Kairos: Doula & Education Services

11/10/2020

It may have only been for 30 seconds but this girl will not let anything hold her back! 8 months and working so hard on sitting up! Thank you for creating something that can be used for therapy as well as play!

06/10/2020

It’s national or world CP day....our sweet Avonlea has joined in on this adventure. She is lucky to have a big brother who daily tells her he loves her. They are already beat friends. This girl pushes herself hard and as her mommy sometimes I have to remind her it’s ok to rest. She was named after Anne of Avonlea (Green Gables) and boy does she remind me of Anne.....unique, fiesty, smart, and special to her family!

01/10/2020

Happy October from Avonlea! This girl is so hard to get pic of these! Always moving! 🍁🍂

25/09/2020

This girl has had a lot going on this week. Today finished out our 4 days of nonstop things. Monday was PT and OT. Tuesday-speech. Wednesday was speech and an ENT appointment which involved a scope down both nostrils and an official laryngomalcia diagnosis and possible tracheomalacia and bronchialmalacia. And today was cranial sacral work and a specialized OT to help with her tongue tie release. This girl is a rock star and giving us her thumbs but in the last pic you can truly see what this week has done to her.....exhausted! Her moms too!

16/09/2020

A lot of people forget what Tennyson’s hair looked at 1.....oh my sweet babies!

07/08/2020

I had not made a breastfeeding week post partly because it’s a little bittersweet for me but also I wasn’t sure what I wanted to say. I’m so grateful I can provide for my babies even if it’s through exclusively pumping. This is one days worth of milk from me and I’m also so blessed to have had amazing women help me feed my babies! We all have different journeys in this BF world. My wife graciously gifted me these BM earring studs today. The milk is from this time with Avonlea but the brown flecks in the one pair is some of my placenta from Tennyson. I will cherish these forever!

14/06/2020

Have your sound up for this most perfect part of my day and what will also be yours!

20/05/2020

So glad to know this! It makes me a better doula! Thank you for your wisdom!

Cervical Scar Tissue: It’s an Issue! May 20, 2020 by rootscc Leave a Comment By Gaylea McDoual, CPM-TN In 2007 I was called to attend a birth as a doula. Although I had a nursing/womens health background, I was pretty new to the doula role. When I arrived at her house, she had already been laborin...

13/04/2020

Grateful for our ring sling from Someone has been having some tummy troubles and being held is the only thing that helps.

10/01/2020

A little Mom humor for some of us who need it!

27/11/2019

Being a doula whether in a sibling, birth, or postpartum capacity is always an honor. Sitting and holding space for another while they navigate a period of time only they can walk through is precious and something I never take for granted. This beautiful birth was supposed to be a time that I was helping a mom be at peace knowing her two older kids were home with her but being well taken care as she labored. Things changed a bit and I stepped into full doula mode BUT the awesome big sister that she is and what so many are capable of and don’t even know it stepped into sibling doula role so I could help her mom and oh she did an amazing job! Homebirth is a beautiful adventure and on Nov. 4th my final doula client of 2019 brought into this world a beautiful baby girl who joined her big sister and slightly bigger older brother! you are a rock star! thank you for loving your clients well!

25/11/2019

It’s time America recognizes the need for better maternity and paternity care! Come on Nashville!! We were lucky to have 12 weeks paid leave with Tennyson for Heather....never having to touch vacation, sick or PTO days. With Avonlea we will only have 6 weeks and already having 1 child will make it just a bit more chaotic.

The 4th trimester (12 weeks) is a real recovery time for mothers and bonding time for BOTH parents. Let’s work on this!!

We wonder why we have higher rates of PPD/anxiety etc. A lot of women’s hormones are still regulating in the 1st 12 weeks and the stress of spouse or themselves having to return to work can only add to the issue!

As new companies move to Nashville, the benefits for employees are growing. Some offering 18 weeks of paternity leave.