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What exactly happens when you’re faced with the unimaginable challenge of getting stuck in a war zone or finding yourself a world away from your unborn or newborn child?
Jennifer is a mom of six who is pregnant with baby number seven. With Poppy since the beginning, Jennifer started out as part of a doula co-op in South Jersey along with six other doulas when the founder heard of Poppy Seed Health and reached out.
Following the birth of her first baby, she found herself struggling with lactation in a way that she says was “completely unexpected with my knowledge and experience, and it was then I decided to become a lactation counselor in order to be able to provide better care for my patients.”
Clarissa first came to birth and postpartum work as a teen mom. Today, she teaches classes and provides support to teen moms in her home state of Georgia.
We are honored to have our telehealth support spotlighted at the White House Maternal Health Day of Action.
Parenting is filled with peak moments. There is so much joy and laughs and silliness. Rather than tell you which parts to be grateful for or try to change your mind about any gripes you may have, here are some reminders.
At Poppy we love being your champion for care planning. This can be for anything related to those long third trimester pregnancy days, those late postpartum nights and everything in between. During this busy holiday season we've put together some care planning tips especially for you.
Gathering for the Holidays? Here are questions and answers to questions you do not have to answer. Even to your sweet grandma — plus some useful tips for managing unwanted and unsolicited questions and advice.
This Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month we want to show our community not just that we care, but how we care through the conscious practice of ‘care literacy’, a term contributed by birth worker Emily Varnam, which means developing a fluency in providing and receiving care.
1-in-4 birthing people will experience pregnancy loss. 1-in-100 pregnancies end in stillbirth. There are zero workplaces that have not been touched by loss. While pregnancy and infant loss are more prevalent than people think, statistics don’t make it any easier when it’s you, your loved one, or your colleagues and peers.
We’re traveling to ten cities across the US this summer to meet birthing people where they are. Along this journey, we’ll be listening as people on the ground answer the question: what kind of support do you need right now? Follow along with us.
Poppy’s own Jaimee Estreller shares her journey of coming into her queerness, and learning what that means for the parenting journey she hopes to have ahead.
We’ve compiled a glossary of LGBTQIA+ umbrella and family planning terms in hopes of creating a shared vocabulary that is inclusive and gender-affirming for every family. This list is ever-evolving and non-exhaustive, and will be updated regularly.
Our Founder & CEO Simmone (she/her) shares her thoughts on June’s celebrations of pride, liberation, and love. “We support all paths to parenthood,” she says.
We walk you through tips to navigating the often difficult lifestyle of non-gestational partners, including finding the right care providers and how to talk to loved ones about your experience.
Claude Silver (she/her) shares her journey to motherhood, as the non-carrying partner in her (lesbian) relationship. "Questions such as ‘are you like the dad?' and 'you're not taking maternity leave, right?' made me feel like I had to come out again.”
A member of our team introduces you to her brother and his husband's adoption journey as gay men. They explain how they're planning to honor both the birth mom, and their prospective kiddo's own history and culture.
Whether we can feel our own ass cheeks or not; there’s a lesson and growth in every single situation, as long as we figure out which lens to look through.
We can no longer afford for doulas to be dismissed. Doulas are one of the oldest professions and we have been toiling in the metaphorical forest for too long. As we celebrate World Doula Week, we are shining a light on doulas everywhere, offering them thanks for doing the most important job in the world – saving lives.
To learn more about how news around the COVID-19 vaccine is evolving, we interviewed a pediatrician, a teacher who was vaccinated while pregnant, and an OB/GYN, to get their thoughts on COVID safety, best practices around the vaccine, and mitigation strategies for pandemic-related worry.
Best-selling author and journalist Jo Piazza tells us about her new podcast, Under the Influence, which focuses on the phenomenon of Mommy Influencers who sell the vision of a perfect life, for a price.
We’re introducing Generations By Poppy, an audio series centered around conversations between parents and their children, about their birthing stories. And we want to hear from you!
This month, we are celebrating Black History Month and the importance of storytelling and oral history. The long and powerful tradition of passing down stories from generation to generation has been critical for BIPOC people.
The news on the COVID vaccine for pregnant and postpartum people is constantly evolving, and we know it's difficult to decipher what it all means for you. We’re keeping our eyes on the latest updates, and bringing them straight to you.
Anna just published The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation, which explores the impact of three of the most famous Black men in U.S. history through the lens of their mothers.