NICU and Loss

NICU and Loss

As a trained Stillbirthday Doula, we receive specialized training in how to best support those going through many different types of circumstances, such as:

  • birth in any trimester, and in any outcome
  • unconventional loss, which may include adoption or surrogacy
  • NICU care
  • “rainbow” subsequent live birth
  • full term, uncomplicated, live birth with no connection in any way to bereavement
  • newborn nutrition and lactation options
  • and more

I am also a Doula at Labor of Hope, a local DFW non-profit organization. We specialize in supporting families with a critical or life-limiting diagnosis, whether that is baby, mom, dad, or a sibling. Feel free to check out the website if this may be something your family would benefit from.

Resources

Books I Love

When you are pregnant all of the information out there can be overwhelming! Here are some of my favorite childbirth related books – all of these can be found on Amazon or at your local bookstore.

Birth and Postpartum

  • Giving Birth With Confidence – The Official Lamaze Guide
  • Birth Without Fear – January Harshe
  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
  • Birthing From Within – Pam England
  • When Survivors Give Birth – Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
  • Taking Charge of Your Fertility – Toni Weschler

Breastfeeding

  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – La Leche League
  • Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding – Ina May Gaskin
  • The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk – Diana West and Lisa Marasco

Sleep

  • The No-Cry Sleep Solution – Elizabeth Pantley
  • The Attachment Parenting Book – William and Martha Sears
  • The Wonder Weeks – Frans Plooij
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block – Harvey Karp
  • The Fussy Baby Book – William and Martha Sears

Books for Partners/Support Person

  • The Birth Partner – Penny Simkin
  • When Survivors Give Birth – Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
  • The First Forty Days – Heng Ou

Loss

  • I Will Carry You – Angie Smith
  • In a Heartbeat – Dawn Waltman
  • Grief is a Journey – Dr. Doka