Newborn Care
Helpful Tips from your Postpartum Experts
Your crash course in newborn life—from diaper changes and bath time to soothing techniques and developmental milestones. These guides are built for real parents, blending practical how-tos with expert insights to help you feel confident, connected, and calm in those first weeks at home.
How to Make Life Easier With a Newborn
Having a baby is one surefire way to rock your world. New parenthood is not for the faint of heart! People often talk about how hard it is to have a newborn, but why is it so hard to have a new baby? The truth is, with a new baby...
When can my preemie come home from the NICU?
The top question NICU parents ask is: when can my preemie come home from the NICU? No matter whether your baby is in the NICU for days, weeks, or months - discharge day is a huge deal. Many preemies are ready to go home around their original due date, but...
Guide for NICU Parents of Preemies
November is National Prematurity Awareness Month. Did you know that one in 10 babies in the United States is born premature? Preemies are babies that are born anytime before 37 weeks gestation. Some preemies born close to the 37 week mark adjust to life outside the womb easily without additional...
What are the top risk factors for SIDS?
Every parent needs to know the top risk factors for SIDS. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome rates have declined in recent decades, from 130.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 38.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. This is believed to be in large part due to the...
What are the 5 S’s?
When you’re having a baby, there’s a lot to learn. Some of the most important things to learn are how to soothe a fussy baby. Babies are easily overstimulated by our bright, loud world, and their only way to communicate that is through crying. However, crying babies quickly lead to...
How Newborn Care Specialists Can Help New Parents Sleep
New parenthood comes with many joys and challenges. Second only to the overwhelming rush of pure love for your new baby is the utter exhaustion that steadily builds throughout the newborn phase. Newborn babies need to eat at least every 3 hours, day and night. Between feeding, changing, burping and...
Baby Hunger Cues: How to Know if Your Newborn Is Hungry
“Mom, I’m hungry!” While you'll hear this phase endlessly throughout your years as a parent, it will be quite some time before your newborn can tell you verbally that they’re hungry. Thankfully, young babies give us other cues to let us know they need to eat. Crying is a late...
Baby CPR Classes
Infant CPR. It’s the last thing a new parent wants to think about, but taking a baby CPR class could mean the difference between life and death. As a new or soon-to-be parent, it’s unlikely that the ins and outs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation are fresh in your mind, but thankfully...
Facts About Premature Babies
Did you know that one in 10 babies in the US is born premature? Worldwide, about 15 million births occur prematurely each year. Any baby born before 37 weeks gestation is considered premature. While medical advances have come a long way to save and improve the lives of babies born...
The Preemie Parenting Experience
The preemie parenting experience is like no other. From the unexpected early dive into parenthood, to the steep learning curve that comes with learning how to care for your preemie, parents of premature babies are in for an emotional rollercoaster. Feelings of guilt, anger, and sadness are part of the...
Helpful tips from your team at Well Supported Family.
Expert postpartum and newborn advice you can trust.
Since 2016, Well Supported Family has provided newborn care to thousands of families. Our team of certified Postpartum Doulas and Newborn Care Specialists offer daytime, overnight, and 24/7 in-home support across 12 U.S. states. Whether you're recovering from birth, establishing feeding routines, or just trying to get more sleep, we're here to help—one family at a time.
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