Balancing Family Visits & Your Newborn This Holiday Season

December 10, 2018 Emerald Doulas, LLC

The holiday season is a really special, beautiful time of year when families gather near one another. For those of you with newborns, this might also be the first time your extended family and friends will have the chance to meet your family’s newest arrival.

But, between the sparkle and dazzle of holiday cheer, and the (sometimes lengthy) visits, it can be hard to balance their expectations with your little one’s needs, without leaving your newborn or yourself, feeling overwhelmed. Here’s our best advice for finding balance …

Many Hands Make Light Work, Especially After Birth {Free Printable}

March 7, 2017 Emerald Doulas, LLC

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In those early days, the little, house chores tasks can grind. you. down. and take precious moments away from bonding with your newborn. Those same "small" tasks quickly snowball into a TON of housework, when you've got more important things to focus on (like your own recovery, or learning to breastfeed, or getting to know your new baby).

Why not take advantage of all those postpartum visitors, stopping by with a meal or to see the baby, asking "Can I do anything to help?"!

Today, we've got a FREE PRINTABLE, full of 5-Minute Task ideas to help put those postpartum visits to good use!