Breastfeeding Tips with Ali Glinsky
This week Bay City Doula’s Postpartum Educator, Ali, Glinsky joined us for a guest blog to share her expert breastfeeding tips. As World Breastfeeding Week (WBW #worldbreastfeedingweek) comes to a close, I want to share some tips for pregnant and new mothers who plan to breastfeed to help set themselves up for a successful journey.…
Baby-Friendly Hospitals in the Bay Area
Deciding where you would like to deliver your baby is usually an important decision for families. Fortunately, there are many high-quality medical establishments in the Bay Area and throughout California. Despite the many excellent choices at our fingertips, not all hospitals in the Bay Area qualify as “baby-friendly.” In this blog, we discuss what makes…
Five Tips for Infant Sleep
It’s no secret; lack of sleep is hard. It’s also no secret that parents endure many sleepless nights with a newborn in their home. While, unfortunately, there is not just one simple, quick trick to getting every baby to sleep soundly at night, we do have a couple of tricks up our sleeves to help…
Bay Area Postpartum Education, an Interview with Ali Glinsky
As you may have guessed, we are extremely passionate about postpartum care and postpartum education at Bay City Doulas! We know first and second hand just how important, and transformative quality postpartum care is! Today we are lucky to have Ali Glinsky, postpartum educator and mom of two, here to share all about her work…
Pelvic Floor Therapy: an Interview with Jenny Putt, PT
This week we invited Pelvic Floor therapist, Jenny Putt to join us to talk about her work! Jenny’s enthuseasum and love for all that she does shines through in her writing, and we are so happy to share her knowlege with you today! We hope you enjoy this weeks blog; Pelvic floor therapy : An…
Baby-Friendly Museums in the Bay Area
The Bay Area is opening back up, and many are eager to take their newest additions out to explore! We are so lucky to have so many different places to visit in the Bay. From top parks, beaches, museums, and historic neighborhoods, we truly have it all! Let’s dive in and grow those tiny minds…
Traveling Tips with a Baby
As the world slowly begins to open back up, the thought of travel is crossing our minds more and more! Most of us have spent this last year at home, so it makes sense that your family may be eager to take a trip. When thinking about traveling with a new baby, there are often…
How Long is Postpartum?
How long does postpartum last? How long should we plan to have postpartum care, and how long is postpartum? These are two of the most common questions our team is asked! Today we want to talk about the postpartum period, societal pressure to ” bounce back,” how long you need to adjust to your new normal,…
Sex After Having a Baby
Will sex hurt after childbirth? When is it safe to have sex again after having my baby? I’m worried I won’t feel like having sex ever again! The Bay City Doulas team is asked these questions often. Yup, these are common questions, and you are not alone! Today we want to dive into the topic…
Morning Sickness
A friend of mine once told me, “the first 16 weeks of her pregnancy felt like a never-ending hangover” Morning sickness, headaches, and dizziness are very normal, especially in the first trimester of pregnancy. Today we are here to talk about what’s normal, what needs medical intervention, and how to combat morning sickness. What is…