What are the opening hours?

Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm

Amanda Coffman Postpartum Doula & Lactation Educator

Home
United States
Warren, MI
Amanda Coffman Postpartum Doula & Lactation Educator

CAPPA trained, insured, and First Aid/CPR/AED certified. Postpartum Doula and Lactation Educator.

07/01/2023

Motherhood showed me parts of myself that I didn’t know existed.

The instinctual need to protect you at any cost.
The waves of frustration and guilt.
The ultrasonic hearing with every twitch, sound, and breath you take.
The endless second guessing.
The way my heart shatters into a million pieces when you struggle
and ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒.

Motherhood revealed parts of myself that I didn't know existed.

How I yearn to do better and be better for you.
How watching you grow causes both grief and intense gratitude.
The way I miss you when you’re not with me, while also yearning for moments of solitude.
How I feel the constant weight of responsibility to do right by you.
The strength I discovered to take care of you, regardless of my own defeats, illnesses, or hardships.
𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤.

Motherhood has taught me about parts of myself that I didn’t know existed.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹.

Written by: Surviving Mom Blog with Randi Latzman
Artwork by: Art to Remember

06/24/2023

I’m always tired,
but never of you.
🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

06/17/2023

My kids don’t owe me anything for my sacrifices.⁣
⁣
It was all my choice.⁣
⁣
I wanted to give my body to breastfeed and carry them.⁣
⁣
I wanted to give all my time and energy to them.⁣
⁣
I always wanted to put them first.⁣
⁣
I wanted to comfort them through many sleepless nights.⁣
⁣
I wanted to put aside some of my dreams to focus on them,⁣
⁣
to be their everything.⁣
⁣
Because as a parent⁣
⁣
I want to support their journey on earth⁣
⁣
and for them to know they’re never alone⁣
⁣
because I'll be by their side or, in their subconscious, loving them.⁣
⁣
And I want them to be happy above anything in my life.⁣
⁣
I love them that much.⁣
⁣
So, they owe me nothing.⁣
⁣
Because they didn't ask me to do any of this.⁣
⁣
It was all my choice.⁣
⁣
And I would never change a thing.

~ Living FULL
~ Unknown Artist

06/10/2023

My Child,⁣⁣

You are my today, my tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
You are the air I breathe,⁣⁣
the light at the end of every dark tunnel,⁣⁣
the rainbow after a torrential rainstorm with thunder and lightning,⁣⁣
and the beautiful melody in all the songs I listen to.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
You are my motivation to swim against the waves,⁣⁣
my strong foundation even when I’m feeling weak and at risk of toppling over,⁣⁣
and my shining star in a dark universe.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
My unconditional love for you,⁣⁣
is one that pulls me out of bed on the hard mornings,⁣⁣
where the tired makes my bones ache,⁣⁣
and my brain is so foggy I can hardly think straight.⁣⁣
⁣
It’s a love that’s so comfortable it rocks me to sleep at night⁣⁣
even after a day filled with overthinking every interaction,⁣⁣
of feeling overwhelmed by an inbox of unread emails and dirty laundry⁣,⁣
and falling short,⁣⁣
again and again.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
I have never felt anything like it before. ⁣⁣
I can be depleted of everything,⁣⁣
but never of my all-encompassing love for you.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Because when I dig deep, I will always find more to give.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
So, I hope you feel loved every day of your life knowing ⁣⁣
⁣⁣
you’re someone’s today,⁣⁣
tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
⁣✍️:
📷: Unknown Artist
....................................................⁣⁣
My Children’s Book 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺: 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘰 is out everywhere: https://amzn.to/317TvVc

06/03/2023

Happy Saturday! 💕

05/27/2023

My firstborn,

It was you that made me a mother.

It was you that stopped me in my tracks and paved new ones for me.

It was you that reduced me to the rubble of myself, and then built me back up stronger.

It was you that gave me so many reasons, but also reasons for criticising my body, for loving what it gave me, for being comfortable in my own skin.

It was you who first turned the nights into weeks, and the years into days.

It was you that filled me with a type of gratitude I’d never known, each breath you took filled my lungs, each step you took was our journey together.

It was you that introduced me to so many firsts, to a different type of love, heart ache, and to me.

It was you that gave me a kind of confidence I never knew I had within, a whisper turned roar, an exercised patience, a worry that will live in my heart forever.

It was you who unearthed me, things tucked away, no longer buried, it was you who cracked me open.

It was you that showed me a different view of the world, decisions, memories, dreams, are all shaped with you.

It was you I held as I cried in the early months, deep in the trenches, lonely but in the best company.
Tired but never more alive.
It was you that got me through.

You’re much older now.

But I’ll always remember us in the quiet of the weekdays, where we did nothing,
and everything.

Our chapter.

How it was you, who made me a mother....

✒: Jess Urlichs
🖼: hand_drawn

05/20/2023

Sweet child,
I am far from perfect.
I am sensitive, complicated, anxious, and a constant work-in-progress.

I will make mistakes, but I promise to always apologize and acknowledge my errors.
I promise to be your constant in a world of uncertainty.
I promise to love you unconditionally and endlessly.
I promise to offer you a safe space for your feelings, thoughts, and concerns.

I promise to always try my best,
although that varies day to day, hour to hour, and even minute to minute.
I promise to give you all my love, my efforts, and my support.
I promise to walk beside you on this road of life, wherever it may take you.
I promise to be your biggest cheerleader, supporter, and fan.

I am full of flaws, and I promise to never hide that from you.
I promise you that 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞.

