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Your little one has been sleeping like an angel for the past month. They effortlessly go to bed, are easy to resettle, and only wake to feed. Then, all of a sudden, they begin to fight you at bedtime, scream for hours, and won’t sleep…
Doula Product Picks for Mom and Baby We polled our GROWING staff of doulas, lactation counselors, parent educators and night nannies to come up with these picks for the BEST Mom & Baby products. Doulas know! Without further ado… Favorite Swaddling Blanket – Winner: Aden…
Because with two or more infants, it’s a bit different… Why should twin babies sleep together? Co-bedded twins have synchronous sleep patterns and are subjectively “easier” to care for. However, neither co-bedding nor separate sleeping resulted in guaranteeing parents more sleep! (Darn.) Research suggests that…
Rounding out our month-long discussion of sleep is a closer look at our new Sleep Consultation service. This is a one-of-a-kind program in which our resident sleep expert and educator, Lisa Erbes, will visit you in your home to create an individualized sleep plan! The…
Dear Moms and Pops, So often we, as doulas, find ourselves tiptoeing around the topic of co sleeping and bed sharing between parent and child. It’s a hot topic, often sensationalized in the news. It is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and…
Mamas need ZZZs too! Just like your baby, you need to create healthy sleep habits and associations. 1. Ritualize. Just like Baby responds to a predictable routine, so will Mom. Bubble bath, hot tea and poetry? Classical music and deep breaths? Whatever it takes to…
It’s SLEEP month here at the blog! We couldn’t let this opportunity pass without paying trepidatious homage to the most common, most repetitive, most HEATED argument plaguing new parents: Who gets more sleep? “But I did the 2 a.m. diaper…and it was a blow out!”…
1. No Solids at Bedtime Solids offer little nutritional value at this age. The primary source of nutrition for infants in the first year of life is human milk or formula. Solids can also be difficult for an immature digestive system to digest and can…
By Welcome Baby Care Oh! To be a new parent… The coos and cuddles, bubbles and babbles. The smell of Baby’s hair—the sweet, milky smell of Baby’s breath! Oh! But you’re tired. So, so tired. Just when the night feedings became manageable, teething started. Then…
By Welcome Baby Care We’re deep into the Minnesota winter. The animals are hibernating and we too have sleep on the brain. With more and more parents asking us to help them navigate the ever changing landscape of Baby’s sleep needs and patterns, we created…
