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Vacationing With Baby

It is finally summer time in Chicago! The weather is perfect, the lakes are warming up and we can be outside day and night. We have been waiting for this for eight months! Many of us plan on taking small vacations to nearby beach towns this summer. If you are like me...

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Breast Pumps Are Covered By Insurance Companies

Breast Pumps Are Covered By Insurance Companies

  As a doula, I am always shocked at how many families I support have no idea that breast pumps are almost always 100% covered by their insurance plan. The Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) mandated that all insurance plans cover breastfeeding supplies and...

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You Have Options for Newborn Care and Support

You just had a baby!  You are so in love, so overjoyed and completely overwhelmed and exhausted. Whether this is your first baby or fourth the feelings are pretty universal. You want so much to just enjoy your baby, but you are finding it hard to keep your eyes open...

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5 Things New Moms Always Want to Know!!!

I had my first daughter over six years ago and like most first time moms I had no idea what to expect. I was so confidently clueless that I had no idea what I didn’t know or what I should even be asking. I had been around families and children my entire life. I was...

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The Nine Toughest Things about Being a New Mom

The Nine Toughest Things about Being a New Mom

Sleep Deprivation! Your new baby sleeps 18 hours a day which leaves you plenty of time to sleep, right? You hear the advice sleep when baby sleeps, which is good advice but doesn't seem too help with this overwhelming feeling of exhaustion. Waking up every 1-2 hours...

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What Birth Class is Right for Me?

What Birth Class is Right for Me?

What Birth Class is Right for Me?   Pregnancy, childbirth, new baby, breastfeeding, postpartum recovery…It is all so overwhelming. Up until now you have been able to navigate your adult life with confidence and ease. The pressure on you that you are feeling about...

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Through the Eyes of a Child

There is something magical about seeing the world through the eyes of a child. As adults, we carry with us the scars and baggage of our experiences. The endless “to do lists” or the worries of life allow us to more easily live in thought and close off in minor or...

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My Baby Is Starving

My baby was up every hour last night eating.  This can’t possibly be “normal” I must not be producing enough for my baby. As a postpartum doula these are common things I hear from my clients.  I assure them that although it seems difficult and even abnormal it usually...

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