Breast & Chest Feeding
Celebrating Birth: Unique Ways to Celebrate Without a Baby Shower
We get it, baby showers are not everybody’s jam. Sitting around a room making small talk with both sides of your family, alongside your coworkers and your college roommates playing awkward games surrounding how big your belly has gotten or what day the baby’s going to arrive. To top it off, you’re the guest of…
Read MoreIs your Auntie game on point?
3 Keys that make every Auntie worthy of envy An aunt has a really special relationship to a child, and often serves as a trusted mentor and caregiver. Neither mother nor friend, an aunt fills a unique role in a child’s life, and every child deserves the experience brought on by the special bond that…
Read MoreHow to bond with baby when your partner is breastfeeding
In the beginning of an infant’s life, the caregiving demands are intense, and the relationship building exchanges are minimal. So naturally, if only one partner is able to handle one of the major areas of care, it can feel unbalanced. Because infants feed often, they spend a lot of their time with the parent who…
Read MoreHere’s Why You Need A Lactation Consultant
Are you planning on breastfeeding, chestfeeding, or pumping milk for your newborn? Some families who want to body-feed their little ones can feel overwhelmed by all the information available and want guidance in figuring out what is right for them. To ensure that you have an expert in your corner regarding feeding your baby, we…
Read MoreIs Your Baby Getting Enough To Eat?
Feeding Is Key To Sleep One of the most common issues we see when it comes to babies not sleeping through the night has to do with feeding! One of the worst things we hear from parents is, “they took a 5-hour nap today without feeding.” If your baby isn’t eating during the day, it…
Read MoreFinding Your New Normal. 7 Practical Tips For New Daddy After Childbirth
It’s normal for dads to find it hard to cope with the first few weeks and months of being a dad. It is a new experience that many first-time dads have no way to prepare for. Even if you’ve tried to get prepare for months in advance it can still be a challenging role…
Read MorePumping is the WORST.
I am so excited to introduce a new author to our blog… Jillian Hasner! One of our fabulous Postpartum Doulas here at Happy Family After. Let’s give her a big round of applause and look forward to a lot more from her! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This weekend, I watched a great documentary called Breastmilk. Along with telling…
Read MoreI Don't Want to Run a Marathon.
(This post is about breastfeeding. Or rather, not breastfeeding. We’ll get there, I promise.) I don’t want to run a marathon.Or a half marathon, or a 10K. MAYBE a 5K, but only if it’s for a really good charity, and there is lots of cold beer waiting for me at the end of it. Do…
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