Posts by Kristin Smith
Sleep Deprivation After Having a Baby: Survival Tips
After nine long months of pregnancy, your baby is finally here! For the first few days, adrenaline and pure excitement are your fuel. At the hospital you’re learning how to breastfeed, healing from birth, and getting to know your little one. Nursing staff is available 24/7 to help you. But when you finally get to…
Read MoreHow to use your BRAIN to make pregnancy and labor decisions
How to use your BRAIN to make decisions with your provider about your pregnancy and labor. Topics and situations come up in pregnancy and labor that you will have to make a decision about. Example: Do Do I need a vaginal check at 36 weeks? Do I need to be induced at 40 weeks if…
Read MoreHow to Soothe a Baby Who Won’t Settle (Even When You’ve Tried Everything)
When your baby is upset, parents want to do whatever it takes to soothe them quickly. If you’re out of options, here are some tips from the experts that you can try. Tip One: Tune In When that shrill cry from your new baby pulls at your heartstrings, the first step is to slow down…
Read MoreLabor and Delivery Units With Birthing Tubs in Chicago, IL
Are you planning a hospital birth but love the idea of using a birthing tub for pain management? Good news! The two aren’t mutually exclusive. The days of having to choose between being in a hospital and having access to emergency medical care if necessary or giving birth at a birthing center or at home…
Read MoreCreating a fun Halloween with little ones
How cute is this little dude here? (Answer: quite cute.) If you have young kids, or just had kids, Halloween is a special time. Kids love Halloween — then they maybe grow out of it for a few years around teenagedom, and then they love it again in their 20s. It’s one of the best…
Read MoreHospital Tour Questions: Be the Annoying One
Skip down to the bottom of the page to find the Hospital Tour Questions List! When I was pregnant, I was the annoying one. In my childbirth ed class, I knew every answer. I was the one reminding my midwife which tests and shots I was due for. I went on my hospital tour before…
Read MoreLactation Support Resources in Atlanta, GA
Breastfeeding is a big undertaking, and it’s one that’s so much better with proper support. Fortunately, Atlanta, GA, offers a variety of lactation support resources to help parents get answers to their top breastfeeding questions and to succeed in their breastfeeding goals. Here is a comprehensive guide to some of the best lactation support resources…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Sleep Deprivation as a New Parent
It doesn’t take long after a pregnancy announcement for the unsolicited advice to start rolling in. “You better sleep now!” is one of the classics, and one of the most annoying to hear. Because naturally, catching extra zzz’s while you’re pregnant won’t help you avoid sleep deprivation with a newborn. You know that newborns need…
Read MoreSurrogacy in Phoenix, Arizona
Surrogacy is one of the many ways to start a beautiful journey into parenthood. No matter the reason for your journey taking you onto the path of surrogacy, you deserve to know the best options available to you. Opening up your pregnancy to a third party can lead to many questions, such as where does…
Read MoreFinding Fertility Support in Boston, MA
When is the right time to start a family? Do I want children on my own? How long will it take to get pregnant? These are just a few questions that are considered when deciding on when, and if to conceive. What no one tells you is that there can be much harder questions down…
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