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By Colleen Lindstrom I have written before about the birth of a mommy (click here). It is a process, and one that comes gradually and with definite hiccups. The birth of a Daddy is a process as well, and one that gets even less attention…
By Jacki Christopher About Dads, For Moms. We talk to moms a lot about postpartum depression and how to recognize and prevent it in themselves. But this week Welcome Baby Care wants to help educate you on a men’s issue that’s starting to gain traction…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas Head over to Keeping Her Cool where today Colleen writes about helping her kids understand death. Though as a topic of discussion with your kids it ranks right up there with ‘the birds and the bees,’ it’s unavoidable. Preparing…
By Colleen Lindstrom This is nothing too new or exciting, many families across the nation do this. It is a phenomenon called “breakfast for dinner.” It is most widely used when the process of menu planning gets, shall we say, boring. Or when you are…
By Colleen Lindstrom When I was pregnant for the first time, I remember having a friend to visit before the baby was born. She took a look around our teeny tiny house and said very definitively, “you have a LOT of baby proofing to do.”…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas The little plastic plugs that go in the light sockets, those annoying hooks you thread through the handles of your kitchen cabinets, a gate to barricade the stairs—that should cover it, right? Most parents, when nearing the end of…
Today at her blog Keeping Her Cool, Colleen writes about how plans fit (or don’t fit) into the pregnancy and postpartum phases. Check it out here. Your Birth Plan. At Welcome Baby Care we definitely encourage pregnant moms to have a birth plan and a…
I have a really hard time paying good money for things that I know I could make on my own! It’s not because I’m cheap (I could stand to be a little more frugal), in fact, I don’t know what’s behind it, but it’s just…
By Colleen Lindstrom Can I tell you something? It is really, really hard to fit exercise into your schedule when you’re a mom. Also, I hate working out. What’s a girl to do, though, when photos of our favorite celebrities and supermodels show us how…
By Jacki Christopher Last week on Thursday Guest-Poster Day, you heard from Katie, a mom who used the challenge and accountability of races and triathalons to get her postpartum bod back into shape (Click here). While you might not feel triathalon-ready, especially if you’ve just…
