1:26 Born to Be Breastfed Podcast host Marie Biancuzzo introduces Rachelle and her company Maternal Instincts as well as the types of services it offers 2:14 Rachelle explains the newborn care specialist, night nanny and postpartum doula (hint: ALL are certified in their field) 3:16 Postpartum doulas are full family care (think groceries, cooking, pets, laundry and more) [...]
Baby Sleep Tips
Have you read the stories online about the types of moms you’ll meet on your child’s first day of school? There’s the sporty mom, the organized mom, the all-business mom, the crunchy mom and all of us perfectly imperfect moms in between. We hate stereotypes. They’re rarely spot on and do much more to divide [...]
Becoming Parents As first time parents, my wife and I didn’t really know what to expect. We were used to a selfish, carefree lifestyle and we didn’t expect how quickly our life would be turned upside down. My wife and I both had good jobs and enjoyed working hard and playing harder and I never [...]
It is often helpful for babies to have an item they can go to for comfort. A lovey is great for any age, especially around 6-8 months as it can be the constant throughout any change during the day as well as helping with separation anxiety. Your baby can be comforted by his or her [...]
Oh man, what a night! It’s a 7 cup of coffee kind of day today, and this sweet ball of sunshine looking at me is all smiles while I am an extremely sleepy mom ...You would have never known she was up 37 million times last night between the hours of midnight and 3 am. [...]
Would you let the women with kind eyes but a total stranger on the plane hold your crying traveling newborn baby? I mean it is a plane. Where can she even go, right? Everyone is on edge with the stress of the cries and you have tried everything you know to do. I am that [...]
Crying it out. Is that even a thing anymore? How can something so outdated and so irrelevant with little ones be still used as a tool? This whole thought is brought to you by the conversations I randomly hear. I overheard a couple of ladies that have thirteen-year olds like mine chatting about the newborn [...]
Ever since I was 19 years old, the world of Mama’s and Babies have held a special place in my heart. But it is nights like this that I know without a doubt, I am exactly where I need to be. Mama is snuggled in the bed with her baby at the breast, they just [...]
My daughter and I were driving to an event on Saturday and she was chatting with me about my work, and the babies and the things I do. She mentioned that she was watching a commercial that was promoting their bed and their tag line said: “Buy our Bed and Sleep Like a Baby." She [...]
Great Play is an awesome resource for new mommas! Meet Laura at Great Play of Denver, she has a great resource for you all to reach out to. Go and PLAY, play for sanity and a great night’s sleep!!! Rachelle and I were just chatting the other day about how important play time of floor [...]