ExpectingWords.com - Helping expecting couples find the right words at the right times

Job Responsibilities:

Responds to incoming inquiries and/or requests regarding health concerns and/or service needs. Supports mother-to-be by providing information and favors with an efficient and courteous attitude. Participates in investigating and resolving baby room concerns, body-image issues, emotional breakdowns, extended family sagas and financial complications. Supports week-by-week baby growth tracking, price comparison shopping, and scheduling needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategically compliments mother-to-be without referencing any pregnancy-related changes. Cleans up vomit when necessary in as chipper a fashion as humanly possible. (more…)

You are pregnant or you just had a baby and you’re supposed to be ecstatic. It’s the gift of life! But some women feel like this gift has taken away their life.

I’m not talking about the baby blues, like I had. With the baby blues, symptoms generally go away within a few weeks after the birth. I’m talking about lasting, serious desperation and sadness. I know this is not something you want to think about during pregnancy, but you will be so much better off later if you at least learn the terminology now. Whether it helps you or helps you help a friend seek treatment, knowledge is power! Share this information with your partner so both of you know what to look for after the baby comes.

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