Written by: Surviving Mom Blog with Randi Latzman
Artwork by: Unknown Artist

05/14/2023

To the mothers wrestling with the thought of if you are a good mom, Happy Mothers Day. To the mothers who are waiting to hold your baby, Happy Mothers Day. To the mothers who are snuggling their babies, Happy Mothers Day. To the mothers who’s babies have left the nest, Happy Mothers Day. To the mothers who have held a baby in their hearts but not in their arms, Happy Mothers Day. To the mothers who were not given the title mom but still found it in their hearts to mother, Happy Mothers Day. To the mothers who want a baby God sees you and he knows your desires, Happy Mothers Day.

05/13/2023

"Mama,

I can’t see past you right now, I’m so small and everything’s a little blurry.

All I see is you.

When you feel alone, like the walls are closing in, remember I’m here too. I know your world has changed and the days feel a little lonely. But they aren’t lonely for me.

You are my everything.

When you feel like you don’t know what you’re doing, you’re making it look easy to me. Even though we’re still getting to know each other, you know me better than anyone.

I trust you.

When you think some nights you’ll never sleep again, you will. We both will. But I’m scared right now. I promise I’m not manipulating you. I just need your smell and comfort. Do you feel that tug in your heart when we’re apart? I do too.

I miss you.

When you feel as if you’ve achieved nothing, please know, my cup has never been so full.
The days that get away on you will be some of my best memories of us playing together on the ground.

I love you.

When you feel like you don’t know who you are anymore, when you turn away from the mirror. That face will be the one I look to when I achieve something, the one I search for in a crowd. The reason for my first smile.

You’re perfect to me.

When you feel like the weight of it all is heavy in your heart, please know I’ve never felt lighter. Can I lay here with you a little longer?
I won’t always need you like this.

But I need you right now.

When you feel as if you have nothing left to give, when I see your hands outstretched at me, pleading. When we’re both crying. I wish I could talk, but I can’t.
If I could I would tell you,

There’s a reason I chose you.

I can’t see past you right now mama, because you are my world.
It will get bigger, soon enough.

But for now,
All I see is you."

Jess Urlichs from book ‘All I See Is You’
Available here: www.jessicaurlichs.com/shop

Print these words for framing here:
https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/855489968/

Beautiful art: Art by Chloe Trayhurn

Jess Urlichs 💜

☀️Our gorgeous issue 49 is on sale in both NZ, Australia and the UK Every store-bought copy comes with a special Journal to document your baby’s first year and note down those special moments! There’s milestone cards, a beautiful first year experiences colouring in section and lots of space to write. Issue 49 is also available to purchase locally and internationally online: https://thenaturalparentmagazine.com/product-category/shop/magazine☀️

05/10/2023

In Malaysia’s pantang protocol, the mother secludes herself for forty-four days and receives hot stone massages, full-body exfoliation, herbal baths, and hot compresses to care for the life force that is sourced in her womb.

Her mother or mother-in-law may oversee this, or an experienced live-in helper might guide her through this process. And it doesn’t stop there. Ask women of different ethnicities and backgrounds about their maternal customs and the stories keep coming. What does it take to help the expanded winter melon-sized uterus return to its normal pear-like size? The dramatic changes in the body of a new mother have to be nurtured slowly back to its prenatal form. If the new mother does not take care during this time, the roots of various ailments will establish themselves and lie dormant in her body, surfacing in her middle age. Thus, a new mother should not be annoyed when her mother-in-law keeps advising her to eat more digestive food, drink more nutritional tonics and soups, and keep away from specific foods. Proper postnatal care, rest, and diet will rebuild a more mature, yet beautiful, body for the new mother.

References:
https://www.mothermag.com/postpartum-care-traditions/

05/06/2023

Mom doesn’t exist in photos.⁣
⁣
She just doesn’t.⁣
⁣
She’s either the one taking the picture, or someone was about to take it,⁣
⁣
but newborn cries filled the room, and her baby needed to be fed,⁣
⁣
but one of her children needed to use the bathroom, and she rushed her out of the pool, sopping wet,⁣
⁣
but one of her children got frosting all over his clothes, and she needed to help change him to minimize the mess.⁣
⁣
And maybe she doesn’t want to be in the photo because she “hates” the way she looks right now.⁣
⁣
Or she deletes it because it’s a “terrible picture.” One where she’s at the right angle, where she has three chins, and her hair is crazy.⁣
⁣
But pictures aren’t supposed to capture perfection,⁣
they’re supposed to capture real moments.⁣
⁣
Moments we want our children to see when they’re looking back on their childhood memories,⁣
so they know we were there together,⁣
baking cookies,⁣
swimming in the pool,⁣
laughing, smiling,⁣
and enjoying each other’s company.⁣
⁣
We show up everywhere for our children, but it's time we're more intentional about showing up in photos.⁣
⁣
Because it does matter.⁣
⁣
We won’t always be with them,⁣
but that photo⁣
𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

✍️: Living FULL
📸:
....................................................⁣⁣
My Children’s Book 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺: 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘰 is out everywhere: https://amzn.to/317TvVc

05/05/2023

Here is a great article on “What Post Childbirth Care Looks Like Around the World and Why the US is Missing the Mark.”

This article is a wonder was that shows the comparison and contrast to different countries, and how we are ranking last in taking care of our mothers. Postpartum doulas and other maternal care workers are trying to change that, and make it so that the mother can rest and recuperate after birth.

https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/what-post-childbirth-care-looks-like-around-the-world-and-why-the-u-s-is-missing-the-mark

Address

Warren, MI

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://the-momma-babyeducator.square.site/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Amanda Coffman Postpartum Doula & Lactation Educator posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The School

Send a message to Amanda Coffman Postpartum Doula & Lactation Educator:

Want your school to be the top-listed School/college in Warren?