Category: parenting

How to support moms after the COVID baby bust

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I recently wrote for FemCatholic a bit about my dissertation and doula work and what I've heard the most from parents and those thinking about entering parenthood in the past year: "I don't know if I can do this." Do you want to support them? I have some ideas for how you can do that.… Continue reading How to support moms after the COVID baby bust

Building community – and rebuilding it when trucks drive through your walls: an interview with the doula behind The Mother Well

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In which I mostly interview Victoria – about her work as a doula, the resources for parents she’s created at Mother Well Doula, her secret life as a young adult fiction writer, and her advice for being a mom and a small business owner –, and then, for a few minutes at the end, we have a back-and-forth conversation about doulas and privacy. 

How I used the pandemic to strengthen my research: Notre Dame’s update on my dissertation

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I was honored recently to be featured in the University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters newsletter. You can find the link in this post!

10 feeding affirmations to send your friends and loved ones

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It's World Breastfeeding Month, so (like always) it's great time to cheer on your friends or loved ones who are breastfeeding or doing any other amazing and arduous tasks to make sure that children are fed! So, to make encouraging them easier for you, I've created some feeding affirmation cards.

CDC-recommended routine vaccinations from birth to age 18

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If you're like me, you might be showing up blurry-eyed and exhausted to your newborn's countless doctor appointments, just hoping you remembered to wear pants. Keeping track of what vaccines the pediatrician will ask you about can seem like a nearly impossible task. Now, you don't have to. I made a handy list for you here.

The ABCs of Babywearing: an internet lingo dictionary

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If you're just venturing into the world of babywearing, you might be startled (as I was) by the appearance of an entirely different language surrounding wraps, slings, and carriers. What does MMAO mean? And what's a top rail? That's a wild *what*? Take a deep breath; I've got you. Here's a dictionary of some of the more common acronyms and phrases you'll come across on the internet as regards babywearing.

Babywearing 101: a resource list for babywearing

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In this month of July 2021, I'm celebrating babywearing in a special way on my blog and in my community. I'll be linking here to blog posts and videos as I post them, so you can keep coming back to this page for updates.