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By Charlie Owens Right from the start mom and baby have a primal connection. How can we as dads nurture our own special connection with our baby? There are many ways to bond with your newborn and each of us will have to figure out…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas Recently, we wrote about the first post-baby date night. Today, we’d like to highlight a new trend in expectant parents…the baby moon. It’s the honeymoon of pregnancy, usually taken in the 2nd trimester when the mother-to-be is most comfortable. The…
Empowering. What it’s like to help new moms gain confidence and trust their instincts. Humbling. To be trusted with a mother’s most vulnerable days and—of course—her most valuable gift: baby! Exciting. Learning the ABCs and 123s of birth and beyond. From biology to bouncy seat,…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas Husband who? Time to reconnect…finally. A big step. Our advice? Take it slow and keep expectations low. Set this date only when and if you’ve found a sitter (be it friend, family member, or professional) who you truly trust.…
By Doula Jen If you are well acquainted with Welcome Baby Care—our blog, our Pinterest, our doulas—you already know that we champion soup as the perfect postpartum food. This week we’re spicing it up with a wonderfully soothing and beneficial Thai recipe—Tom Kha Gai. Let’s…
Pregnant?! Yippee! Now what? Decisions. Decisions, decisions, decisions. Breast or bottle? Sleep sack or swaddle? Crib or co-sleeper? The first name, the middle, the nursery paint. What snack to put in your purse for when you feel faint? There really are about 500 important decisions…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas How do sweet, small, seemingly sedentary creatures make SO MUCH LAUNDRY?! If you are new to the glamorous postpartum lifestyle, you’re in the thick of it—sifting through hampers and piles of onesies and wash cloths and sleep sacks and…
By Doula Lisa Our first Grandmother’s Tea was AWESOME. The group a little too big, the time too short…you live, you learn, and you fix for next time! Here’s what the wonderful mothers and mothers-to-be had to say about the evening: *** -“Keep this concept…
By Jen Wittes While writing a recent article about The 4th Trimester for Minnesota Parent, I picked the brain of Krista Post, a local expert on postpartum mental health. I first met Krista at our monthly Welcome Baby Care meeting last spring. She had so much insightful information…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas Grandmothers provide support when the postpartum doula is not there; and often, they pay for our service so that we can return the favor! They come with a wealth of experience, the best of intentions, and a heart full…
