Birth is Beautiful

09/26/2024

08/28/2024

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So many of my clients have heard comments like these on a regular basis. It makes them feel alone, isolated, and even doubt themselves. So do I really need to teach my baby to self-soothe? The good news is that you do not need to leave your baby to cry to teach them anything! And in fact, leaving a

04/20/2023

Our FREE photoshoot still has a few open slots from 4:30p-6:30p tomorrow, Thursday April 20th, in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens! Links to sign up for this event and a photo contest are below

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04/19/2023

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Breastfeed Durham is excited to announce two upcoming photography events that celebrate the beauty of breastfeeding. Whether you’re a professional

02/26/2023

“Put them in water or take them outside.” It was the first useful parenting advice I ever got. “Sleep when the baby sleeps”? I think the polite word for that gem is poppycock. But this particular axiom has saved me many times over.

I don’t remember how old my son was when I called my mom in tears because I couldn’t stop his, but his age was probably measured in weeks. Maybe days. “Nothing is working; I don’t know what else to try,” I sobbed. “He’s not hungry or sleepy or wet.” “Try giving him a bath,” she suggested. “Or bundle him up and take him outside for some fresh air. I always say to take them outside or put them in water, and usually, the grumpiness goes away.” It worked that day, and it’s worked many times since. We’ve done baths at 10 a.m. I’ve paced our driveway with a baby in my arms at 2 a.m. And today, at 5:15 p.m. when my children were fighting for the 17th time since they got home from school and I was about to lose it, instead I put one in the bath and I sent the other outside and now maybe all three of us will survive until Dad gets home.
Almost nine years later, it still works.
I can’t give you advice about sleep schedules or feedings or Montessori-approved toys. I don’t know what we’re gonna do about Tik Tok and Snapchat in a few years. But when they’re falling apart at the seams for no apparent reason, take them outside or put them in water.
Oh, and it works on grown-ups, too."

Beautifully📷+📝: By Jenn Batchelor https://www.instagram.com/jennbatchelor/?hl=en

10/30/2022

09/22/2022

Black mothers and babies are dying from pregnancy-related complications at a rate alarmingly higher than other races.Full story: https://www.wral.com/wral-do...