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Category Archives: Blog

How Much Milk Do You Need in Your Stash When You Return to Work?

Becca Marshall • January 26, 2015Blog Breastfeeding, Chestfeeding, Feeding Babies, Freezer Stash, Human Milk, Increase Milk Supply, Lactation, Pumping, Stash, working
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“I’m going back to work soon and I don’t have a freezer stash…” “I pump, but I only get an oz. and I see all these photos of 4+ oz. …” “I just saw a woman saying her freezer is too full and she’s going to toss XXX oz. of…

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An interview with Lynn Fingerhut and Traci Kennebeck, founders of Purple Lotus Doulas

Becca Marshall • September 2, 2013Blog

What was your original goal with PLD? T: With Lynn and I having a background in social work/psychology, we really wanted to bring that model to doula care. There’s a high rate of turnover in the doula profession, many ‘new’ doulas are often women who, after experiencing the birth of…

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    Professional Doula Training
    Fall session: Oct 16-19, 2025
    Where: St. Louis, MO
    Register today, space is limited!

    10 Week Group Childbirth Class
    When: Wednesday nights,
    beginning Oct 8, 2025
    Time: 6:15-9:00 pm
    Where: our Creve Coeur office
    *Class size limited to 12 people*
    Register today to reserve your spot!

    10 Week Group Childbirth Class
    When: Monday nights,
    beginning Nov 10, 2025
    Time: 6:15-9:00 pm
    Where: our Creve Coeur office
    *Class size limited to 12 people*
    Register today to reserve your spot!

    Private Childbirth Classes

    When: based on your schedule
    Where: our Creve Couer office
    Contact us to book your classes!

    Note to Mercy Birthing Center patients and prospective patients: MBC’s childbirth class requirement is fulfilled by Purple Lotus Doulas’ classes.

    Many other hospital and homebirth midwives recommend our childbirth classes to their patients!

     

     

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  • Purple Lotus Doulas

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  • Upcoming Classes & Trainings

    Professional Doula Training
    Fall session: Oct 16-19, 2025
    Where: St. Louis, MO
    Register today, space is limited!

    10 Week Group Childbirth Class
    When: Wednesday nights,
    beginning Oct 8, 2025
    Time: 6:15-9:00 pm
    Where: our Creve Coeur office
    *Class size limited to 12 people*
    Register today to reserve your spot!

    10 Week Group Childbirth Class
    When: Monday nights,
    beginning Nov 10, 2025
    Time: 6:15-9:00 pm
    Where: our Creve Coeur office
    *Class size limited to 12 people*
    Register today to reserve your spot!

    Private Childbirth Classes

    When: based on your schedule
    Where: our Creve Couer office
    Contact us to book your classes!

    Note to Mercy Birthing Center patients and prospective patients: MBC’s childbirth class requirement is fulfilled by Purple Lotus Doulas’ classes.

    Many other hospital and homebirth midwives recommend our childbirth classes to their patients!

     

     

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