Postpartum Care
Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts: What They Mean & How to Cope
You’re giving your baby a bath and a thought flashes through your mind, unbidden and horrifying, about dropping them. You’re carrying them down the stairs and your brain serves up an image you would never, ever want. You’re driving and a scenario plays out in your head that makes you grip the steering wheel and…
Read MoreWhen Baby Comes Home: Why Postpartum Support Matters More Than You Think
Bringing a new baby home is overwhelming even in the most fairytale, hiccup-free scenario. Beautifully so, but still—it’s a lot. Add in an unexpected Cesarean, a NICU stay, feeding challenges, jaundice monitoring, or postpartum complications, and the overwhelm gets turned up to 11. The unexpected adds twice the questions, twice the instructions, and twice the…
Read MorePostpartum Rage: Why It Happens and How to Manage It
I snapped at my partner, who I actually happen to very much like, because he left a towel on the floor. I screamed at my dog who I have always said was my first baby; he wasn’t even doing anything except normal dog things. I got so amped up that I felt white-hot fury swell…
Read MoreHow Overnight Doula Care Changed Everything
The Best Investment in Our Parenthood Journey The house is still. Your baby is awake. You’re exhausted, full of love, and quietly wondering if you’re doing any of this right. For many first-time parents, those early weeks are a blur of questions, fragmented sleep, and well-meaning advice that only adds to the confusion. For John…
Read MoreHelp! Baby’s coming and I’m not ready!
The final days of pregnancy are winding down. The nursery is all set up, the tiny pieces of clothing are washed and folded nicely in the drawers, birth classes have been attended, the car seat is installed – wait car seat installed?!?! We’re supposed to do that ahead of time? I didn’t know that! Suddenly…
Read MoreDoulas in the Kitchen: Postpartum Snacks 101
Nutrition is important for delivery day and postpartum parents. Your body has been working hard to create a new life for the last 9 months, and now that the baby is here, your body still has work to do to heal from childbirth, replenish nutrients that have been depleted, and nourish your newborn, especially if…
Read MoreMy Story: The Importance of Perinatal Mental Health
I will never forget the long, hot summer my son was born. We lived in a small, two bedroom side by side duplex off the freeway, the lawn left overgrown and full of weeds all summer as we fumbled through the early days of parenting. The place was once half business, half residence, and the…
Read MorePostpartum Recovery (Part 2): Understanding Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
In the previous blog, we covered the physical symptoms you can expect to experience during your postpartum recovery. Let’s take a minute to talk about postpartum depression. Experts estimate that up to 85% of women will experience some form of “baby blues” following the delivery of their baby. As many as 1 in 5 women…
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