Best tips for bringing home your baby
Category: Postpartum
Cesarean Birth Recovery Tips
Doulas want birthing folk to recover and heal the fastest and smoothest they can. Taking care of yourself after birth is important. These tips will help those planning for or currently recovering from a cesarean birth.
What is postpartum anxiety?
One postpartum mood and anxiety disorder may be more common than you think. Learn more about postpartum anxiety.
New parent loneliness
The feeling of loneliness. So many of us are experiencing it. So many things can factor into being lonely. Did you know it is a common feeling of new parents? Loneliness and isolation are often feelings described by new parents. If you find yourself nodding along, know you are not the only lonely new parent. [...]
Must have postpartum supplies
As Postpartum & Infant Care Doulas we are experts at helping families feel more comfortable once their baby is born. Aside from instilling confidence in this new parent role we also know that the early postpartum time comes with some physical discomfort too. We are often asked, "What supplies should we have at home for [...]
Doula vs Midwife vs Doctor: What is the difference?
Who should be your care provider? What are your options? Who will support you?
3 Benefits of attending a newborn care class
There are classes for everything. So why would a class about newborns help the new parent? Let me tell you the benefits! Benefit #1: BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE! It can be scary to have responsibility for the everyday needs of these little humans. No matter the exposure to actual day to day tasks of newborn care [...]
5 things no one tells you about pregnancy, birth, & postpartum
Morning sickness can be all day sickness! Yup, it is the truth. Everyone experiences nausea in pregnancy a little different. It ranges from no nausea to way too much. For some pregnant folk it will feel like a wave of nausea that comes and goes. For others it lingers. You may even be a not [...]
Poop there it is! The ins and outs of newborn baby poo
What in the world does baby poop look like? What does breastfed baby poop look like? What does formula fed baby poop look like? Let's dive in shall we? First off your baby's waste will change over the first week of its life. It actually will change in color and texture. The first poop babies [...]
Is it normal? | Wow! My boobs are huge!
And just like that you have a couple of large hard melons for breasts. For some after giving birth their body changes from producing colostrum (the thick usually deeper in color, yellow or orange-ish first food your breasts produce) to breastmilk unbeknownst to you and your boobs. The first sign is "look honey there's actual [...]