As a new parent in a small Colorado mountain town, looking for birth and postpartum doula services can seem daunting. After all, there are very few doulas who live within an hour of these picturesque towns. Thankfully, there are experienced doulas who would love to travel to support growing families and their new little ones.… Continue Reading Find Doula Support in the Rocky Mountains
Q: Your price for placenta encapsulation is higher than expected, why is that? A: We do encapsulation a little bit differently here at Colorado Mountain Doulas! To ensure the safest possible processing, your placenta never leaves your side, being packed directly into your transportation kit at your bedside and processed in your home to protect… Continue Reading How Is Your Placenta Encapsulation Service Different?
Q: What kinds of chores can doulas help with? A: This answer can vary quite a bit from provider to provider, as some of our daytime Doulas love to cook, organize and run errands, while others prefer to focus on supporting the family in other ways. This can also vary based on the support your… Continue Reading Will a Doula Help me with Household Chores?
Q: Where does the doula sleep? What kind of accommodations do I need for a postpartum doula overnight? A: Doulas rest when babies are resting overnight, just as parents and other caregivers would. To correctly follow the AAP guidelines for safe sleep, and to ensure that we can respond to your baby as quickly as… Continue Reading Where do the Doulas Sleep Overnight?
Babies are the best, aren’t they? So sweet and chubby and squishy. What’s not to love? People tend to talk A LOT about how much they love their babies. They talk about how they bonded with them. Partners want to know “How can I bond with my baby?”. Lots and lots of talk about bonding.… Continue Reading The First Six Weeks Postpartum: Bonding
Postpartum DOES NOT equal depression. The word postpartum is an adjective that simply describes the period of time after a person has birthed a child. Yep, that’s it. So let’s all try to stop saying things like “she has the postpartum” because that’s not a thing. There are SO MANY different aspects of the postpartum… Continue Reading The First Six Weeks Postpartum: Emotional Adjustment
Coming home with your newborn baby is an exciting and scary time. Whether you’re a first-time parent or a well-traveled expert, there is a lot to consider when it comes to your own recovery. As an experienced Colorado postpartum and infant care doula, what I often see with my clients is that the reality does… Continue Reading The First Six Weeks Postpartum: Physical Recovery
As Professional doulas and overnight infant care providers in Colorado, we regularly get questions like: “How should I organize my nursery?” “What should I put on my baby registry?” “What do I REALLY need to buy for my newborn?” But the most asked question is “How do I put my baby to sleep?” Sometimes this… Continue Reading Sleeping Safely with Your New Baby
Do you know? This is a question I get a lot in my personal life when I meet new people. The simple definition put out by my certifying agency, ProDoula is: “A trained person without emotional attachment to the family, offering supportive services in an unbiased, nonjudgmental way. This is done in exchange for a… Continue Reading What is a Doula Anywyay?
Colorado is home to many amazing tourist attractions, hotels, and spas. Some, like the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park are known worldwide, while others are tucked away, deep in the mountains, waiting to be discovered by the discerning couple, looking for a romantic getaway. We chose a few of our favorites to make the search a little… Continue Reading Romantic Destination Getaways in Colorado