Expert Tips: Preparing for your birth
Michelle‘s Tips for preparing to become a parent. Becoming a parent is one of the hugest life transitions you will ever experience. Preparing for your birth is like planning a wedding. You spend a lot of time preparing to all […]
Preparing for birth: how a doula can help
Preparing for birth and the role of a birth doula Women have attended other women’s birth throughout the course of history and across cultures. Women have also supported other women, new mothers, in their recovery from childbirth. In a way, […]
Expert Tips: Getting ready for the transition into Parenthood
Jayne‘s Tips for preparing to become a parent. Becoming a parent is one of the hugest life transitions you will ever experience, yet most people focus solely on their baby–not themselves. Receiving support is one of the best ways to […]
Self care for new parents
Self care for the new parent by Erica Why self care matters Self-care takes on a whole new meaning as a new parent. While caring for your small child, you are simultaneously caring for yourself, and miraculously at that. At […]
Expert Tips: Supporting breastfeeding in the early days
Simone’s Tips for supporting nursing in the early days New and expecting parents have many concerns around lactation: Will I produce enough milk? Will the baby latch properly? How will I return to my daily routine? and more. Tips Here are some things […]
Baby sleep: How a sleep coach can help
Baby sleep and parent sleep deprivation Sleep! Precious Sleep! As a new parent, you learn to appreciate sleep more than you ever had. When my children were itty bitty, I used to daydream about sleep. I was, at points, so sleep […]
Welcoming a baby is wonderful, and a lot of work
Hello baby, you are cute! Welcoming a baby into your family is a wonderful experience! They smell like baby, have teeny tiny feet and love snuggling. Babies are also a lot of work and bringing one home is life-changing. So, Why is […]
Becoming parents – our story
Our experience becoming new parents was our inspiration for AfterThird. I will tell the story from my perspective as a new mom. My husband and I both found the transition to be life changing and we were both under-prepared but I […]