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By Doula Patti Location: Apartment Building near Lake Calhoun Time: 10:40 — I’ll be nice and early! Feeling: Ready and confident. I pull up to the garage door behind another car and enter. I don’t see any card swiping device, so I figure it’s an…
By Doula Jen We love grandmas—really, we do. Nothing compares to just how much they love that baby. But… Grandmas—well-meaning and wonderful as they may be—are often too invested, too opinionated, too much a guest! As doulas, we count on Grandma. Her lasagna, her gifts…
Check it out… I just had to write a quick note to tell you how much I loved the overnight shift last night. having someone there to burp/change my baby and get him back down to sleep was such a blessing. And I loved that…
By Doula Jen Happy Valentine’s Day Mamas! Today, I just want to love you up a little and pay tribute to the love that you yourself give—enormously—every single day. I want to shed some bright pink light on what is often a thankless job—the folded…
By Doula Jen Meet my first official non-training, real deal doula baby. She’s now 4½! When I see her here, so big and beautiful, I remember very clearly holding her as I walked through her parents’ kitchen, bouncing and “shushing.” She taught me how to…
By Welcome Baby Care What an incredible year…check it out! -44 families served. -8085 hours of care. -2 lives saved in medical emergencies. -Many saved in terms of much needed support! -17 lactation visits. -16 families with multiples! -7 doulas–the record number working an overnight at…
By Welcome Baby Care With the New Year just days away we thought it time to RENEW our commitment to the Metro’s new babies, new parents, growing families, evolving households, and expectant moms and pops blissfully waiting—without a clue as to what is actually in…
By Doula Karen As Doula Jen mentioned here on the blog earlier this week, the winter months are ripe for a deeper struggle with postpartum depression, or at least a more significant bout of the baby blues. Studies show that women who take fish oil…
By Doula Jen Still on the fence about becoming a postpartum doula? With our next training beginning just after the New Year, I wanted to take a moment to share some of my favorite doula moments. Maybe it will tip the scales in favor of…
