The insider’s guide to birth
The internet is full of information, blogs and opinions. What’s one more?
I like to focus on facts, real-life questions and issues that other people might shy away from. Mostly, I want you to laugh, relate, and feel seen as you figure this whole motherhood thing out.
Back when I first started working as a doula, known to all as “Megan the Doula”, in early 2011, I began to write blogs about topics that affected me, and my clients. Giving birth in Montreal is a unique experience, and finding out how to navigate a healthy pregnancy and how to have the best birth is something most people want to know!
Getting Our Baby onto a Schedule
"How do we get our baby onto a schedule? Or is better to just with the flow? We don't like the idea of not having a plan." Is this you? When it comes to birth and breastfeeding it’s pretty universally agreed upon that things won’t go according to plan. We’re well...
Getting your period after giving birth
(What? You don’t bleed sprinkles?!) Getting your period after giving birth is going to be like a surprise 35th birthday party. You don’t expect it, it makes no sense, and it’s exciting but also awkward and terrible and probably unwanted. It’s also going to be pretty...
What are the risks of induction?
Ripe, soft, and ready… we’re talking about your cervix by the way! Induction, the process of starting labour before the body starts the process on its own, is very common. It’s usually used when there is a concern for the health of the mother or baby and the risk of...
How to not fear giving birth
We’re taught to fear childbirth, along with all the other negatives of “becoming a woman” as early as elementary school sex ed. Having to give birth to a baby is yet another thing people with vaginas have been cursed with. We see movies and TV shows with pregnant...
How to talk to your doctor when you’re pregnant
You deserve to be heard. Every once in a while I will treat a prenatal class or my doulas clients to a rant about the patriarchy. I used to apologize, until one day a man in one class started clapping in appreciation and I...
Getting a midwife in Montreal
Giving birth outside a hospital isn’t just for hippies who want water births. While here in our belle province only about 5% of births are outside of the hospital setting with midwifery care, getting a midwife in Montreal is an option for anyone with RAMQ who is...
