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The Doula’s Notebook

Newborns, Sleep & Life with Kiddos

(Messy Parts Included)

Here's the truth: nobody gets a manual when the baby comes home. So we wrote one, a notebook full of what we wish every parent knew.

Newborn sleep, feeding (breast, bottle or both), healing after birth, toddler power struggles and everything in between. These are real notes from years of overnights and early mornings with families across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Short, honest, and easy to use tonight.

Want to go deeper? Most series have a matching Thriving Guide with the full plan. And if you'd rather have a real person in your corner, the Blissful Doulas are one click away.

Most of these notes come from me, Marsha Montgomery, founder of Blissful Sleep Doulas and the Blissful Sleep Parent Academy. I'm a Certified Postpartum Doula and Certified Infant & Family Educator, and I've been up with babies (and their very tired parents) since 2018. Every so often, one of the Blissful Doulas will pop in with a post of their own. Consider it a guest spot from the secret sauce.