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Seven Tips for Increasing Milk Supply

Concerned about low milk supply? Here are seven tips to help you increase your milk production.

Can I Drink Coffee While Breastfeeding?

How much caffeine is okay during breastfeeding? Here’s the info you need to decide how much is right for you.

What to Bring on an Outing with Your Baby

You only need to pack a few essentials when going out with your baby.

The Four Types of Cervical Change You Need to Know About

Your cervix does more than dilate. These are the four types of cervical change you need to know about.

When Should My Baby Start Solids?

By Doulas of Shanghai “When should my baby start solids?” This is one of the most common postpartum questions I hear as an infant feeding specialist. Just like with any other baby-related question you type into a search engine, you’re going to get multiple contradictory answers. It can be stressful trying to wade through thatContinue reading “When Should My Baby Start Solids?”

My Water Broke… Now What??

By Doulas of Shanghai I vividly remember the first time I saw someone’s water breaking on TV. I was about eight years old, watching Coneheads at my friend’s house. The mother announces the “birth spasm” is about to being, there is a massive gush of water, flooding through the kitchen and out the door. TheContinue reading “My Water Broke… Now What??”

Getting Your VBAC in China

VBACs are more common than ever, and are recognized as being a safe and viable way for many women to birth their child. Learn more about how you can achieve your VBAC here in China.

Exhausted? These are the Seven Types of Rest You Need

Are you getting the rest you need? Learn about seven types of rest to help you recharge during the postpartum period.

Eight Ways Your Postpartum Doula Supports You

Written by Doulas of Shanghai It’s the big day. The day that you’ve been waiting nine months for… Your beautiful baby is here! She coos in your arms and searches for your breast while you and your partner look lovingly on. Her fingers and toes are tiny, like a doll’s, but her grip around yourContinue reading “Eight Ways Your Postpartum Doula Supports You”