by Stephanie Garcia | Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
I can close my eyes and vividly remember the first night home with our tiny new son. Hubby and I had both been around small babies a lot, and during my pregnancy we felt confident about caring for him – or so we thought. But that first night at home, when he...
by Tori Montoya | Jan 26, 2021 | Labor and Delivery, Uncategorized
by Tori Montoya, labor doula Let’s talk about pain. Yes, I said it, that four-letter word. PAIN. When you are pregnant and you occasionally stop and look down at that belly and think, ok…this baby has to come out! YIKES! That, for most women is when the...
by Elizabeth Ortega | Nov 9, 2020 | Labor and Delivery, Uncategorized
What an exciting time it was! I was 22 years old and pregnant with my first baby. I was naïve and didn’t ask a lot of questions. I just went with the flow. I absolutely enjoyed being pregnant and couldn’t wait to see my precious baby, due...
by Erynn O'Brien | Feb 19, 2020 | Postpartum, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered what a postpartum doula does? Or if you will need or want one after your baby is born? Most people are very familiar with a labor doula, but a postpartum doula is not as well known! Today, we’re going to talk about what a postpartum doula can do...
by Stephanie Garcia | Feb 17, 2020 | Labor and Delivery, Uncategorized
The big day is coming soon and it’s time to pack your hospital bags! Baby will be arriving any day and of course you want to have everything you will need. Every time I am at the hospital, I see families wheeling giant suitcases and lugging birth balls through the...
by Stephanie Garcia | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
The night was pitch black, not a star showing as I drove along the lonely New Mexico highway. The 17 year old girl next to me moaned quietly through the contractions that rolled over her every 5 minutes or so. In the back of my tiny little car her grandmother sat,...
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