Sleep. Precious sleep. We all need it to survive and perhaps this is why those first weeks and months with a newborn are SO hard, because there is precious LITTLE sleep for new parents during that time. Don’t stress, your doulas are here for you today with their best newborn sleep tips to get you all sleeping BETTER than a baby!
Read MoreSugar, sugar…oh honey honey…there are many screenings common to pregnancy and the blood glucose screening is one of them. Take a look at what to expect during the screening, tips for how to handle any side effects, and potential alternatives to drinking the glucola.
Read MoreIt’s World Breastfeeding Week, so this week’s blog is focused on that early breastfeeding journey. We wish every one of our clients that chooses to breastfeed knew about the B.A.S.I.C.S. during those early days and weeks. Don’t know the B.A.S.I.C.S? Check out today’s blog.
Read MoreSupporting local, black-owned business is just one small way we can center and lift up the black community right now. Instead of sending your dollars to large corporations that remain silent in the face of injustice, funnel your financial support into the local black community. This week’s blog compiles some of our favorites. But we want to know more! Tell us in the comments about your favorite black-owned businesses.
Read MoreRead this post to find the latest labor and delivery guidelines for birthing in Triangle-area hospitals and birth centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWe know that parenting, and in particular mothering, is NOT easy right now. But we still know that each and every one of you are good mothers. Want to know how we know that? We’ll tell you in today’s blog, our ode to good mothers everywhere.
Read MoreIf you feel like anxiety from COVID-19 is getting the best of you these days, check out these tips to help you stay emotionally healthy while you help flatten the curve.
Read MoreIf you thought there was only one way to push a baby out, you need to know that you have options! Check out this post for a few different ways you can push during the birth of your baby. We made sure to include which pushing positions were doable with the placement of an epidural (spoiler alert—just about all of them!).
Read MoreTake a look to see what having a good “mat talk” has to do with labor and birth.
Read MoreHaving you been pinning list after list of items for your baby registry? Are you feeling overwhelmed with including what seems like 100 hundred items? Good news! We’ve taken all the work of paring down your list into a more manageable Top 10 list. This is the third and final blog in our Top 10 Picks for Your Baby Registry series. This final list is all focused on the essential items that you need for bathing and diapering your new baby.
Read MorePIcking out items for your baby registry can feel overwhelming. That’s why we created our Top 10 Baby Registry series. This week we focus on our favorite items for Infant Sleep. It features our favorite products to help your newborn get the best and safest sleep.
Read MoreAvoid the Google rabbit-hole and check out our list of the Top 10 things you need for feeding your newborn. We cover both breastfeeding and bottlefeeding in this post. Let us know if you have a favorite item you’d add to the list!
Read MoreIt’s World Breastfeeding Week and we’re celebrating any parent that has tried to breastfeed (you get to define “try” anyway you like). Whether you provided one drop of breastmilk or several years worth or anything in between, you deserve to be celebrated. Because breastfeeding is HARD. If you’re in the early stages of establishing that relationship, then this blog is for you.
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard about grandparents coming to visit when the new baby is born. This can be a dream when grandparents can help new parents get rest and food. You may have also heard about some grandparents who put the baby to sleep on their stomach or add rice cereal to a bottle of formula or breastmilk. Or, telling the parents what they are doing is wrong, even if its what their pediatrician told them to do. This can be more of a nightmare for new parents who start to distrust the new grandparents in caring for the new baby. Fortunately, there are ways grandparents-to-be can prepare for this new role by learning about boundaries and up to date newborn care. Check out our recommendations in this blog.
Read MoreIt’s July in North Carolina and the temperatures are only going to get hotter. So why not head to the beach, jump in the waves, and cool off. Whether you’re looking for a quick day trip or the perfect vacation spot, our list of the Top 5 Best Beaches has you covered.
Read MoreWhere are all my green-thumb parents at? And don’t worry, even if you can’t keep a houseplant alive, you’re doing a great job with those kids. But if you’re not already a plant person, maybe you haven’t realized how similar plants and parenting are.
Read MoreEver wondered why some labors take so long? Are long labors normal? Need some tips on how to deal with a long stage of early labor? Take a look at what we have to say.
Read MoreA quick and easy meal that your family will love!
Read MoreHow many times a day have you looked at your new baby, looked around your home, and crucified yourself because you are not a perfect mom? How many times a day do you beat yourself up because this new parenthood thing is SO different from how you imagined it would be? We see you. And we’ve got something we need to say to you.
Read MoreAt Doulas of Raleigh, we support ALL of our clients’ feeding choices - breast, bottle, formula, a little bit of everything. Today we’re tackling questions about bottle-feeding. Introducing a bottle might sound simple, but there’s probably more to it than you know. Take a look.
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