THE MODERN GIRL'S DOULA

One day, in the distant future, you’ll have time to read again. You’ll have time to chillax with a good romance novel and drift away with the scandalous characters. But now, you’re in survival mode. Any reading done is probably the result of your google search “why won’t my 7 week old nap” or “is this green poop normal”. So I rounded up my top “help make my life easier” baby related books. These books helped shape me into a confident mom. They helped me get our family on the same page and gave me predictability. 1. Baby Wise, for all things scheduling Baby Wise is an old school book…

Hooray! You’re having a baby. And congrats–you’re just as crazy as the rest of us. As you enter into this new universe of motherhood and pregnancy in general, your world will quite literally be flipped upside down. Like totally upside down, thrown across the room, and hung out to dry. But have no fear (who am I kidding, you’ll still have fear but let’s talk anyways) MGD is here to give it to you straight. Here are some answers to the top questions facing granola gals and classic southern belles. 1. Why in the H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks do my nipples feel this way? So you got in the shower and turned into…

Are you totally picturing a long-haired no makeup older lady wearing a frilly skirt with feather earrings? Probably wearing a scrunchie or banana clip? I sure did when I heard the word doula. I thought that meant an all natural hippie that helped you bounce on a ball while you gave birth and chanted with candles or something. But a doula is actually just someone dedicated to helping a mom through birth and postpartum life. Yeah, there are amazing certifications (like the DONA) but we all have a little doula ingrained in us, even without the fancy title. We’re Moms. Isn’t building up and helping others part of what we…