Babies and Beyond

11/02/2025

10/27/2025

Babies and Beyond provides postpartum doulas, infant sleep learning, breastfeeding consultations, and nanny placement to Raleigh North Carolina, Columbia South Carolina, and Central New Jersey.

10/23/2025

The 2025 Cochrane review on immediate and early skin-to-skin contact after birth highlights that further randomized controlled trials comparing skin-to-skin contact with ‘usual care’ are no longer ethical.

The findings show there is now enough evidence to make immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth the global standard of care, and as WHO already recommends skin-to-skin the standard of care, the authors argue that randomizing the separation of mother and newborn may no longer be justifiable.

Read more:
https://centerforbreastfeeding.org/cochrane-review-2025

10/13/2025

Booking now for the fall/ winter! Hire a doula and get more rest!

09/23/2025

No journey or even feeling is ever linear.

No matter how many twists and dips your journey takes you on, know that women, since the dawn of time, are cheering you on.

Reach out to your network and let people support you—all of you!

08/08/2025

Fall asleep easy promotion! 👩‍🍼👶🏼🍁

Babies and Beyond provides postpartum doulas, infant sleep learning, breastfeeding consultations, and nanny placement to Raleigh North Carolina, Columbia South Carolina, and Central New Jersey.

06/05/2025

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Today, along with the entire Wenatchee Valley community, we are devastated by the tragic loss of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker. These beautiful girls were taken from us far too soon. Our hearts are broken for their mother, Whitney, and we send our deepest condolences to her, the entire family, and all who know and love the Deckers.

There are no instructions for how to pick up the pieces from something so unimaginable. As we’ve done before in the face of heartbreak, we hope to find strength in coming together. A GoFundMe campaign has been created to support Whitney during this incredibly difficult time. If you are able, please consider contributing:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-whitney-decker

Please join us in honoring the memories of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia by holding each other close and leading with compassion and kindness.

01/13/2025

Babies and Beyond celebrating 15 years of business next month! Thank you to my fabulous doulas who help me keep the dream alive! You are appreciated!!

10/02/2024

We are praying for the people in WNC and doing what we can to help. The devastation of Hurricane Helena has weighed heavy on our hearts.

💙 Together for a Stronger Tomorrow 💙

Hurricane Helene left devastation, but YOU can help make a difference. Watch WRAL all day tomorrow and call in to donate. All funds support critical recovery and rebuilding.

🌟 Be a hero for your community. 🌟

07/16/2024

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05/29/2024

(Morning sun helps too...)

Did you know that babies need exposure to sunlight in the daytime hours to help regulate their circadian rhythms?

After 3 months of age, babies start to develop their own melatonin cycles and need light to help them distinguish the rhythms of the day and night.

Then when darkness (or your artificially darkened rooms simulating darkness at this time of year) hits, babies will be ready for a longer stretch of sleep induced by the melatonin release.

How can you help? Lots of light during the day, particularly sunlight in the afternoons, can help your baby regulate the sleep patterns of night sleep that parents so desperately want for their own brain function.