Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts: What They Mean & How to Cope

Young mom with a baby wresting with postpartum intrusive thoughts

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…

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When Baby Comes Home: Why Postpartum Support Matters More Than You Think

Dad holding baby in the hospital

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…

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Postpartum Rage: Why It Happens and How to Manage It

New mom experiencing the overwhelm of a newborn

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…

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How Overnight Doula Care Changed Everything

How Overnight Doula Care Changed Everything for John McLaughlin and his family

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…

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Help! Baby’s coming and I’m not ready!

pregnant mom holding belly with father close by

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…

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Doulas in the Kitchen: Postpartum Snacks 101

Postpartum Snacks

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…

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My Story: The Importance of Perinatal Mental Health

Postpartum 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…

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