13
2011
Babywearing 101
Google babywearing and you’ll find about a thousand articles about the importance of wearing your baby, both for them and for you as the parent. But what you don’t find as easily is information on less typical circumstances: wearing an older/heavier baby, babywearing in extreme weather, formal babywearing (hey, it’s holiday party season) or even just finding a carrier that’s the right fit for you and yours. I’ve been working with families finding just the […]
13
2011
Dads perspective on bringing home a preemie
Men fix problems – it’s just what we do. When something is wrong it will be fixed… that it, until your baby is in the NICU. Having your baby in the NICU is a trying time for every dad. What makes it especially trying is the fact that most have to go back to work and are not able to spent as much time in the NICU as they want. All NICU parents have feelings […]
13
2011
Preemie Post Partum Depression
I have had a few friends in the past year have PPD after delivering their child and saw first hand how hard it was for them. They obviously didn’t see it coming, nor could they turn off a switch to make it stop. For preemie parents, then you add the stress of the NICU on top of that, and WOW, not a good combination! view full post »