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If you're heading to Notre Dame's campus for tailgating and/or watching the game, here are a few spots devoted to lactation that you might want to know about before you go.
Here's my favorite hack for teaching babies how to drink out of cups: SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS (of water, to be very very clear).
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.
Does babywearing make you nervous? Don't worry; you can do this safely! Check out this new resource I made for Mother Well Doula Services on how to babywear safely.
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.
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.
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.
It's the time of year again, when daylight saving time is coming upon us and parents everywhere (or, at least, in places that have daylight savings) are fearing the havoc it will wreak upon their children's already-fragile sleep schedules. Here are four suggestions to make transitioning to daylight saving time a little easier.
For as long as I can remember, I knew books were magical. Now, as a parent, receiving a free book for my child every month makes making magic even easier.
There is a beautiful opportunity for you to take these dresses from what might have been some fun moments in your life and use them to help families in grief.
Abby the Sociologist Doula 