No one hands you a manual for those first hazy weeks with a newborn — just a bundle of love, a whole lot of hormones, and advice that often misses the mark. As a mom of five and a doula, I’ve lived it and walked it with countless families. This post isn’t about perfection — it’s about the real, unfiltered truths I wish someone had whispered to me in the quiet, chaotic newborn days. Let this be the permission slip you didn’t know you needed.

And What Happens When You Forget Let’s be real. If pregnancy brain is a thing, then newborn brain is its final form. Between midnight feedings, wrestling limbs into swaddles, and wondering if you’ll ever drink a hot beverage again, it’s no surprise that booking your newborn photographer might slip down the to-do list. So if […]

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