"Not sure if this is something you're willing to talk about, but what's it like having a nursling while being a doula?" Oh, I'm willing to talk about it! Curious? Read on!
Doula life: What is it like to be a lactating doula?
Tag: toddler
Lactate Like a Champion Today: inside the mysterious Corbett lactation room
As a follow up to my former blog posts: remember that one lactation room was so hard to find? SOMEONE FOUND IT!
How annoying it was to write “Lactate Like a Champion Today”
Last week, I published a post on where you can nurse or pump in private on game day at the University of Notre Dame. Along with that post comes a story.
My best hack for feeding a child who has a sore throat
This hack comes to you courtesy of a miscommunication with sanity-saving implications.
Lactate Like a Champion Today: where to nurse or pump at Notre Dame on football Saturdays
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.
5 reasons to teach your baby to drink out of a shot glass
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).
10 feeding affirmations to send your friends and loved ones
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.
Video: 6 babywearing safety tips
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.
CDC-recommended routine vaccinations from birth to age 18
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
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.
Abby the Sociologist Doula 