Birth Timelines

Birth Timelines Today we’re talking birth timelines! Pregnancy, birth, and parenting are wild rides. Labor and birth can look so very different from one baby to the next, yes, even to the same woman. No two birth timelines are the same, and that is normal! Fifteen years ago I gave birth to our daughter. I …

6 Brilliant Ideas to Get an Uninvolved Dad Involved

6 Brilliant Ideas to Get an Uninvolved Dad Involved Let’s face it, shoving a baby into our partner’s arms and saying, “Here, you need to spend time with our kid” is probably not [it’s definitely not] one of the best ways to get an uninvolved dad involved. Brutally honest? Yes! Effective? Not likely. Here are …

Delivery Room Etiquette

Delivery Room Etiquette Wedding and delivery room etiquette blogs are becoming more popular for good reason. This blog goes right along with some of the benefits of hiring a doula to support you and your partner while you’re giving birth to your baby. This blog was inspired by the above linked blog!   To Rest or Not to …

My Baby Hates Me

My Baby Hates Me! You know what stinks? Thinking, “My baby hates me!” There’s an array of feelings that come along with a new baby; one of life’s most challenging and rewarding journeys. From joyful and excited to overwhelmed and terrified. Feelings are feelings and the vast difference a parent feels from one day or moment …

Second Baby Guilt Part 2

This is part 4 in 6 part blog series Titled; Guilt, Inadequacy, and Insufficient Funds See bottom of page for details.   “Guilt, can become the ultimate enabler!”~Elizabeth Luke     Continued… I shared my feelings with my husband, who at the time seemed to be absent emotionally. Maybe it was just me I thought, …