Sheri WalkerMar 183 minStress, Pregnancy and COVID-19These are stressful times for everybody. Pregnancy and childbirth under normal circumstances can be stressful enough. Over the last few weeks we have been i...
Sheri WalkerJan 43 minThe Perfect Place to Give BirthWithin the last 2 weeks I have seen 3 posts on the local Helena facebook classifieds asking for the opinions and experiences of others regarding the Labor an...
Sheri WalkerJan 7, 20192 minMama, 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 bit of folly in hold...
Sheri WalkerDec 2, 20183 minAt 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 Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit ...
Sheri WalkerMay 1, 20182 minAre Doulas Magic?The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) made the following statement about doulas in January 2017: "The recommendations also suggest t...
Sheri WalkerApr 2, 20182 minSelf Care is no JokeLast 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 for someone to take ...
Sheri WalkerMar 1, 20182 minYour Birth Memories Should be PreciousMy mantra for birthwork is “your birth memories should be precious”. It is appropriate for every service I provide whether it's doula work, childbirth educat...
Sheri WalkerFeb 1, 20182 minValentine'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 obstetrician has called oxytoc...
Sheri WalkerJan 1, 20183 minJust Say NO to New Year's ResolutionsIt 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”. How can I possibly m...
Sheri WalkerDec 1, 20172 minCreating a Village for Newborn FamiliesThere was a time when you would be surrounded by your mother, sisters, grandmother, aunts and female cousins during not only birth but for the first few week...
Sheri WalkerNov 3, 20173 minBaby Shower - A Blessing or a Curse?“A baby shower is a way to celebrate the expected or delivered birth of a child by presenting gifts to the mother at a party, whereas other cultures host a b...
Sheri WalkerOct 2, 20172 minBundle of Joy or Depths of Despair?While doing research for planning the postpartum support group I recently started, I googled “facilitating postpartum support group”. Without fail and no mat...
Sheri WalkerSep 1, 20173 minThe Paradox of Pain Free ChildbirthThere is a general consensus that childbirth is painful. For centuries women have been enduring the pain of childbirth. And searching for a pain free way to ...
Sheri WalkerAug 1, 20177 minBreast is NOT Best, Fed is NOT Best!It's World Breastfeeding Week. I would like to think it is cause for celebration. However, I feel like it is more about hard work in raising awareness regard...
Sheri WalkerJul 3, 20172 minCelebrating Birth with PhotographyI have had people give me strange looks when I mention that I am a birth photographer. "Why would you want photos of that?" they say. I have been told "I w...
Sheri WalkerJun 1, 20172 minDads and DoulasSince Fathers Day is this month, I thought I would talk about how dads and doulas work together. Often I have women tell me that their husband/partner will b...
Sheri WalkerMay 1, 20172 minDoula Do's and Doula Don'tsMay is International Doula Month so I thought I would talk about what doulas do. I get a lot of people assuming that a doula is a midwife and that I catch b...
Sheri WalkerApr 4, 20172 minThe Journey of a Birth WorkerWelcome to AuroraBirthSong. Thanks for stopping by. As a young girl I was fascinated by the human body and how it worked, especially the reproductive cycle. ...
