Posts by Jen Chandlee

Doula care is impactful. Most parents will say that they couldn’t have done it- their birth and/or postpartum time- without their doula. But the most important components of doula care, and the “it” that parents speak of, are often not categorizable. And the quantification of doula care can reduce its impact. However, some within the…

Companioning is a stealth and necessary skill, an art form in and of itself which can take some time for new doulas to feel at ease with. Postpartum doulas often feel they should be “doing something” or “saying the right thing” or just have a general sense that they could be doing more.  Yes, there…

As a postpartum doula and doula trainer, I get this question a LOT. Everyone from family, friends, and expectant parents, to care providers, and even other doulas. Usually birth doulas who don’t offer postpartum care, but yes, sometimes even other postpartum doulas! As my own father still likes to say, “a do-what?!”  Because we mostly…

There’s been a quiet yet problematic phenomenon in the perinatal world for decades now. It isn’t the birth plan not being taken seriously (though that does happen) or parents not getting everything on their baby registry (which is a total bummer, for sure) or even parents experiencing anxiety just trying to figure out which car…