The Waves of Motherhood
While watching my daughter swim from the shores of Costa Rica a few weeks ago, I caught a glimpse of her profile that transported me back...
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Sheri Walker
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
5 Tips for Traveling with Your Babies
We have always loved to travel. That did not change when we had children. Traveling with babies may seem daunting. However, with some...
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Sheri Walker
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Mommy Brain and Other Gems
Recently I attended the 4th annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference and just want to share some tidbits with you. Healthy Mothers...
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Sheri Walker
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
5 Tips for Thriving in Postpartum
The first few weeks and months after baby arrives can be very intense and may feel like a roller coaster of emotions and exhaustion. ...
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Sheri Walker
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
Save Money, Hire a Doula
May is International Doula Month and while I was doing a bit of research to write this post, I came across an article that confirms what...
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Sheri Walker
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
4 Ways a Doula May Reduce Cesarean Rate by 39%.
April is Cesarean Awareness month. The World Health Organization considers the ideal cesarean rate to be 10-15%. However, in the US,...
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Sheri Walker
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Put a Spring in Your Step
Spring is right around the corner with warmer temps and snow melting rapidly. What a perfect time to make a regular practice of getting...
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Sheri Walker
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
Date Night - Tips for Intimacy after Kids
It's February and Valentine's month. While I am not a huge fan of celebrating Valentine's Day (if you are, that's great), I am all about...
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Sheri Walker
- Dec 16, 2020
- 3 min
Be Very Kind to the Mother
A few weeks ago it was National Kindness Day and ever since then I have been thinking about this quote by Dr. Marshall Klaus: "Be very...
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Sheri Walker
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Pregnancy in a Pandemic
As if pregnancy didn't cause enough stress as it is...morning sickness; worry that baby will be ok; fear of labor and so on; now you have...
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Sheri Walker
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
Stress, Pregnancy and COVID-19
These are stressful times for everybody. Pregnancy and childbirth under normal circumstances can be stressful enough. Over the last few...
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Sheri Walker
- Jan 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Perfect Place to Give Birth
Within the last 2 weeks I have seen 3 posts on the local Helena facebook classifieds asking for the opinions and experiences of others...
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Sheri Walker
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
Mama, Will You Go to the Well with Me?
It's a new year and many have made resolutions that they will not keep. I stopped making resolutions a long time ago because there is a...
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Sheri Walker
- Dec 1, 2018
- 3 min
At Risk of Being Called a Grinch
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from the store. Maybe...
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Sheri Walker
- May 1, 2018
- 2 min
Are Doulas Magic?
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) made the following statement about doulas in January 2017: "The...
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Sheri Walker
- Apr 1, 2018
- 2 min
Self Care is no Joke
Last week I sat in my chair feeling mentally and physically exhausted. I just wanted to be 4 again and curl up in my Mom's lap. I longed...
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Sheri Walker
- Mar 1, 2018
- 2 min
Your Birth Memories Should be Precious
My mantra for birthwork is “your birth memories should be precious”. It is appropriate for every service I provide whether it's doula...
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Sheri Walker
- Feb 1, 2018
- 2 min
Valentine's Day or Labor Day?
What do oxytocin and Valentine's Day have in common? Well they are both associated with love. Dr. Michel Odent, world renowned...
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Sheri Walker
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
Just Say NO to New Year's Resolutions
It has been many years since I've made any New Year's resolutions. Resolution is defined as “a firm decision to do or not do something”....
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Sheri Walker
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
Creating a Village for Newborn Families
There was a time when you would be surrounded by your mother, sisters, grandmother, aunts and female cousins during not only birth but...
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