Posts Tagged ‘Bay Area doulas’

Bringing home a new baby is an adjustment for every family member. Although an exciting time, integrating a new baby into the family can often feel overwhelming. You may be asking yourself, how will my older children react to having a baby in the house? This is an entirely normal feeling that many parents have…

Bone broth is getting all the rave right now for its healing benefits. Many claim that it helps aid in many health problems and that it promotes recovery for different ailments. Today, we share one of our favorite recipes and talk about the benefits of bone broth. What is bone broth Bone broth is a…

We are just as excited as the rest of the Bay Area that Covid cases continuously slow down. It is no secret that these past two years have been a trying time for just about everyone. As the Bay Area continues to open up, we want to update the community on what our team is…

At Bay City Doulas, we are firm believers in self-care. Especially postpartum. We know that getting time to practice self-care is hard with a newborn. While many think of self-care as a massage or a spa day, self-care can be as simple as taking a nice hot shower and applying your favorite lotion. Today we…

It’s no secret that people love routines. While everyone has different routines in their lives, many of us have routines that we aren’t even consciously aware of. Humans thrive off of their routines, and many people feel out of balance when their routine changes. Today we are here to talk about implementing a bedtime routine…

Bay City Doulas’ second birthday is coming up quickly! In honor of our company’s second birthday, we wanted to share the story of how we began. We hope you enjoy this week’s blog, The birth of Bay City Doulas. How we started Cosima and I met during additional training with our current training organization, ProDoula.…

Your baby’s first sickness can be challenging for everyone in the house. While a call to your baby’s pediatrician is recommended, we are here to offer helpful tips to get through your baby’s first cold. Enjoy! Call your primary care doctor. First and foremost, it is essential to call your family’s primary care provider and…

As postpartum doulas, we are always looking for amazing resources for our clients. We consistently network with care providers as a local Bay Area business. It is always exciting to make a new connection in our community. Laura asked us to do a guest blog with her earlier this year, and we were delighted. Within…

It’s no secret that we are living in unprecedented times. What we once thought would be a two-week nationwide lockdown has now turned into an almost-two-year-old pandemic. While many of us have adapted to a new normal, we still live in a worldwide pandemic. Today we are here to talk about Postpartum support and changes…

You may have heard the term meal train floating around and wondered, what is that? A meal train is a pre-organized meal service that friends, family, and your local community can sign up for to help provide meals. Postpartum meal trains are, you guessed it, a meal train that is pre-set for the postpartum period.…