September 22nd, 2012 ~ 7:30pm-10:00pm The Birthing Place 2218 Barbee Street, Houston, Texas 77004 https://www.facebook.com/events/140469729428474 Join the Houston Doula Cooperative for a night that is completely devoted to your sensual connection with your beautifully rounding body and your partner during Birth.

The Lie of the EDD: Why Your Due Date Isn’t when You Think by Misha Safranski – http://voices.yahoo.com/the-lie-edd-why-due-date-1958162.html?cat=25 We have it ingrained in our heads throughout our entire adult lives-pregnancy is 40 weeks. The “due date” we are given at that first prenatal visit is based upon that 40 weeks, and we look forward to it with […]

My clients B and C welcomed their second little girl into the world this past Tuesday at 11:50 pm. Mama was a complete rockstar, laboring for nearly 20 hours and birthing her beautiful baby girl A naturally at a birth center.

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1-7 in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made by WHO and UNICEF policy-makers in August 1990 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is the best way to provide newborns […]

Congratulations to Kelli and Aaron on the birth of their beautiful baby boy Aaron! This mama was absolutely incredible, and it was an honor to be a part of her birth journey along with her extremely supportive husband Adam.

Thinking about hiring a doula? Bidding starts at only $100 for a complete doula services package from yours truly – part of the Improving Birth National Rally For Change in Houston silent auction that ends TOMORROW! This is a huge discount and 100% of the proceeds goes to fund the rally!

3334 Laurel Fork DrKingwood, TX 77339 Join us for a screening of More Business of Being Born – Special Deliveries: Celebrity Mothers Talk Straight on Birth! Desserts and light snacks, coffee, tea, and water will be provided! https://www.facebook.com/events/241636285939819/

I have two children. My son Lennon stormed in on New Year’s Even in 2008, and my son Silas was gently born one day after Halloween last year. They are the lights of my life and my proudest achievements. But they each came into this world in two very different ways.

There are loads of puns I could use here, but I’ll just say that it appears that lots of people have a very happy new year ;) If you’re interested in finding out the approximate date of your conception, here is a website that will calculate it for you. My common birth date of August 4th […]