Compassionate Care Doula Services, LLC

Category: Cesarean birth

  • 🍼 Setting Boundaries When Bringing a New Baby Home

    🍼 Setting Boundaries When Bringing a New Baby Home

    Discover 7 gentle ways to set boundaries when bringing baby home. Protect your healing, rest, and bonding while welcoming loved ones with care.

  • 🍪 Do Lactation Cookies Really Help?

    🍪 Do Lactation Cookies Really Help?

    Discover the benefits of lactation cookies! Our homemade, customizable batches with oats, flaxseed & brewer’s yeast support your breastfeeding journey.

  • Blog Post: Sound Machines for Babies – Safe Sleep Tool or Sleep Crutch?

    Are sound machines safe for babies? Discover the benefits, risks, and safe-use tips for white noise in infant sleep routines.

  • How Your Birth Experiences Affect Your Postpartum 4th Trimester

    The “4th trimester” refers to the first 12 weeks after birth—a season of recovery, adjustment, and bonding. Just like no two births are the same, no two postpartum journeys are the same. The way you experienced birth can deeply shape your emotional, physical, and mental well-being as you transition into life with your newborn. The…

  • How to Afford a Doula: Making Postpartum Support Accessible

    How to Afford a Doula: Making Postpartum Support Accessible

    Discover practical ways to afford a postpartum doula, from payment plans and baby registries to insurance benefits and creative saving tips. Every family deserves support—here’s how to make it possible.

  • What Non-Judgmental Support Looks Like for New Parents

    Becoming a parent is one of the most transformative moments in life. It’s also one of the most vulnerable. In those early weeks and months, you’re adjusting to sleepless nights, learning your baby’s cues, and navigating advice—sometimes unsolicited—from friends, family, and the internet. In the middle of it all, one thing can make a world…

  • How to Read Your Baby’s Cues: Tired, Hungry, or Overstimulated?

    By Dawn Oliver, Certified Postpartum Doula & Pediatric Sleep Consultant Your baby may not come with a manual, but they do come with cues. From fluttering eyelids to clenched fists, your baby is constantly communicating with you — and learning how to recognize those signals can transform your parenting journey from overwhelmed to empowered. Whether…

  • 💤 Contact Napping: Is It a Habit or a Phase?

    By Dawn Oliver, Certified Postpartum Doula & Infant Sleep Consultant Founder of Compassionate Care Doula Services & Birth and Beyond Nesting™ 💭 What Is Contact Napping? Contact napping means your baby falls asleep while being held or resting on your chest, in your arms, or against your body. It’s incredibly common in the fourth trimester—and…

  • Newborn Infant Sleep: What’s Normal & What You Can Do

    Newborn Infant Sleep: What’s Normal & What You Can Do

    Those early days (and nights) with a newborn can feel like a beautiful blur of cuddles, feedings, and… very little sleep. As a postpartum doula, I often hear: “Is this normal?” “Should my baby be sleeping more?” “Are we doing something wrong?” Take a deep breath, mama. You’re not alone — and what you’re experiencing…

  • Cesarean Birth in South Carolina

    What You Should Know & How to Recover Well Cesarean births-commonly known as C-sections-are one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States. And if you’re giving birth in South Carolina, it’s important to know you’re not alone in facing this experience. Let’s talk about the stats, what your body needs to…