Focusing on your own postpartum nutrition is just as important as caring for your new baby! Learn more about how nutrition makes a big impact on recovery and wellness for new parents (and get some links to our favorite recipes!).
Breastfeeding is rewarding but can also be challenging for new parents. Get helpful tips here to be prepared for your lactation journey!
Postpartum doulas provide essential support for the entire family as you adjust to life with a newborn. Learn more about how we can offer guidance to moms, dads, older siblings, and extended family members during this exciting transition.
Are you in the NICU or SCN, or planning to be? Read on for some tips and tricks for managing this overwhelming time.
We’ve assembled a collection of our most-loved products and gift ideas for moms, babies, and families. They all have some great deals happening now, so check out this list below. These are a few of our favorite things.
Expecting multiples can be both an exhilarating and daunting experience. As you navigate the whirlwind of pregnancy, preparation, and the unique challenges that come with raising twins, triplets, or more, it’s natural to have a myriad of questions swirling in your mind. Let some experienced multiples parents give you some answers!
When you both feel ready to make sex a priority after baby has joined the family, it’s good to be prepared. Things will likely look and feel different. Here are four tips for making sex after childbirth more comfortable.
With chillier temps finally here, a cozy coffee shop can feel like a welcome snuggle away from the intensity of a Minnesota winter. But which local coffee shops are family friendly? Where can families find easy to access drive through coffee shops or fun play areas for the littles? Below, our postpartum doula team shares their list of coffee shop favorites from across the Twin Cities, Rochester, and Duluth. Read on, and don’t forget to share your favorites too!
If you’ve spent any time on social media as an expectant parent you know how easy it is to get pulled in by the algorithms. The baby and postpartum industry garnered close to $25 billion in 2021! If you’d like some help sifting through the marketing gimmicks and landing on products that are really and truly helpful during the postpartum recovery time, here are our top favorite products.
It is probably the challenge that is most common among our Better Beginnings families: How can parents truly rest well in the postpartum time? One historical term–the postpartum “lying-in”–gives us a sense of what the postpartum recovery period should look like. While society might approve of running errands at Target or responding to work emails after birth, our real focus should be on authentic rest so that we can care for ourselves well and care for our babies well. If you are wondering how you can truly rest, recover, and enjoy your baby (or babies) in your postpartum time, here are our top five strategies for a successful lying-in.
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