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The role of the Registered Nurse or Newborn Care Provider is to feed, soothe, bathe, change & provide all other gentle care to baby through the night.
We also provide evidence based education and ongoing support to parents.
updated October 5, 2023– With the amount of national and statewide programs online, searching for postpartum support after your newborn arrives can be overwhelming. Our team of Certified Newborn Care Providers and Postpartum Doulas has compiled a list of Chicago Area Resources for New Moms and Dads. Chicago Area Resources for New Moms and Dads […]
There’s a LOT of advice about how long and how much a newborn should be breastfeeding so the No Clock Method might sound a little funny. But as Heidi Streufert, RN and former La Leche League Leader explains: “My best advice to postpartum parents is to throw away the clock at least for the first […]
Swaddling is an excellent way to soothe your baby and the ideal way to help baby stay asleep at night. We sometimes hear from parents that their newborn does not like to be swaddled, but often we find that baby is just not swaddled snugly enough. Swaddling allows babies to feel the comfort of […]
In the United States, a child dies about every 11 days when a TV, furniture, or appliance falls on them. 14,000 children are injured every year. About 70 percent of tip-over fatalities involve children ages 1 1/2 to 3 years old and these incidents are preventable. The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Anchor It! Campaign educates parents […]
Our team gets lots of questions about how to help babies to sleep through the night! Sometimes when babies “should” be old enough to sleep 8 hour stretches, there are 3 main reasons why they don’t. Why Your Baby Wakes Overnight can help infants and parents sleep peacefully. Why Your Baby Wakes Overnight 1. Why […]
