It’s Albuquerque Low (or snowapocalypse, or whatever the nickname obsessed weather people are calling it) time again here in Colorado Springs. Schools are closed, it’s cold outside and the snow is falling. Days like today might have you dreaming of warmer weather and beaches, but we’d like to suggest another option. Valentine’s Day is just
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We love working with multiples families, walking alongside them through their birthing year and beyond. We’d like to take a look at what it’s like for Colorado parents of twins and celebrate the many varied ways that parents handle this special family dynamic. My own husband is a twin and it’s something that always fascinated
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Then you don’t have to. It really is as simple as that. Over the last few years the push to get back to breastfeeding and increase the rates of long term breastfeeding has increased at a steady pace. We all know why it’s important, we all know the science, but there are many many reasons
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This is the last in my Breastfeeding Sabotage Series, but I would argue that it is the very most important one. Even if your overall health during pregnancy was stellar; if you had a 100% natural birth with no interventions that made breastfeeding difficult; if you had the very best IBCLC in your hospital room immediately postpartum;
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If you are pregnant or planning to be pregnant in the near future, you are probably wondering things like, “How do I find an OB in Denver,” “Are there home birth midwives in Colorado Springs?” “Can I have a midwife in a Colorado hospital?” All of these are valid things to be thinking about, but as a
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Commitment to supporting GROWING FAMILIES in Colorado Springs goes far beyond the “typical” mainstream, nuclear family. We hold a special place in our hearts for those whose families don’t come about in the traditional way. Supporting families through FERTILITY, ADOPTION, SURROGACY, and LOSS is of primary importance to our business model and the local LGBT
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Do you remember when your parents use to read to you as a child? Do you remember when you first began to read for yourself? Do you remember when you first began to read to your child? Many parents wonder “When should I start reading to my child?” While the answer to this varies depending
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Today was a day that will forever go down in history as a step forward for human rights. Today is a day that our friends, family and clients will look back on and remember where they were and when they saw the news. (Most will probably say Facebook) Today our news feeds were FILLED with
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Growing your family isn’t always simple or quick. While some couples find that they can get pregnant without much effort, others have to put lots of time, money, and stress into getting pregnant. Before you invest in complicated fertility testing or expensive doctor visits, try these tips to increase your chances of conceiving: Be as healthy as possible Quit smoking, get
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You know what they say about opinions right? Everyone has one…….. This is a very common question that we get in interviews. Part of that is because for years there have been lists floating around with “Questions to Ask Your Doula”. One of those questions has always been, “What is your birth philosophy.” This questions
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