Social Distancing and Immunity This is not going to be another blog post about numbers and statistics and handwashing directions. There are plenty of those floating around right now, and you are all capable adults who know how to find the information you need. This is going to be a story about a doula and
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If you’ve taken a childbirth class, read books, or watched videos about pregnancy and labor, you’re probably pretty familiar with most of the testing and procedures which you can expect when having a newborn. But what should you expect for your baby, once they arrive? Here is some information regarding routine newborn procedures in Colorado
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I know, that can be hard to believe. I wouldn’t have believed it myself when my kids were itty bitty newborns ahem 12-21 years ago….. No one told me there were ways to have help at night, even if I was breastfeeding. No one offered to come to stay with me and take care of
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Not long ago I wrote a blog for my friends at Heartland Doulas titled Five Things I Know About Introducing Your New Baby to Your Pets. I wanted to expand a little on number 1 (It was your pet’s home first) and 5 (hire a professional). I’m a huge animal lover, much to my husband’s dismay.
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Welcome home with your newborn. Picture this: You have finally arrived safely at home postpartum with your new little wiggly bundle, thankful to be off the terrifyingly dangerous roads that just 48 hours ago seemed like a great way to get from point A to point B. Now that you’re home safe and sound,
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I met Sarah Wilkerson when I was hired as a postpartum doula to help welcome her daughter home. Sarah was blessed with three children but I would only be helping with two. Sarah says she learned the importance of newborn screening the hard way. As a mother who chose a natural birth path, including Bradley
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As a new parent in a small Colorado mountain town, looking for birth and postpartum doula services can seem daunting. After all, there are very few doulas who live within an hour of these picturesque towns. Thankfully, there are experienced doulas who would love to travel to support growing families and their new little ones.
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What’s the difference between a Baby Nurse, a Postpartum Doula, and a Newborn Care Specialist? What Is A Baby Nurse? The term baby nurse has become a general term used in the U.S. to describe a person who cares for your baby at night. This term gives the impression of a trained medical nurse, in
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Should I Sleep Train My baby? Being a postpartum doula and a mother, every single day I read a post or an article online somewhere about sleep training babies, and there are ALWAYS very big emotions and opinions around it. Parents post in local groups asking Why won’t my baby sleep? What do I do if
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Your baby has been born, and you’re settling in at home – but is the experience really “over” unless you’ve been able to process what just happened? Whether your birth was smooth or complicated, long or short, scary or satisfying, it is vital to spend some time in reflection after one of the most high-impact
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