Bright Heart Birth Blog

Community Spotlight: Rachel Ching, Birth and Postpartum Doula, LCCE, CLE, CPST​

Rachel Ching, Birth and Postpartum Doula, LCCE, CLE, CPST​  Rachel Ching is a native of Gold Hill Nevada and a graduate of Western Nevada College.  For the past 20 years she has embraced the entrepreneurial spirit as the owner of Gold Hill  Bookkeeping Services and the Nurturing Nest.  For 12 of those years she was a volunteer  firefighter and EMT, serving in various positions from Treasurer to Fire Chief, and spent 2  years as chair of the town council in Silver City. ​ ​ After the home

Community Spotlight: Meredith Caines Pollaro, OTR/L, IBCLC, RLC

Meredith Caines Pollaro, OTR/L, IBCLC, RLC  Meredith began her career as an Occupational Therapist in 2000 at Children's Hospital working in NICU setting, specializing in feeding and swallowing disorders, failure to thrive, cleft lip and palate and administering swallow studies.​ ​ She later moved to Colorado and worked as the Director of Occupational Therapy at Vail Valley Medical Center.  She started her training in lactation counseling in 2005 in NICU helping with bottle and breastfeeding.

Free Yourself From The Aching Back!

OH, My Aching Back!!! Doula and Placenta Encapsulation Services, Reno NV Ask my partner what the things I said a lot during pregnancy were and he will tell you: "I am uncomfortable." "I need a massage." "My back hurts." Of course I said a lot of other things that were exciting and sweet but the back ache was no joke. I was on my feet all day at work, had a 30min commute in the car and was totally pooped and aching by the time I got home. All I wanted to do was soak in a hot bath and go to