The First Night Home With Baby

I don't know everything, so I set out to find an expert and I turned to the wonderful ladies from National Capital Doulas. Here is the lowdown on the first night home with baby.- Stephanie Becoming a parent is as wonderful as it is scary and overwhelming. Not...

Top 7 Baby Gadgets You Don’t Need (And 7 You Do!)

Every soon-to-be parent asks themselves a ton of questions about the upcoming birth of their child, including the typical 'what do I really need' question because babies are expensive enough as it is--there is no sense buying all the things, especially ones you don't actually...

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What Is A Birth Plan? And Do I Actually Need One?

At one point or another, every soon-to-be parent asks themselves a ton of questions about the upcoming birth of their child. The more they get to thinking, the more complicated and elaborate the answers seem to get. The logical thing is to plan it out....

Why Hire a Doula? by the National Capital Doulas

The lovely ladies over at National Capital Doulas are celebrating a huge milestone this week: their one year anniversary as a collaborative team! Between the three of them, they have decades of experience and they've taken the time to write us an article about all...