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“In Yer Basket!”, or, the cult of the baby-trainer

6th December 2013 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

I don't think it ever seriously occurred to me that what I had just pushed out of my body wasn't a human being. I was definitely completely certain it wasn't a puppy (despite my strange pregnancy dreams) or a robot. After a bit of kip, a cuddle and a coo, I was quickly convinced that this thing in Continue Reading

Planning a Wedding

29th November 2013 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

This is a guest blog post from my dear, imaginary friend Janet. She wrote me a letter recently with the happy news that she is expecting to get married in the spring. It is copied here verbatim. "Dear Maddie, It was so nice to hear all your news! I'm well too and I have some good news for you - Continue Reading

Breastfeeding Support-Doulas: Boundaries and Benefits

26th March 2013 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

I've spent my working life thinking about boundaries in one capacity or another and have been through the pain of working out why it's important for me to understand where my role begins and ends as a doula, breastfeeding counsellor and doula course leader and believe me, sometimes it's difficult to Continue Reading

Getting Between the Sheets of the Bed-Sharing Debate

8th May 2011 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

In the true spirit of this site, we'd like to make sure our readers have access to the facts about bed-sharing - especially in the light of press coverage about the SWISS study. A couple of facts: A cot death means a death in a cot - not in the parental bed. The correct term is SIDS - Sudden Infant Continue Reading

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