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By The Welcome Baby Care Doulas On Wednesday, Doula Jen compared the post-Christmas blues to postpartum reality and in doing so, talked about the bumpy transition as things “get back to normal.” In our doula work, the word “normal” flies around a lot. We talk…
By Doula Jen Hello all, Merry, happy, jolly whatever occasion you might celebrate in December. By now Hanukkah, Christmas, and Solstice have passed. Kwanzaa begins today. And so, we face another year. And life slowly finds its way back to “normal.” Reminds me a little…
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…
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 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 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 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…
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 After last week’s discussion on parental research, I wanted to offer a spring board as you dive into the world of information. Again, your gut instincts will always serve you best, but it is often necessary to pad your decisions with evidence.…
