by WebMan | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
We are thrilled to welcome guest blogger, Jessica Bullock, to Doulas of Northern Virginia today with her blog titled The Truth About Working Moms. Whether your dreams include stair-stepping that corporate ladder to the top, or leaving your job one day to stay home...
by WebMan | Aug 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Having a newborn is a challenging endeavor, but being a military family can add even more stress to the situation. As a Navy wife of six years, no stress will compare to that of having a newborn while my husband was sent away for training. I learned a lot in those...
by WebMan | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Congratulations! After months of growing, waiting, dreaming and preparing, you’ve successfully brought a new life into the world. A whirlwind few days in the hospital and then you make the monumental first trip home with baby in tow. Once you get home, reality sets...
by WebMan | Apr 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Horrified. Guilty. Confused. Sorry. After weeks of failing to get a nasty diaper rash to clear up, we finally had an answer: our daughter had a staph infection. And I felt all those emotions – quickly and intensely. How could I as her mother, her primary care...
by WebMan | Mar 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you can believe it, there is actually a written policy at one Northern Virginia hospital that outright bans the use of doulas by its patients. While we regret that we aren’t able to serve clients at that facility (yet), we don’t write the center’s staff off as...
by WebMan | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Doula. The word itself may seem foreign right off the bat. (It’s Greek and translates to “woman servant”.) Some people recognize the word, but aren’t sure what a doula is. (“Oh, a doula … right, like a midwife.” Well, kind of, but no.) Then there are those who...
