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Infant Sleep Struggles: Creating Clarity in the Exhaustion & Overwhelm

Feeling uncertain about what’s best for your baby, yourself & the rest of the family around sleep?

Wondering if sleep training is the right fit?

Wanting to avoid sleep training?

Exhausted by lack of sleep & trying to figure it all out?

Feeling overwhlemed by all of the information & approaches?

In this exhausted, […]


Resilience Redefined: All Mothers Deserve to Thrive

Resilience – simply defined – is the ability to respond & adapt to the events of life. It is our ability to stay up when life tries to knock us down & when knocked down allows us to efficiently & fully recover.

Too often in our culture, individuals are recognized for […]


Truth & Reconciliation: Supporting the Health of Indigenous Families

Resources for Settler Families

Settler Family = non-Indigenous family living on unceded land in Canada & benefiting from the structures colonialism.

Many families, communities & businesses have shifted their focus from the usual July 1st celebrations this year, to intentionally pausing to reflect & learn about the parts of our history that […]


What Pregnant & New Moms Really Need & How to Get It

Depletion, anxiety & overwhelm are a common experience for today’s pregnant & new mothers. For generations women have been taught to ignore the wisdom within their bodies, to push through, to keep going, to keep striving – during early mothering, in complete opposition to what we’re biologically designed to need. […]


Breastfeeding & Postpartum Support with Dr. Sarah During COVID-19 Pandemic

** UPDATED January 18, 2021.

As Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact our communities locally & around the world, I’m taking an opportunity here to provide you with information & updates regarding the services that I provide for families in Southeastern New Brunswick & beyond.

I continue to monitor updates & recommendations from […]


Six Ways to (Safely) Love Your Immune System During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Your best
defense during the time of year when cold bugs are common is prevention. Nutrition
& lifestyle practices that you integrate into your daily or weekly habits
have a significant impact on your immune health.

Here are my top six pregnancy & breastfeeding safe recommendations for loving your immune system:

1. Hand Hygiene to […]


Repurposing the Birth Plan: Shifting Mindset from Planning to Preparing

Have you seen them before? The ‘standard’ birth plan template – a series of categorized lists for creating your ultimate labour and birth ‘wish list’. Who you’d like in the room with you? How would you like to labour? What would you like the environment to be like? How would […]


Exhausted Mothers Deserve Answers, Not Sensationalized Half Truths

I’m so tired of media &
“experts” misleading women when they are in one of their most vulnerable stages
of life – navigating the everchanging flow of early mothering, often exhausted
& feeling desperate for solutions.

How are these women being misled? By not receiving the whole story, the whole truth. And, in […]


Prepare for Labour & Birth: 6 Must Read Posts During Pregnancy

The conversations I have with women, during pregnancy, tend to focus on three areas: staying healthy & comfortable as pregnancy progresses, preparing for labour & birth and preparing for postpartum & breastfeeding.

When it comes to preparation for labour & birth, there are six posts that I’m often referring to, […]


When Is Baby Ready For Solids? Guidelines & False Signs.

Working with families around infant feeding – whether it’s breastfeeding, formula feeding or a combination – some of the most common questions I’m asked are “when will my baby be ready for solids?” or “when do I start feeding my baby solid foods?”.

It’s also topic that families are getting […]