by Samantha Olivia | Apr 5, 2018 | Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Motherhood & Life, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
We’re told a story about baby bonding that depends a LOT on love at first sight. The moment that your baby is placed on your chest, magic is supposed to happen. Trumpets will sound, and you’ll never know another love like this (until the next baby, of course). ...
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 3, 2018 | Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
As a Postpartum and Infant Care Doula, I know how to deal with a baby crying. I tend to be good at keeping little ones calm, and not freaking out when they’re upset. But I never call myself a baby whisperer. One of the things that important to us, at DC Metro...
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 3, 2018 | Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
The day you get home from the hospital, your baby can sleep through anything. From cuddling with Mom, to Grandma’s lap, to skin to skin on Dad. And while this game of pass the baby continues, the TV is going to catch up on the news, and the dog barks because he missed...
by Samantha Olivia | Mar 31, 2018 | Hospital Birth, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
The Apgar, an exam when your newborn is born, is usually billed as baby’s first test. It may seem a bit stressful to think of your little one being thrown into the world of standardized testing, from the moment that they enter this world. But we can thank...
by Samantha Olivia | Mar 30, 2018 | Motherhood & Life, Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
Do you ever look at a newborn, and think “that’s the life?” Before I was a postpartum and infant care doula, experienced with babies, I definitely did. Think about it- you have people catering to your every need. You pretty much don’t have to know anything to...
by Samantha Olivia | Mar 21, 2018 | Newborn Care & Postpartum Doula Tips
“Every time I try to swaddle her, she starts crying even harder.” “The nurses at the hospital were able to tuck him in nice and tight, but something changed. Now, he just hates to be swaddled.” “Oh no, we’ve given up on swaddling. We just hold her now until she...
