The Uptown Doula Blog & Education Center

The go-to educational resource for new & expectant parents.

Welcoming a new child into your family is as exciting as it is overwhelming. Our mission at Uptown Doula in Charlotte, NC is to support new and expectant families as they prepare for childbirth and the exhilarating journey into parenthood.

We’ll cover topics like childbirth education, placenta encapsulation and babywearing your newborn. Of course, if you have a specific question, we’re happy to help! Send us a message, and we’ll be in touch shortly.

Created by a Birth & Postpartum Doula for YOU

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As a doula, I see so many people say they don’t need or want birth support from a doula because they either have their partner or are planning on getting an epidural. Why would I need a doula when I’m planning on getting an epidural? Im here to tell you that a doula’s support with […]

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When you think of having a baby, what comes to your mind? Where are you? What position are you in? Do you envision yourself in a hospital? Your home? What about the way you push your baby out? Are you in a bed? Are you laying flat on your back? If so, that is completely […]

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This weeks blog is a bit different. We talk so much about pregnancy and birth, sometimes the vulnerable, post partum stage of having a baby gets left behind. Pregnancy was such an amazing time from the moment I got a positive pregnancy test. I feel like, and im sure almost everyone can relate, every bit […]

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This weeks blog is a bit different. We talk so much about pregnancy and birth, sometimes the vulnerable, post partum stage of having a baby gets left behind. Pregnancy was such an amazing time from the moment I got a positive pregnancy test. I feel like, and im sure almost everyone can relate, every bit […]

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 The months leading up to those final few weeks of pregnancy can seem like they are fooooorever. The first few months fly by and then suddenly you are in your final few weeks that just seem to drag by. The emotions are high, you are so excited to meet your baby, and you are probably […]

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Pregnancy is such a magical thing. We go nine months dreaming and preparing for the perfect labor and delivery, analyzing every little moment. There are tons of fears and concerns for different people going into labor. Will it hurt? Will I tear? Will I poop? (that’s a whole other topic that we will discuss, but […]

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One of the possible outcomes of birth is the need for extra medical care for your newborn. Preterm birth, respiratory distress, infection, birth injuries, or other medical reasons are reasons a newborn may need to spend time in a hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or NICU.  While care is needed, families can be distressed. They […]

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One of the possible outcomes of birth is the need for extra medical care for your newborn. Preterm birth, respiratory distress, infection, birth injuries, or other medical reasons are reasons a newborn may need to spend time in a hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or NICU.  While care is needed, families can be distressed. They […]

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While many people who hire sleep consultants know they are going to do it before they ever have children, some are slogging through the information. The internet is chock full of people shouting about every parenting choice’s rightness and wrongness that can ever be made, and maybe you need one more opinion to tip you […]

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Are you ready to shop for new furniture, or is your child letting you know it’s time?  If you are like most families, the move from crib to bed feels fast. One day your child is sleeping soundly and waits in the morning to be lifted out, and the next, your little one is toppling […]

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You want to sleep, you want your baby to sleep, and your baby needs sleep. So why doesn’t your baby sleep?!  Most likely, your baby does sleep, but certainly not like you. Having a realistic idea of what a typical 24 hours for your baby are where we are going to start. If you aren’t […]

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You want to sleep, you want your baby to sleep, and your baby needs sleep. So why doesn’t your baby sleep?!  Most likely, your baby does sleep, but certainly not like you. Having a realistic idea of what a typical 24 hours for your baby are where we are going to start. If you aren’t […]

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