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Why Black Breastfeeding Week?
Black Breastfeeding Week starts 25th - 31st August, we will celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week for the first time in the UK. There has been a look into what has been happening in the breastfeeding community of black families. It has been documented in the UK...
How I Supported Visually Impaired Parents with Breastfeeding
I remember when I was contacted by a first time father of a newborn. He said him and his fiancé was currently in hospital and as breastfeeding had not gotten off to the best start due to the lack of support, mixed opinions and suggestions they thought it would be...
Black Mothers and Breastfeeding
This image above is a group of unapologetic Black Alabama mums bringing awareness to the beauty of breastfeeding. Everyday a mother gives birth. Everyday a mother would attempt to breastfeed her newborn. Everyday a mother successfully breastfeeds her baby and everyday...
Keep Cool In Summer Pregnant Mama!
Summer is here and we are all getting very hot. Temperatures are rising to higher levels and as much as we all like the idea of having a summer baby, being pregnant in the summer is no joke. In pregnancy our bodies go through many changes as we grow our baby, the...
Top 10 UK Doula Blogs and Websites 2018
1-2-1 Doula has been awarded as one of the Top 10 UK Doula blogs and websites to follow for 2018. In this video I read out the top 10 doula blog list and share my response with you. https://youtu.be/DCpmsnXlhXo
My Jamaican Culture & Birth
I will share with you today my culture background around pregnancy, birth and post-birth. My family is from Jamaica, my culture is inherited from Jamaica, I was born in the UK, which is why some of my ways are very British. My mums knowledge in Jamaican cultural...
No Husband Stitch Thank You!
Do you know what a husband stitch is?.....it is when repairing episiotomies or tearing from birth, some providers put in an extra stitch “for daddy,” with painful consequences for women. This practice is truly happening and new parents are not being informed about the...
What Do You Know About Dancehall Doula Workshop?
Dancehall Doula Workshop is a new fresh antenatal and postnatal dance workshop I started up March 2017. This workshop was designed to help support mothers through pregnancy and birth. It’s an educational, fun and supportive dance workshop which I created. After...
No More Sore Nipples!
Thoughts of a breastfeeding mother with breastfeeding issues: Why are mums having to suffer in pain when breastfeeding their babies. I mean the pain can be so bad that I think why would any mum want to put themselves through this. Why is that mum over there feeding...
I Graduated The Abuela Doula’s Course
Today was the day when I graduated the Abuela Doula's Preparation course. I know what your thinking, am I not already a Recognised Doula, the answer is.... yes, I am!, but you see, I happened to find this lady named Mars Lord to be my mentor and a few months after...