right through
But right now
I’ll just be
Here,
With you.

Oh, how the days are long, it’s true
Yesterdays are many
But todays are a few
So, I’ll fill them up
With all of you
And simply be,
Here,
With you."

: Jess Urlichs, Writer

Queen Elizabeth at her fourth homebirth. .
08/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth at her fourth homebirth.






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06/09/2022

YES!!🙌

06/09/2022

Group is back in Killaloe! Wednesday at 11:00 am at the Community Resource Centre.

If you are interested in joining us for some cooking and connecting please let me know. Group is open to anyone who is pregnant or has a child under 1.

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