Naples Doula

👨🏽‍🍼 ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏ? 👩‍🍼

Do you think of yourself as their parent, yet?

Whatever your answer, the expecting period is a great time to workout 🏋️‍♂️ your parenting muscles.

☀️Equip yourself with support

☀️Ask for what you want

☀️Practice saying, “No”

☀️Listen to your intuition

🍁🌲ℍ𝔸ℙℙ𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝕃𝕀𝔻𝔸𝕐 𝕊𝔼𝔸𝕊𝕆ℕ🌲🍁

I’m so grateful for our little family and for the other families that have chosen to support them this year.

We have learned a lot about what truly matters this year.

What have you learned about yourself this year?

I think mine would be realizing the value of 𝕋ℝ𝕌𝕃𝕐 being 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 with my family.

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To the moms, dads, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles and friends that miss each other and are not able to hug this holiday season: ❤️𝕎𝔼 𝔾𝕆𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝕀𝕊❤️ Reach out. Call, FaceTime, drive by. ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ♡ ɢᴏᴇs ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡᴀʏ.

“𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕖, 𝕀 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤. 𝕀 𝕓𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝟝 𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕚𝕖𝕤.” - ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ

✨She moved mountains, for sure. She had FIVE cesarean births. FIVE. Yeah, she can move mountains.✨

✨I am forever in awe of her strength as a mother and birthing person.✨

🍂𝔹𝔼𝔽𝕆ℝ𝔼 & 𝔸𝔽𝕋𝔼ℝ🌿

The ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔽𝕖𝕣𝕟 can lose about ⑦⑤% of its water, shrivel up into tired clumps and then COMPLETELY “𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖” when it is exposed to water again.

Could parents identify more with a plant?

Parents are often ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ, too.

Even more if they have an infant...

Can you identify with this fern? 😳

I have to say, it speaks to me....

✨Would you like to know more about ℙ𝕠𝕤𝕥𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕞 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥?✨

• I would 🤍 to help get you feeling 𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕, 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 •

🕶 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕥𝕪𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 🕶

ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ?

It’s a fun and easy activity that can help them develop a number of skills.

⭐️fine motor (zippers, buttons, snaps)
⭐️gross motor (step in, balance)
⭐️cognitive skills (order of pieces)
⭐️language skills (names of items)
⭐️sense of time, occasion & weather

Try it out, laugh together and 📸

☀️𝕄𝔸𝕄𝔸 𝕄𝕆𝕄𝔼ℕ𝕋☀️

Seeing memories on Facebook pop up today about the upcoming birth of my 𝟙𝕤𝕥 baby, who is about to turn 𝟟!

𝕎𝕆𝕎.

They say time flies, but you 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 can feel kind of complacent hearing that over and over when you have a newborn or toddler.

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕟, as they grow you realize it’s true.

I think this holds firm for a lot of those tried and true pregnancy and baby advices that we hear.

Now, I catch myself listening in on parent’s conversations at the grocery store. Stories about their kids going off to college or starting high school and truly wonder, how fast does is really go?

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕗𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕤.

⚡️𝕄𝕒𝕟𝕦𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕦𝕞𝕡𝕤⚡️

These simple little suckers can be the true MVPs if you are pumping or nursing through ʜᴜʀʀɪᴄᴀɴᴇ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ.

When you live on the Gulf Coast of Florida, like I do, you probably take your ʜᴜʀʀɪᴄᴀɴᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘ pretty seriously.

So, what is the plan for 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕪 if you lose power?

Should you consider adding a 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕦𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕦𝕞𝕡 to your supply list or baby registry?

This type of pump requires zero 🚫 electricity 🔌 and has only a few parts that can be cleaned with a small amount of soap and water. You can pump directly into a storage bag or compatible bottle.

They run between $25-$30 and can be used to relieve engorgement, pump a full feed, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴀɴᴅ in the case of power loss (when you cannot use your 𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕡𝕦𝕞𝕡) or for pumping on the go.

꧁ 𝔽𝕃𝕆𝕎𝔼ℝ 𝔻𝔼𝕃𝕀𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕐 ꧂

Fresh flowers are SO nice to come home to after having a baby. They are wonderful to look at, make your house smell great and are just a sweet reminder that someone thought of you.

You know what is even better than fresh flowers, though? 𝔽𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕙. Literally, just not stinking. Oh, and getting some of that good stuff they call 𝕤𝕝𝕖𝕖𝕡.💤 After having a baby, the birthing person is often forgotten as attention turns to the new baby.

If you are looking for a thoughtful gift for your family or friend that just gave birth, gift them a ✨ℙ𝕠𝕤𝕥𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕞 𝔻𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕒✨. A few hours with a professional that can anticipate their needs, address their concerns, and help them get a plan together for their new normal can be life-altering. Trust me, they’ll thank you. 𝕐𝕠𝕦’𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖.

𝕀 ♡ 𝕄𝔸𝕄𝔸 ♾

⋆ ɴɪɴᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ⋆

🥊𝔽𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕠𝕣 𝔽𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥🦅

ᴀᴅʀᴇɴᴀʟɪɴᴇ ɪɴ ʟᴀʙᴏʀ

An adrenaline rush sounds like a good thing, but not so much during labor. Yikes. The rush of this crazy hormone, brought on by fear or stress, can actually 𝒮𝐿𝒪𝒲 or stall labor and cause a spike in heart rates. The effect can take up to an hour to come down from.

Let’s keep that under control.

•Stay calm and comfortable
•Be prepared and informed
•Have a provider you trust
•Surround yourself with quality support

My mom bought me this sweatshirt when I was pregnant with my daughter. It was one of the few things I had to wear from my tiny suitcase that I had hurriedly packed for the 34 days that we lived together, unexpectedly, at after she was born. I remember being there, wearing it and wondering if I would get a chance to raise three kind humans or just the two that I already had at home. I was scared, but I was supported. I was confident in our care team and they listened when I questioned them. If you are reading this and have a child in the NICU or PICU, I hope you feel supported. Do you feel heard? Does your care team listen? Are you comfortable? Is your baby getting the care that you think they deserve? If not, 𝕊ℙ𝔼𝔸𝕂 𝕌ℙ ℕ𝕆𝕎! You are important. 𝔹𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕’𝕤 𝕧𝕠𝕚𝕔𝕖. You are their advocate and your opinion matters.