What new moms really need: how to be a doula for the women in your life
By Danielle D Jenkins, PsyD
There are lists and lists and lists about what stuff is actually necessary for a new baby or for entrance into motherhood. This isn’t one of those lists. The following are ways you can support the women in your life during the time that is such a mixed bag of emotion along with positive, intense, and horrific experiences. All of my life, dating back to childhood, I have been really good at caring for moms and babies and here’s some of what I’ve learned about what new moms actually need.
To be seen as a person not just a baby host
So many moms feel embarrassed to say that they are sometimes jealous of their babies or resentful of the attention friends and family members pay to their little one. However, resentment and jealousy are so common and so many women feel shameful about these feelings. Sometimes it is nice to just have someone truly see just you and...
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