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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,…
In honor of the New Year, we’re dusting off an old essay written by our very own Doula Jen for skirt! Magazine. The New Year, for us, means new opportunities to help Minnesota families nurture new life. Here at the WBC blog, we often discuss our…
By Doula Jen All hail the avocado! Delicious, decadent, fresh, and completely worthy of the title “Superfood.” Health benefits include: blood pressure control, lower (yes, really!) cholesterol, eye health, and anti-aging. For postpartum women, I especially LOVE the avocado’s anti-inflammatory properties and that they help…
By Doula Tammy As doulas, we are endlessly fascinated with various postpartum practices from around the world. Sometimes a therapeutic food recipe strikes us as absolutely stellar. Sometimes the way another culture does things just makes sense. And even when it doesn’t make much sense…
By Doula Tory Doula Tammy and I are having so much fun working with our new clients—a family from Pakistan. A little known job perk of the postpartum doula is the privilege of visiting various households, observing how each family operates, and —in turn—learning about cultures…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas Just a little FYI, whether you need a crash course or a refresher. Recovery from mastitis is most successful when symptoms are recognized early on. Symptoms: -painful, irritated, hot, tender breast (or area of the breast) -breast swelling and…
With Love from The Welcome Baby Care Doulas “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”-Lao Tzu Here’s to the gloriously brave parents we’ve come to know over the years. Keep doing what you’re doing! xoxo
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas On Thanksgiving, how could we not count the many blessings that are the moms and dads and babies that make up our extended Welcome Baby Care family? Thank you: *For welcoming us into your homes during what are perhaps…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas The Welcome Baby Care staff has immense respect for families touched by adoption. -To the adoptive parents who open their arms and hearts… -To the birth mothers who give families in waiting the most incredible gift… We salute you!…
By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas This always brings a smile to a client’s face. It reminds them of simpler times—when a lovely lady cut the crusts off their sandwich and tucked them in at night with 2 extra stories, a back rub, and a cuddle. Lunchboxes,…
