Resources
These resources can help you navigate pregnancy and postpartum with more confidence, support, and clarity.
Mental Health Support
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
Call or text 1-833-852-6262 anytime, 24/7. Free and confidential support for pregnant and new moms.
Text 741741 anytime, 24/7. Free and confidential support provided by a live volunteer Crisis Counselor.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 anytime, 24/7. Free and confidential support for anyone experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis, including postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum psychosis. You can also chat at 988lifeline.org. If you are struggling, please reach out.
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Call 1-800-944-4773 or Text “Help” to 800-944-4773. This support is available 8am- 11pm EST and services are available in English and Spanish. Their services include online support groups led by a trained PSI facilitator, help navigate support options and make referrals, peer mentoring programs, and more. There is also an app (App Store, Google Play Store).
Products & Guides
A list of all products that helped me through pregnancy and the newborn/infant stage.
Blissfully Babies Fourth Trimester Preparation Guide
Home Readiness · 36-Week Prep · Supplements · What I Wish I'd Known · For Your Partner or Support Person · Breastfeeding Basics · Pumping & Milk Storage · C-Section Recovery · The First 6 Weeks · Sleep Schedules · Tummy Time · When to Call Your Doctor · Questions for Your 6-Week Visit · First Week Phone Numbers · Resources & Recommendations · Reusable Templates
Free Templates for Tracking Key Information for You and Baby
First Week Phone Number List · Meal Trackers · 7 Day Baby Tracker · Resources
Product Safety
Websites to register for to get safety alerts and recall information:
FDA.gov infant formula and food product alerts
CPSC.gov Consumer Product Safety Commission (all baby gear)
ConsumerReports.org independent product testing and recall news
Pregnancy
How to Write a Birth Plan (with Template)
I personally used a doula so she helped me with my birth plan but this article and template are very useful and help to raise questions for what do you actually want the day of. I had to google half of the items on the birth plan but its a great place to start.
If you are interested in using a birth or postpartum doula and are local to Phoenix I can give you wonderful suggestions, if you are not in Phoenix, this tool can help find someone who can support you throughout this wonderful Journey.
If your OBGYN delivers at multiple hospitals or you are considering switching OBGYNS that might deliver at a different hospital, this tool helps to compare the different hospitals available.
Great questions that cover all questions you might have as it relates to placenta encapsulation.
Postpartum
Lactation Consultant Search (Online)
If you struggle at all in the first week of breastfeeding, reach out to a lactation consultant. And if you choose not to breastfeed, that is completely okay too. This resource is for those who want support.
Lactation Consultants (Local in AZ and Virtual)
These are local consultants in Arizona, they will come to your house and bring all the supplies needed to get me pumping and breastfeeding that day.
Natural Breastfeeding for an Easier Start
Natural Breastfeeding (naturalbreastfeeding.com) is a video-based breastfeeding education program co-created by OB-GYN Dr. Theresa Nesbitt and IBCLC Nancy Mohrbacher, designed to teach expectant and new mothers a more intuitive, laid-back latching technique. It offers both a consumer program for parents and a training track for lactation professionals.
Quick search to find Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists in your area.
Your pediatrician will ask about wet diapers, poopy diapers, and feeding amounts at every early visit. We were given a paper sheet to fill out, but it became tedious quickly; the Huckleberry App is free, both partners can log in from their own phones, and you can customize which items appear on your screen. I highly recommend it but also recommend cleaning up the noise of the app and not overthinking what you need to be tracking, keep it simple and use the minimum necessary to not drive yourself crazy. Do not base your schedule off the app, base it off your baby.
Want to compare multiple tracking apps? Visit BestBabyTrackerApp.com for a full comparison of available options.
C-Section Recovery
C-Section Recovery Ebook by Dr. Lauryn Beecher
A great comprehensive guide discussing the recovery process from hospital to home.
International Cesarean Awareness Network
The International Cesarean Awareness Network is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve maternal-child health by reducing preventable cesareans through education, supporting cesarean recovery, and advocating for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).
Postpartum Support International
Mentioned above as well, but necessary in this section as well to help with the emotional healing that may be needed after a C-Section.
For Baby
The National Institutes of Health’s evidence-based safe sleep guidelines for parents and caregivers.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Safe Sleep Guidelines
The AAP updates its safe sleep recommendations regularly. This is the standard US pediatric guidance.
Lyndsey Hookway: Holistic Sleep Coaching
Evidence-based infant sleep information that respects the full picture of a family’s needs.
A research-based program that helps parents understand normal newborn crying and is proven to reduce shaken baby syndrome rates. Includes videos for parents and support people. Watch before baby arrives.
Taking Cara Babies (takingcarababies.com) is a baby and toddler sleep education platform founded by Cara Dumaplin, a neonatal nurse and certified pediatric sleep consultant, offering paid video courses, phone consultations, and sleep products (like swaddles) for parents of newborns through age 4. It also publishes a free blog with research-referenced articles on topics like wake windows, sleepy cues, and nap/bedtime routines.
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