Bringing a new baby into the world, whether it’s your first, or your seventh, comes with a wide range of emotions that can rush in like a Spring blizzard or waft slowly in and out like Fall flurries. Caused by hormone fluctuations and lack of sleep most of these emotions are considered to be normal,
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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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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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Trying to figure out what to do with older children while we’re giving birth to their little brother or sister can be difficult. There are many ways we can help, as experienced doulas in Colorado. 1. Your family members want to see the baby born. Grandparents can feel conflicted, wanting to help you out by
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Sometimes, people ask us, “What exactly does a postpartum doula do?” Here are 10 reasons to have a postpartum doula on your side. 1. Asking a postpartum doula is easier than asking family. When you’re paying someone, it’s not hard to ask for your eggs to be cooked just the way you like them. Plus,
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Our 5 Postpartum Must Haves You’ve made it through the first few months of exhaustion and excitement and you may or may not know if you’re having a boy or girl. So…what’s next? Planning for a baby can be overwhelming and daunting — especially when you think of all the gadgets and beautiful things that
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Often mothers do not know about their options for babywearing after a cesarean, even if their cesarean was planned. The recovery can often be more difficult than expected, both physically and emotionally, making babywearing more difficult as a result. The good news is that with minor adjustments, babywearing can be relatively simple and safe for mothers who have just had surgery.
When I was a teenager, I thought living in Colorado was a curse. My weekends were spent away from friends, far from telephones and social events in favor of hiking the nearby mountains with my family. “When do we get to turn around? I need to stop and take a break!” were the words I uttered quite often. My
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It was 4 years after my first child was born before I began to realized that there was another way; a better way, for me, to bring my babies into the world. Before I was even pregnant with my second child I was lucky enough to meet a girl at work named Nadine. She was
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Caring for your new baby while caring for yourself; it’s the ultimate test for new parents and can be even more challenging if you have older children. The First Six Weeks come with expectations about the parent you will be, the baby you will have, and the “right” way to do it all. The reality
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