Better Beginnings

Thriving in early motherhood requires support. Postpartum doulas aren’t a luxury — we’re the scaffold that helps a mother meet her most basic needs so she can rise into her fullest self. We support each level of a mother’s needs. A mother’s well-being is foundational to her baby’s well-being.

It is possible for two things to be true at the same time. You can be pro-breastfeeding and pro-do-what-you-need-to-be-happy-and-healthy, even if this means using formula. Formula is not poison. Formula saves lives. Sometimes it saves baby lives, and sometimes it saves mom lives.

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Anybody else? 🥲

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Yep, we help with infant sleep too!

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To the mamas in the thick of it: You are not alone. You are not failing. This is just really hard. And also? You’re doing amazing. 💛

Now I get to walk with other moms through those early, shaky steps of new motherhood—offering wisdom I wish I’d had back then, AND an incredible team of doulas ready to accompany them as well. ✨

Then, less than a year and a half later… surprise again: two babies under 1.5.

It was a wild, tender, exhausting, beautiful blur.

And it changed me forever.

Back in 2010, I was newly married and very newly pregnant (surprise honeymoon baby 😅). I had no clue what to expect—about pregnancy, birth, or postpartum. I experienced what many first time moms experience: I am over the moon to be a mom and I love my little one *and* WTF. 😆

🍼 There are babies who need this milk. Making it into ice cream for consumption by others is ignoring the fact that milk banks and hospitals all over the world need more milk for preterm and sick infants.

🥛 It’s odd to profit off of human milk. Period.

🤱🏻 Breastmilk is for babies and young children. It’s the perfect food for them, and while it has incredible properties that are superpowers for human health, the precious ounces of human milk that people pump should be used for babies who need it. Not curious adults who want to hop on a trend.

Breast milk ice cream? Here are our thoughts. What do you think?

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Tomorrow is International Women's Day! We are allllll about supporting women here at Better Beginnings. Empowering women—and lifting them up and holding space for them—this is what doulas do. The women we serve are truly inspirational to us.⁠
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Grandmas are THE BEST.

What’s your favorite thing your mom or MIL does that makes you feel loved, supported, or like a good mom? ❤️

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Some testimonials from recent postpartum doula clients. 💕

You can book support now or visit our website for more info at the link in our bio. ☀️

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It is possible for two things to be true at the same time. You can be pro-breastfeeding and pro-do-what-you-need-to-be-happy-and-healthy. Formula is not poison. Formula can save lives. Sometimes it saves baby lives. Sometimes it saves mom lives. And it’s not👏our👏place👏to👏judge.👏

Spring is coming. Hang in there.

Do NOT plan a major home project—or really any home project—any time after the first trimester in hopes that “it will be done by the time baby's here.”Just trust us. It won’t. 🫶

What was the best way you supported your healing during your postpartum journey? Share your tips in the comments to help out expecting moms. 🥰 #postpartumwellness #newmomadvice #postpartumhealth #birthrecovery #newmom #postpartumjourney #postpartumcare #postpartumsupport #fourthtrimester

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How about breastfeeding, newborn care, perinatal mental health, postpartum nutrition, parent relationships, and siblings/growing families? We've got you.

We're so glad you're here. 🩷

Want to learn more about how we work in our communities (Duluth, Rochester, and the Twin Cities)? Want to learn more about caring for yourself after birth?

While we now offer birth doula support, childbirth and parenting classes, placenta encapsulation, and sleep coaching for older babies who struggle, our main focus is and always will be postpartum and lactation support.

This whole company was built on "fourth trimester" support, and the understanding that parents need more help after birth than they typically get here in the U.S.

I wanted to help other parents have an easier time after childbirth, in those first weeks and months with their new baby/babies.

It's as simple as that.

And, it remains that simple.

I have 3 BA's, including one in education, so as you can tell, I love teaching and helping others. I started Better Beginnings in 2013--when our second baby was about 6 months old--because I wanted to help other parents.