In today's episode we will discuss the early days and weeks with a newborn with our guest birth and postpartum doula Karena Dang from BumpsUponATime.  We will talk about the role of a postpartum doula, then we will explore what life is like with a newborn and what you can do to prepare and adjust to this new reality.

 

In this episode, we explore:

2:00 Karena's background

3:38 How she became a doula

5:00 What is a postpartum doula

13:32 What a typical day with a newborn looks like

15:05 Baby sleep and baby feeding the first few weeks

17:16 Top tips for king are of a newborn baby

18:43 Tips for new mamas and their postpartum recovery

20:59 One or a couple things new parents wish they had known before baby came home, retrospectively

24:46 What Karena wishes all new parents would know about the early days with baby

26:00 Book recommendation

 

Show Notes:

The First Forty Day by Heng Ou

 

About Karena

Karena Dang is a Labour/Birth & Postpartum Doula, based in Edmonton, Alberta. She provides in-person support to families of all structures in Edmonton and neighbouring counties, and virtually worldwide.

 

Find Karena

Karena's Website www.bumpsuponatime.com

Karena's instagram: www.instagram.com/bumpsuponatime

Karena's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bumpsuponatime

Karena's Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/bumpsuponatime/

 

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