by Brood | Feb 7, 2023 | Doula, Featured, Health Care, Mental Health, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Think back to your elementary or high school days — what kind of sexual health education did you receive, if any? When I think about the sex ed programs I experienced, I think about watching my ageing male gym teacher awkwardly roll a condom down a banana, or a...
by Brood | Jan 20, 2023 | Baby Care, Birth, Doula, Feeding (Breastfeeding, Nursing), Mental Health, Our Brood, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Sleep
Investing in your birth and postpartum care can set you and your family up for the first year of parenthood, and beyond. Many of our families are receiving support from their friends and family to book Brood services – adding them to their Baby Registries. And...
by Brood | Jan 18, 2023 | Baby Care, Doula, Mental Health, Parenting, Postpartum, Sleep
Finding Sleep – It’s Possible! What is a Night Nurse, and do I need one?! Night nurse. Night nanny. Postpartum doula. Newborn care specialist. If you’ve never heard of these terms – or have frantically searched them while questioning, “will I ever sleep again after...
by Brood | Nov 17, 2022 | Birth, Doula, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Written by Gavin Somers (they/them) Amedeo Hope was born on September 14th, 2021, at 3:37am. Having conceived in December of 2020 after making a choice to become a solo parent, my pregnancy was as idyllic as possibly could have been (with the exception of that pesky...
by Brood | Nov 15, 2022 | Birth, Doula, Our Brood, Postpartum, Pregnancy
We are excited to announce that we have expanded our Brood doula postpartum and birth services to Victoria, BC and the surrounding areas. This is the land of the lək̓ʷəŋən People, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. We have an amazing team of...