You're growing a person, you definitely deserve a LABOR DAY gift (or 12)

When I work with private doula clients I walk each of them through a specific set of prep items - the stuff that actually matters and makes life easier in the first days and weeks.

Over the next 12 days, I'm giving you the same walkthrough.

Every day I'll hand you one tool I use with my private clients.

One day at a time (with a free gift every day 🎁).

Think of this as the virtual version of me sitting on your couch having our before baby meeting.

Here's what a decade of working overnights with brand new parents has taught me...

Prep before baby makes the newborn stage SO.MUCH.EASIER.

❌ This way you're not second guessing everything

❌ You're not freaking out or anxiously googling something that is actually very typical for a newborn (like weird colored poops, congestion sounds, flaky skin)

✅ Less guessing.

✅ Intentionally building milk supply.

✅ Longer stretches of sleep (yes, even in the newborn stage).

Alright. Day 1 starts now. 🎁

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🎁 YOUR DAY 1 GIFT:
​The Prepared for Baby Blueprint

This is the big-picture roadmap I walk every doula client through before their baby arrives.

Here's the pattern I see constantly.

I spent a full two weeks picking out my stroller when I was pregnant with my first.

Nobody told me the things that actually matter.

This Blueprint is the roadmap I wish I had.

It covers things most first-time parents haven't even thought about yet (hint: most of it has nothing to do with the nursery). And it lays out the order of operations so nothing gets left until the last minute.

👉 CLICK HERE to grab your Prepared for Baby Blueprint 🎁

Print it, save it, screenshot it. You don't need to tackle everything tonight. Just knowing what's on the list is the win.

🤔 NEWBORN NUGGET

>>Here's something most new parents get backwards<<

Most first time parents think the order goes like this....

FIRST - baby cries

THEN - you figure out what baby needs.

Nope.

You can actually skip the crying a lot of the time.

😭 Crying is a late cue.

Babies communicate way before they cry.

Tiny signals that are easy to miss if nobody taught you what to look for.

When my doula clients learn to read those early cues:

🙌🏼 they feed before baby is frantic.

🙌🏼 they get baby down before they're overtired

🙌🏼 their baby cries less because they know what they recognize the cues and give their baby what they are asking for before he ever starts crying.

That's the difference between guessing and actually speaking your baby's language.

We'll go deeper into cues over the next 12 days.

🙌🏼 ONE SMALL THING TO DO TODAY

Look at the Blueprint and see if there's anything you've already done and can check off.

If not, no worries at all.

Over the next 12 days we'll get some of those checked off!

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 2 (and another gift).​
You’re doing such a good job already 💛​
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xoxo,

Valerie Trumbower, PCD(DONA), CLC

Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor

P.S. know any other moms-to-be due this fall or winter? They can sign up for all the free gifts 👉 HERE.

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