Doula Product Picks for Mom and Baby We polled our GROWING staff of doulas, lactation counselors, parent educators and night nannies to come up with these picks for the BEST Mom & Baby products. Doulas know! Without further ado… Favorite Swaddling Blanket – Winner: Aden…
We asked a WBC superstar… “My name is Patti and I have been a CPD for almost 3 years, although it feels like much longer because I worked in the hospital postpartum/newborn nursery unit for 23 years prior to WBC. For all those mamas that asked, Can I…
As we delve into a month of health and wellness here at the blog, we need to emphasize how important the new mother’s emotional and mental wellbeing is to the growth and development of her baby. Yoga, massage, energetic exercise and other forms of self…
By Carrie Palmer, Twin Cities mother of twins. It’s 7:15 AM, and I am already running late. My sons are awake asking for “Mommy! Daddy!” My husband, who does the morning routine, is still asleep. He has been out late the two nights prior with…
By Jen Wittes Dr. Walker Karraa is a writer, researcher, and educator. She is a leading mind in the field of women’s health. Her first book, Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women’s Stories of Trauma and Growth, will be published by Praeclarus Press, Fall 2014. Dr. Karraa…
By Doula Gretchen Looking back, I now recognize and appreciate the time, energy, and love my mom put into raising me and my siblings. I see it differently as I did as a child. Though I adored her growing up, I took the work of a stay-at-home-mom…
By Lactation Counselor, Lisa Erbes This week, I had an incredible three hour in-home lactation consult with a sweet couple and their 5 day old baby. This family had gone through 18months of infertility treatments and two devastating pregnancy losses before welcoming Baby T, their…
By Doula Tammy Hello Moms and Dads, Just stopping by to muse on this wonderful, chaotic, messy, demanding, amazing, inspiring, tiring, INTERESTING, and ultimately heart-warming career path I’ve chosen. What surprises and delights me each and every time I step into your lives, hold your…
By Doula Jen As a doula, I am so in favor of a day to celebrate motherhood! Hallmark holiday or not, we deserve it! As for my idea of a perfect Mother’s Day, it’s nothing fancy…just a little bit of wonderful and holding myself to…
By Doula Tory My babies are all grown up. Now, my brood is made up of teenagers and young adults. They travel and work and fall in love. They spend most of their hours without me. I’m lucky enough to have the chance to love…