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09/12/2018

Exciting news:
Birth Embraced has grown into something new! Please follow our new page. Link in comments.

11/26/2017

Who loves a good subscription box? 📦🎉🎁

How about a subscription box for your baby?!

My amazing friend Kimberly owns Stork. She does beautiful baby shower boxes, birthday boxes, and subscription boxes that grow with your baby. You have to check them out!!

Not only does Stork care about your child, we also believe that all children deserve love and care. We are happy to partner with four charities that we hold dear to our hearts. 5% of each purchase will go directly to one of the four charities below that you will select upon checkout. Please refer to...

10/22/2017

Can anyone add to the list of "little" things that people did for you that made a BIG difference?

Need anything?

Accepting or reaching out for help can be difficult for new parents.

In offering support to someone with a new baby, rather than asking a general question, why not try making a specific offer for help?

Rather than a blanket, “need anything?”,
here’s some things to try that might actually result in accepting the offer:

- “You know that *meal they’ve cooked for you in the past*, I’d love the recipe. Would you write it down for me? I’ll make a double batch and drop some over.”

- “Would it be okay if I pop the kettle on?” Offer to make the new parents a cup of tea. “While the kettle is on, is it alright if I just wash these dishes/clean the kitchen sink?” Then offer to hold the baby while the parent drinks a warm beverage.

- “What’s one thing I could do while I’m here that would make your day easier?”

- “I’m not just here to see the baby. I’m here to visit you and give you a hand. What can I do to be useful?”

- (Call before you visit) “I just need to pop to the shops before I come over, is there anything I can grab for you? Bread? Milk? Nappies?”

- If baby is having a cuddle with you and is settled “no offence, but we’re good here. If you want to go have a shower, nap or something, you’re welcome to. I can sing out if he/she gets upset.”

- Be willing to accept that sometimes what a new parent REALLY needs is adult company and conversation! Turn up with morning tea and your listening ears.

Image credit: The Postpartum Stress Center and are joining forces on this great campaign to about . Looking forward to seeing more from them.

10/05/2017

❤ Everyone's journey is different. Just please feed the babies ❤

"I will tell you a little about my journey. I always dreamed I would breastfeed my child as long as I could. I've seen so many beautiful and amazing journeys through the bonding and comfortIng experience that it is. I breastfed my first daughter until she was 6 months old, and I loved all of it. It was our time together, so special...and no one could take that from me. I got pregnant when she was 2 months old and by the time she was almost 6 months old, my milk was gone, dried up, like, it disappeared. I felt my heart shatter, and the guilt consumed me.

We had to start bottle feeding and I thought our bond would disappear and that she would think I was not providing for her, until it hit me: nothing had changed. It was still our time, she'd still grab my hair and smile at me with her eyes. She was so happy. Fed. Loved. Now I breastfeed my youngest, but the comfort of knowing that if life throws me a curve ball and I have to stop, or even if I decide to stop, she will be ok. Feeding them is beautiful. Providing for them, seeing them gain weight, grow and smile and be milk drunk makes my heart jump in happiness.

So I don't know about your journey, but I can tell you that whatever your choice or circumstance, don't ever feel guilty or like you are inadequate. Ever. Just love them and do the best you can. You're a rockstar. No. Matter. What. Whatever your feeding routine consists of, it is hard being a mother, so let's show support for each other! To me, fed is best..."

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10/01/2017

Learn about the many ways a doula can help a mother before, during, and after labor, including how a doula helps with an epidural.

07/23/2017

Hilarious! 😂

07/22/2017

FYI

The CDC has issued new breast pump cleaning guidelines after an infant contracted a dangerous infection from contaminated pump parts.

07/16/2017

07/12/2017

Hey, hey Colorado! Did you see this? http://kdvr.com/2017/07/11/baby-box-program-to-be-offered-to-all-new-parents-in-colorado/

DENVER -- Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation and the Denver Health Foundation will team with the Baby Box Co. to provide free baby boxes for the estimated 66,500 children who will be born in the state this year. By completing an online syllabus, all new and expecting parents in the state wi...

07/11/2017

For all the mamas out there, check out this video on scar massage https://youtu.be/he_YB9e__rQ

If you've had any abdominal surgery this video is for you. Scar tissue forms and needs to be manipulated to help prevent adhesions and future problems like l...

04/15/2017

We ❤ Lutheran

02/24/2017

This will be so much fun! Consider attending and share with your pregnant friends 💗

The journey to motherhood can be beautiful and exciting, but it can also be scary and leave many women feeling unsure. While every woman and her journey through pregnancy and parenthood are as unique as she is, coming together with other women who are pregnant can be empowering, supportive and abov...