Pregnancy — Blog Posts — Wichita Doula

So You're Thinking About Switching to a Home Birth

A lot of parents are researching home birth as an alternative to the hospital during these uncertain times. Is home birth right for you, and where can you find good information on home birth in Wichita?

Birth, Birth Plan, Doulas, Pregnancy, WichitaSara SkilesApril 23, 2020home birth, hospital birth, wichita birthing hospita, wichita midwives, wichita midwife, wichita birth center, wesley birth care, wichita home birth, wichita water birthComment

::GIVEAWAY:: 8 Sheep Organics Magnesium Lotion for SLEEP Review

Can’t sleep? Read our review of 8 Sheep Organics’ magnesium lotion for pregnancy insomnia and enter to win a jar!

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Preeclampsia: 5 Symptoms You Need to Know

May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month. Do you know the warning signs for preeclampsia, a dangerous disorder affecting up to 8% of pregnancies?

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How to Take Your Placenta Home From a Wichita Hospital

Planning to encapsulate or bury your placenta? Whether you’re giving birth at Wesley, Via Christi, home, or someplace else, you have questions about how to take your placenta home, and we have answers.

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How to Get Rid of Pregnancy Leg Cramps

One minute you’re minding your own business…the next you’re rocketing out of bed with a sharp pain in your leg or foot. Can you do anything to get rid of - or prevent - leg cramps during pregnancy?

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Hee-Hee-Whooo? Doing Childbirth Class Differently

We’re teaching new parents what they REALLY need to know about labor and birth, and it ain’t grandma’s hee-hee-hoo Lamaze class.

Birth Plan, Birth, PregnancySara SkilesJuly 8, 2018wichita childbirth education, childbirth education in wichita, birthing classes in wichita, wichita birth classes, childbirth class in wichita, lamaze class in wichita, bradley class in wichita, natural birth class in wichita, epidural birth class in wichita, doula in wichita kansasComment

What is a Non-Stress Test?

What is a non-stress test, and what does it indicate? | Wichita Doula provides private childbirth classes in Wichita, KS and surrounding areas.

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How Will My Toddler React to the New Baby?

Is your toddler excited about getting a new brother or sister? Or not really sure what's going on? Here is some information on possible behaviors when meeting their new sibling, and ways you can prepare your toddler to welcome the new baby.

Our Birthday is Coming, But We're Giving You the Gifts

The Wichita Doula agency is almost a year old - but we're giving YOU the presents. We're offering a special this season, just because we love ya so much!