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The Symptoms of Postpartum | From Blues to Rage | FREE PRINTABLE

by The Jax Baby CompanyPostpartum, Uncategorized March 7, 2019March 7, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Symptoms of Postpartum | Blues, Depression, OCD, Anxiety, Rage, & Psychosis Maybe you’re expecting your first babe, and you’re wondering what are the symptoms of postpartum? Most first time moms wonder, and many second time moms feel lucky to have “escaped” that “postpartum stuff” with their first baby. Depression and postpartum blues, depression, anxiety, …

Self-Care for the Newly Postpartum Mother

by The Jax Baby CompanyPostpartum, self care February 26, 2019March 7, 2019Comments are Disabled

What is self-care for the newly postpartum mother? Meredith Brooks and Alanis Morisette were on to something when they sang the song, “I’m a bitch!” Think about it… I’m a Bitch, I’m a LoverI’m a child, I’m a MotherI’m a sinner, I’m a saintI do not feel ashamed.I’m your hell, I’m your dreamI’m nothing in …

Exciting News for Expectant Parents in Jacksonville

by The Jax Baby Companybirth, Classes, Postpartum, pregnancy, Uncategorized December 2, 2017May 9, 2021Comments are Disabled

Exciting News for Expectant Parents in Jacksonville Exciting news for expectant parents in Jacksonville leaves more money in the budget for help when they bring their newborns home! In the Greater Jacksonville area we’re very fortunate to have so many choices for birth. Then parent’s come home and exhaustion and isolation set in. Shit gets …

The Silent Killer Whispers Loudly | Perinatal Mood Disorders Suck

by The Jax Baby Companydepression, experience, grief, happiness, Healing, Postpartum, postpartum doula, self care, support, Uncategorized, why am I so sad after this birth October 6, 2016March 23, 2018Comments are Disabled

The Silent Killer Whispers Loudly The silent killer whispers loudly, but not everyone will hear it. Perinatal mood disorders are silent killers. In the year after giving birth too many families suffer in silence as postpartum anxiety, depression, P.T.S.D., and psychosis, talk, persuade, and even force them into the unimaginable. Not enough is being done about it. It’s …

Favorite Things

by The Jax Baby Companybirth, doula, holidays, parenting, Postpartum, Uncategorized December 19, 2015December 5, 2019Comments are Disabled

Favorite Things Authored by Heather Horrell, wife, mother, my personal friend, and badass business owner at Grow Family Yoga and Wellness! Our Favorite Things? Holidays and perfect little gifts. Halloween to New Year’s is a magical time of year! Christmas can especially be a time for our favorite things. The “Sound of Music” perfectly …

A Doula for the Second Birth

by The Jax Baby Companybirth May 21, 2015April 29, 2021Comments are Disabled

We get this question all the time: “What can a doula do for me? I have already had a baby!” So, why a doula for the second birth (or more!)? Three reasons: 1.) NO pregnancy, birth, or postpartum period are the same! Your first birth might have been easy peasy, fast, and painless. Or, conversely, it …

Do I Need a Doula?

by Elizabeth Lukebirth, Postpartum May 14, 2015August 25, 2023Comments are Disabled

Do I need a doula? You feel as ready as one can be! You’ve selected your doctor, the nursery is prepared, your hospital bag is packed, and your breast pump is on order! Then, someone drops a bomb and asks, “Did you hire a doula?” A what?! And so, your research begins. What is …

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