Little black bug, little black bug where have you been? I’ve been under the rug, said the little black bug…
Lauren and I were sitting together as she nursed her newborn. My first grandchild.
She was telling me that she had been singing the songs that my mom used to sing to her and that it made her cry. As she told me that, tears were welling up in her eyes. So, I also got weepy and we sat there letting the feelings in and crying together about the people that we were missing.
Lauren is a lucky mom. She has a wonderful supportive husband who takes initiative and doesn’t wait to be asked. She has two sets of grandparents, and other close family who are in her COVID bubble and have been all hands on deck. Everyone is happy to hold the baby and give her and Adam a break whenever they need it.
She has more support than most, especially during COVID. What’s remarkable is that, even with all these resources...
IT IS STILL HARD!
She has the “Nurse Judy Network”, where her baby has been treated like royalty and guess what?
IT IS STILL HARD!
She has plenty of milk and her baby got back to birth weight the first week.
IT IS STILL HARD
Nursing is challenging. It is not intuitive. Getting the baby to latch works well one moment, but is tricky the next.
Not being able to sleep longer than a 3 hour stretch is exhausting.
Hormones are a force to be reckoned with.
All new parents need support. That is where Oath comes in
https://www.oathcare.com/
I can’t sit by you in your nursery, but I can be right there when you have a question about spit up, poop, purple feet, hiccups ... you get the idea.
The Oath community is a place where small, facilitated groups of parents can share their wisdom as well as the ups and downs of parenting.
It is a place to cheer each other on as well as a safe place to be messy and vulnerable when things are feeling a bit overwhelming.
Beyond the collective wisdom and experience of your fellow parents, we have a team of providers to assist you. Starting when you are pregnant, there is an OB, a nurse midwife, doula, pelvic floor specialist, traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, and a mental health therapist available to you.
Once the baby is born, our Oath parents can tap into a provider network that includes a pediatrician, lactation specialist, sleep expert, physical therapist and speech therapist.
We are continually adding to our panel of experts.
Oh, yes...then there is me, the advice nurse, helping you figure out when to worry and when things are perfectly normal.
We furnish you on the way with stage appropriate educational content that is empathetic, data based, and draws from decades of experience caring for kids just like yours..
Your pediatrician is sure to be grateful that your source of information is a trusted one, as opposed to the minefield of disinformation that you may find when searching the internet for answers.
If you are pregnant or know of someone who is expecting, I think you will find joining Oath incredibly valuable. This also makes a great baby shower gift!
If you already have young children (our current groups are for 3 years and younger) please click the link to join the waitlist, so that we can match you with the perfect group. A value of $500, the Oath membership is only $19.50/month. Such a deal.
Enter the promo code NURSEJUDY for a free month I would love to see you in one of the Oath circles.
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