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 | Jan 19, 2017 | Postpartum, Pregnancy
Shake That Body! I know there are lots of excuses not to exercise when we’re pregnant. My favourites were: I’m too tired, my legs are swollen, my belly gets in the way, I have reflux, I have to pee every 15 minutes, I’m already sweating enough as it...
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...
