by Sylvia Otvos | Oct 8, 2020 | Doulas, Pregnancy
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...
by Jenny Berthiaume | Aug 3, 2019 | Doula Trainings, Postpartum
A new Postpartum Doula Training I love to talk pregnancy. I love to talk birth. I love teaching about labour, different yoga postures and breathing techniques that help a woman cope with the sensations she’ll experience as she brings her child earth side. But there’s...
by Sylvia Otvos | Oct 28, 2018 | About Us
GOOD MORNING! Are you a fan of brunch? We love the easiness and yumminess of brunches, of sitting down for a few hours on a Saturday or Sunday with family and friends, sipping mimosas, and chatting about everything from motherhood, work, kids, trips, to school and the...
by Sylvia Otvos | Aug 21, 2013 | Postpartum
Wouldn’t you like to have a Postpartum Doula? ‘You’re a postpartum doula – it’s so wonderful that women with postpartum depression can have your loving support.’ I often hear this type of comment when discussing my work as a postpartum doula. Very often, people...
by Sylvia Otvos | Jan 10, 2013 | Doulas
How can your doula support you during labour? The work of a doula is often described as providing emotional, physical and informational support to the mom and her partner during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. But what does that mean exactly in concrete terms? Why...
