Tag Archives: doula
Got milk? Got PCOS?
I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom (PCOS). It’s one of the reasons I’m fat, and had some problems with fertility, and may even explain why I’m a moody sooky-la-la some of the time. Maybe! I’ve known this for years. But what … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding, Lactivism and Doula-ing
An unkind cut
The Guardian newspaper ran an article in November about the alarming rise in labiaplasty. I had read that anecdotally, requests for cosmetic surgery to correct ‘problems’ with one’s vulva have increased exponentially in tandem with the pornification of our culture – the … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image/Fat Acceptance, Feminism
A more personal kind of linkage
Almost six weeks ago something terrible happened to a friend. Her baby daughter died. Even though I haven’t known this friend for very long, the nature of her loss was such that it had me reeling for days. I wept about it. … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood and Parenting
The black dog’s a bitch
So I haven’t been around for a little while. I don’t know if it’s because of all that’s happened in the last few months or if it’s chemical, but it hit me the other day that perhaps the reason I’m … Continue reading
You can take your Pretty Pusher and shove it
Now it’s not enough that women give birth. We’ve got to look good doing it too. If you can’t escape the Body Police when you’re bringing a person into the world through your vagina, when the hell can you? At … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image/Fat Acceptance, Feminism
More Facebook Flak
I’m doing my postpartum doula training with an organisation called Childbirth International, and through this, I’ve come in contact with passionate and dedicated women who are working in the childbirth ‘industry’. One such person is Emma Kwasnica, who has been … Continue reading
Thanks for the mammaries
Breasts are pretty good multi-taskers. Biologically, they have a couple of very important purposes: nourishing offspring, and encouraging the male of the species to come help create said offspring in the first place. Culturally, they have a multitude of meanings. … Continue reading
