Journal

Thoughts, reads,
and the real stuff.

Book reviews, postpartum tips, and an honest account of what it's actually like to be a brand new doula. Welcome.

Postpartum Tips

Starting Solids

Somebody’s mother-in-law has Opinions about purees, the kind delivered as a story about how she did it in 1987 and everyone survived,...

July 13, 2026 Read →
Postpartum Tips

Why Your Baby Won’t Sleep

Your baby has spent their entire existence in a space that was warm and dark and moved with you, fluid pressing in...

July 6, 2026 Read →
Postpartum Tips

How To Visit A Baby

If you ask a new parent what they need, you’ll get “nothing, we’re fine” or a long pause. New parents don’t even...

June 22, 2026 Read →
Postpartum doula logs data in her phone while baby naps.
Day in the Life

The Tracking Apps

There was a period of time with a new baby where I could not have told you with any confidence whether I...

May 19, 2026 Read →