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Episode 78: Breastfeeding Awareness, Birth Photography & Doulas ft. Leilani Rogers

NICU Babies Parent Support

Release Date: 08/02/2023

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Today, you get the trifecta! Doula, birth photographer and breastfeeding advocate Leilani Rogers shares about her breastfeeding awareness passion project, which was an outgrowth of her work as a birth photographer. Those two passions then led her to obtain her doula certification. Her knowledge and experience in all three is certainly a gift!

 

In this episode, we chat about:

  • How did you find your calling in birth photography?

  • Your birth photography accolades are many! You even hosted the public breastfeeding awareness project for five years. What was the purpose of that project and why were you inspired to create it?

  • How did birth photography lead you to pursue certification as a doula?

  • What does a doula do, particularly in the case of a high-risk pregnancy?

  • What is a "doulatog" as you share on your website?

  • Women and their partners might be apprehensive about hiring a birth photographer, a doula or both, what would you say to alleviate some of those fears?

  • When you're considering hiring a photographer or a doula, what are some questions you should ask to ensure it's a good fit?

  • Do all doctors/hospitals allow for a photographer or a doula? What questions should a new mom ask?

  • How can a NICU mom benefit from services like birth photography or a doula?

  • What's your best advice to a parent who wants to hire a photographer or a doula?

Leilani Rogers became interested in birth as a young mom with preterm labor with all four of her children. She became more empowered and informed with each pregnancy, and when she documented her first birth in 2011 her life as an artist intersected with her love for and knowledge of birth perfectly. She is also a trained doula and a mentor to budding young photographers worldwide.

 

Connect with Leilani:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photosbylei

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PhotosbyleilaniRogers 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leilani.rogers.photographer 

Website: https://PhotosByLei.com

 

Learn more about the Public Breastfeeding Awareness Project:

https://www.photosbylei.com/2014/07/29/public-breastfeeding-awareness-project/ 

 

The NICU is hard. We’re here to help.

 

Hand to Hold is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English and Spanish.

 

Connect with Hand to Hold:

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

 

Follow Hand to Hold on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handtohold

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handtohold/  

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/NICUHandtoHold

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HandtoHold 

 

The following music was used for this media project:

Music: Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Music: Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license