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Surviving the Witching Hour: Tips and Tricks for Soothing Your Baby

Just when you start feeling confident in your parenting skills, the witching hour, sometimes called cluster feeding, comes along to make you question everything.  It’s that stretch of time, usually between 5 and 11 PM, when your baby suddenly becomes inconsolable, and no amount of rocking, feeding, or shushing seems to help. It’s one of those universal parenting struggles that leave even the most patient parents checking the clock and counting the minutes until bedtime.

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Nutrition and Wellness for New Moms: Taking Care of Yourself Postpartum

If you’ve ever listened to the in-flight safety instructions, you’ve heard it: “Secure your oxygen mask before helping others.” It’s a rule that seems counterintuitive—especially as a new mom when your instinct is to put your baby first. But the truth is, you can’t pour from an empty cup.

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The Role of a Doula in Birth and Postpartum

Welcoming a new baby is an incredibly personal and transformative experience that touches the heart deeply. It’s a time filled with joy, challenges, and profound changes, which is why the support of someone who truly understands and cares can make all the difference. Here, we explore how a doula can help guide and support you through this beautiful journey from pregnancy to postpartum.

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Is Your Baby Outgrowing Their Gear? Know When to Switch or Ditch

In the first few months of life, newborns are growing and changing so rapidly, it can feel like it is hard to keep up. Just when you think you’ve figured them out, they have a developmental leap or growth spurt and they seem like a totally different baby! Similarly, just when you think you’ve finally figured out just what you need to care for them, you find yourself thinking “Should I still be using this?” or “Do I need to switch sizes?” but you have no idea how to tell! Here is a list of five key baby care items that frequently need to be swapped out or leveled up and how to tell when is the right time to ditch it or switch it!

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3 “Nevers” for New Parents

As a new parent, you will be inundated with information and opinions from family, friends, and social media on things you absolutely should or should never do for your baby. For 99% of parenting decisions, it is completely up to you and what works for your family. However, when it comes to your baby’s safety, there are three things that you should NEVER do…

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