The Baltimore Parenting Blog

Grey and pastel pink blanket on grey bedding of fashionable bedroom cozy for long winter nights newborn overnight care

Trouble getting enough sleep with your new baby? Take advantage of some of these long winter nights with expert care from Doulas of Baltimore’s professional team of Newborn Care Specialists and Postpartum Doulas.  Our winter special includes a complimentary one hour, in-home sleep consultation with DOB partner and infant sleep expert Deborah Bailey. She will…

New mom looking away. Postpartum doula helps with wintertime blues and postpartum depression

Here’s a scenario that’s all too familiar among parents of newborns: after 40 weeks or so of the excitement and tribulations of pregnancy and labor, you are finally home with your long-awaited bundle of love. You’re trying to settle in and it seems like you are surrounded, as Maggie Rogers sings, “with everyone around me…

postpartum doulas help with meal planning

Three little words that parents dread: “What’s for dinner?” At the best of times this question can send grown adults into a state of confusion and panic, and for a new family it may seem too much to comprehend to come up with a plan for postpartum meals. Throw the winter holiday season into the…

festive holiday gifts every new parent needs

Here come the winter holidays! So you observe a gift-giving tradition? Therefore, you’ve likely felt moments of confusion and panic over what to give your loved ones. And if you’re expecting, may not know how to answer the questions from those who love you about what you’d like this year. However, if you’ve recently had…

Keeping Baby Healthy during Holidays in Baltimore Towson Hunt Valley

You’ve made it! Whether you’ve traveled minutes, hours, or days, you are standing outside the door of your favorite relative’s home and are about to ring the doorbell. You made the trip fairly easily (perhaps in part because you reviewed our expert tips in the Doulas of Baltimore blog on traveling with baby for the…