How many times have we heard people joke or lament that babies don’t come with a user’s manual? That they couldn’t believe they were simply sent (or left) home with their newborn and trusted to somehow figure it all out? Often those sentiments are seemingly about understanding and figuring out a new baby, and yet in addition there are also the unexpected physical and emotional effects that birth, and postpartum, have on the mother or birthing person, and on the rest of the family.
Well, even if there were a manual… you couldn’t ask it questions, like you can of an expert who is available to you live and in real time. It couldn’t listen to your frustrations and commiserate with you the way another parent of a newborn, struggling with the same uncertainties, can do. And a manual also could never capture the whole range of scenarios you might be dealing with – your baby’s particular temperament, mixed with your particular feeding challenge or sibling needs or sleep struggles or spousal relationship or the state of your mental and emotional health… Even a clever app cannot account for all of these factors. Only compassionate and knowledgeable human beings can do that.
So,… we’ve created your living, breathing, manual. In First Weeks with Baby, we connect you with the TOP experts on all of the subjects that will be critical to you during your first weeks home with a newborn – whether it’s your first baby or your fifth. This membership group will be where you turn when you’re nervous about giving baby the first bath, or when your mind is racing during those middle of the night feedings; where you come after one more tearful argument with your spouse because you’re both stressed out and overwhelmed… or on one of those days when you and your baby are both crying because you can’t figure out what he or she needs. You can attend the talks live, to ask your pressing questions, or you can watch the recordings when they apply to your situation. This can also be where you tell what works for you, when with other parents who can benefit from your hard-earned wisdom, and where you share those sweet happy moments that make it all worthwhile.
The weeks and months following the birth of a newborn is a fragile and fleeting time. It can be overwhelming – sometimes with overwhelming love and joy, and other times with overwhelming stress and uncertainty. While conditions usually rapidly improve after the first few weeks and months, getting the right support in the meantime can make all the difference between enjoying those early days and simply enduring them. There’s no prize for suffering the most. Make it easier on yourself, build your confidence and ease your frustrations, with this safety net you can fall back on in your times of need.
Having this “manual-come-alive,” at your fingertips whenever you need it, is exactly the peace of mind that all parents of newborns need to get off on the right foot, and to take care of themselves in order to take care of their family. Weekly experts cover topics such as:
- Newborn Care Basics
- Infant Feeding
- Postpartum Mental Health
- Nutrition and Healing for Birthing Person
- Gentle Sleep Conditioning
- Marriage/Relationships
- Dad or Partner Role
- Sibling Situations
Sign up for your baby’s estimated due date, and know that when the time comes, we’ve got you. Know that you don’t have to know now what you will need then,.. because we’ve figured that out for you. Know that when the unexpected happens (because how can we possibly know all of what to expect?), there’s a place you can come to to ask “what now?” Put down the books, and the apps… and join US!
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Can’t wait to see you there!