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In today’s episode we will discuss the early days and weeks with a newborn with our guest birth and postpartum doula Karena Dang from BumpsUponATime. We will talk about the role of a postpartum doula, then we will explore what life is like with a newborn and what you can do to prepare and adjust to this new reality. In this episode, we explore: 2:00 Karena’s background 3:38 How she became a doula 5:00 What is a postpartum doula 13:32 What a typical day with a newborn looks like 15:05 Baby sleep and baby feeding the first few weeks 17:16 Top tips for king are of a newborn baby 18:43 Tips for new mamas and their postpartum recovery 20:59 One or a couple things new parents wish they had known before baby came home, retrospectively 24:46 What Karena wishes all new parents would know about the early days with baby 26:00 Book recommendation Show Notes: The First Forty Day by Heng Ou About Karena Karena Dang is a Labour/Birth & Postpartum Doula, based in Edmonton, Alberta. She provides in-person support to families of all structures in Edmonton and neighbouring counties, and virtually worldwide. Find Karena Karena’s Website www.bumpsuponatime.com Karena’s instagram: www.instagram.com/bumpsuponatime Karena’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bumpsuponatime Karena’s Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/bumpsuponatime/ Find Blooming Mamahood www.bloomingmamahood.com www.instagram.com/bloomingmamahood www.instagram.com/bloomingbirtheducation Find Laurie Lo www.instagram.com/_laurielo youtube.com/LaurieLo