by HCD | Oct 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
When we tell you, “we know birth”- we really mean it. We’ve seen it all. As pregnancy support specialists, we have seen birth happen in every way possible. It’s intense, it’s messy, it’s powerful, and it’s always incredible....
by HCD | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
Have you seen your due date come and go, and still haven’t had a baby? Are you overdue and over it? We get it. The time between your due date and when you’ll actually meet your baby can be a surreal period full of long days with nothing to do but wait. You...
by HCD | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Pregnant people are offered a ton of prenatal tests as they make their way through pregnancy- it’s kind of par for the course. One of the most common prenatal tests out there is the Group B Strep (or GBS) swab. Here’s the details! What is GBS, anyway?...
by HCD | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorised
Breastfeeding is natural, but that doesn’t mean that it will come naturally to everyone. For some parent/baby pairs, breastfeeding can be the single biggest challenge of the newborn period. Thankfully, most are able to get the hang of breastfeeding pretty quickly. We...
by HCD | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
If you are both pregnant, and on the internet, you’ve probably at least heard of placenta encapsulation. If you’re like a lot of people, your reaction was likely one of two things: either “Placenta… what?” or, “Gross!”. A lot of Nanaimo families contact us to learn...
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