by Samantha Olivia | Aug 6, 2019 | Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
It can be hard to imagine as a first-time parent, but eventually, you’ll probably get the hang of this baby thing. You’ll learn your baby’s feeding cues, and mostly fill her belly before she’s screaming. Sleep will become more predictable as well, and you’ll notice...
by Samantha Olivia | Aug 2, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
The idea that you need to prepare to breastfeed might surprise you. Maybe you thought “Hey, I’m a person with boobs” (or chest tissue with mammary glands, depending on how you identify). “I’m having a baby, and breastfeeding is natural. I’ll be able to do...
by Samantha Olivia | Jul 19, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Motherhood & Life, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
You’re having a baby. Congratulations! And you already know that you don’t want to handle the nighttime parenting by yourself. Maybe you have a demanding job, a medical condition, or (God forbid) you just don’t want to sacrifice yourself on the altar of...
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 23, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
Have you heard about the latest and greatest in baby sleep contraptions? It’s called the SNOO Smart Sleeper, and it’s designed by Dr. Harvey Karp, creator of the Happiest Baby series, and the 5 Ss. This bassinet is the robot that’s coming for the jobs of night...
by Samantha Olivia | Mar 14, 2019 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
As postpartum and infant care doulas, we often help parents figure out ways to help their babies get to sleep. Parents want help for a couple of reasons: When babies don’t sleep, nobody sleeps. And sleep is essential! Sometimes even when babies sleep, parents worry....
by Samantha Olivia | Dec 21, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
With the rise of the internet, there are more opinions than ever on how we raise our babies. Once upon a time, in some mythical land, a parenting philosophy probably wasn’t a thing. You simply raised your child the way that your parents raised you, and the way...
