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By Doula Jen As a postpartum doula, I am constantly reminding my clients to simplify, eliminate stress, and embrace the chaos and imperfection that inevitably nips at the heels of motherhood. “Your children will appreciate being raised by a human being,” I say. “If peanut butter…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas 1. How you feel about your childbirth experience. 2. Whether or not you’ve had a history of depression and/or struggles with severe PMS. 3. When you last ate and when you last slept. 4. Where you keep your laundry…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas 1. We like being told what to do. Don’t be shy when it comes to expressing your needs. 2. Our main focus is to serve the mother. 3. Not much surprises us. 4. This is your baby. We will…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas Before: Signs of a wild night include tipped wine glasses and a lingerie trail leading to the bedroom. After: Signs of a wild night include tipped Diaper Genie, half eaten TV dinners on the kitchen counter, a trail…
By Doula Jen Although October is almost over, there’s still time to recognize Attachment Parenting Month! AP, as those in the know call it, is a style of parenting that emphasizes a deep and steadfast bond between infant and parent. For some, the details…
By Doula Tory For the past 5 months, we’ve been helping a wonderful family navigate the wild world of twins. October is a rough month for the parents. It was at this time of year that they lost their beautiful daughter to a bacterial infection…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas Many of our clients—parents of multiples in particular—ask us: “How long do people usually use your service?” Behind the question lurks a bit of anxiety about flying solo mixed with a desire to be “normal.” It seems that…
Carey, Tory, and Jen just wrapped up a week of visits at four Optum campuses across the Metro. Our mission? Enlightening new parents, those expecting, and those thinking about or trying to conceive, on the importance of 4th trimester care. Of course, we have loftier…
By Doula Jen For those expecting their second child—wondering if you have enough love in your heart, concerned about sibling rivalry, thinking that you might be taking something away from your firstborn with the birth of your second—let me share a little something with you:…
By Doula Jen Quiche is another fantastic postpartum meal. Versatile, seemingly decadent but surprisingly simple, energy packed, comfort food. In my doula work, I always make sure that my client’s meals and snacks include at least one solid source of protein. Eggs fit the bill…
