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There are all sorts of jokes made about women not saying what they mean. Instead of saying she’s upset, she’ll say “I’m fine.” Instead of crying when she is scared…

Vitamin K Part of your pregnancy is going to be reading a lot of information about pregnancy and all the testing and what supplements we need for growing a healthy…

I Will Never be the Giving Tree There is a well known,  well loved children’s book called “The Giving Tree.” Recently my son brought this book home from school and…

Mother’s Intuition: Real or Really Crazy? I remember answering the phone one morning, and on the other end of the line was my sister, who had just given birth a…

Can I Deliver a Big Baby? We get a lot of calls and questions from women, clients and non-clients, about the fear of growing a baby that is too big….

Do I Need a Birth Plan? As a doula, my answer is yes, but not for the reason you might think. At Bell House, we definitely encourage our clients to…

Breastfeeding Techniques A majority of women want to breastfeed at least partially when their baby is born. According to the CDC, about 83% of babies born in the US begin…

We often get calls from parents frustrated and exhausted holding a crying or fussing baby. Crying is a normal behavior, because it is the only way babies can communicate. Babies…

Your Baby Drinks its Own Pee. We know, that sounds so disgusting. But let’s talk about why it’s important, and how your nutrition is important.   We all have heard…

Advanced Maternal Age   Women are told we have a biological ticking clock away and our eggs are withering and begin dying the minute we hit 30. Advanced Maternal Age…