When is the best time to hire a Doula?

When is the best time to hire a Doula?

As the owner of the Doula agency, Rock the Cradle, I get all sorts of questions from expectant parents, from what kind of services do we offer to what a Doula actually does to where is the best place to give birth. One question I also get a lot is “When is the best...
How To Prepare Your Body For Pregnancy

How To Prepare Your Body For Pregnancy

It took me close to a year to get pregnant with my first baby. I was over 35 – which is considered a geriatric pregnancy! – so after 6 months we started down the infertility path at a clinic and got all the necessary tests done to see what was up. I...
Chiropractic Care In Pregnancy and Postpartum

Chiropractic Care In Pregnancy and Postpartum

Seeing Your Chiropractor When Pregnant Did you know that a chiropractor specializing in pregnant women can help you with many pregnancy and postpartum symptoms? So if you are suffering from sciatica, lower back pain, upper back pain, sore shoulders from breastfeeding,...

Why I LOVE Effacement More Than Dilation

(This post was updated in September 2020.) Brand New Online Birthing Classes I’m very proud to announce that I just released two childbirth education video series that cover everything you need to know about labor, birth, breastfeeding, and newborn care. SIGN UP HERE...
‘Mother’

‘Mother’

A Living Piece of Art Have you seen anything so beautiful?! Our sister, friend – and now artist – Rock the Cradle Doula Yvonne Pelling, along with her colleague WhiteFeather Hunter, have created this stunning piece of art…made with KOMBUCHA!! Yes,...
YES, PLEASE!
YES, PLEASE!
YES, PLEASE!