Austin Baby Guru, your overnight specialist

One more reason...Austin Baby Guru will have a booth there!
(from ame @ Get Babied )
Top 10 reasons you need to come to the ParentU Baby Expo on January 21st from 1-5pm:

10.  Everybody who RSVPs online before January 21st receives a free $10 gift card.  RSVP here: www.getbabied.com/babyexpo

9.  We will be raffling off free doula services – the “Get Doula’d” package – valued at $409 – tickets are $1 each and go towards the Get Babied Scholarship Fund (doula services for low income families in Austin).  Use your $10 gift card for 10 chances to win.  This applies to existing and new clients – so just come by and you might get your doula fees covered!

8.  Chat it up with kick-butt exhibitors, all of which have free treats at their tables for you to discover.  Austin’s best maternity and parenting pros all under one roof.

7.  Killer silent auction with massage, acupuncture, babyproofing gifts, baby clothes gift certificates, and other goodies (all proceeds going to the Get Babied Scholarship Fund)

6.  Free Belly Shots!  Get your belly photographed and download the digital print at home.  Free infant portraits!  Bring your kiddo and get a cute photo taken for you to download at home.

5.  Free schwag bags filled with treats and valuable coupons for our exhibitors for the first 50 guests

4.  Free seminars - on the half hour from 1-5 pm with talks on hot prenatal and postpartum topics.

3.  Free Henna!  Get your belly or hands decorated with mendhi art

2.  Free Car seat inspections – Austin Safe Kids will be onsite with info on safe car seat installation and will be taking appointments for free car seat checks

1.  Each guest will receive a free pass to any ParentU class on the 2012 calendar.  Free learning!  Yes!

How can you not share this with your favorite new and future parents.  It’s wrong of you to not forward this message to all of your friends and family.  :)

We look forward to seeing you at the ParentU Baby Expo!

I started my new year working overnight with one of my older babies so that his parents could get a night out. He is past the stage where sleep is a big issue. His parents are past the stage where they are still trying to get on top of this whole baby thing. They do not "need" me the way parents of a newborn does. I still love occasionally working with this baby (as well as a several other older babies who were clients at one time). It is nice to see how much families grow and change with their babies growth. I spent new years reflecting on how wonderful and blessed I feel that I am able to have a job I love...doing something I am good at and enjoy so much!
Thank you so much to my clients...future, current, and former for including me in your lives.

I ran a cross this great blog post from a dad. In it he talks about his fear and concerns about hiring a Doula for the upcoming birth of his child. I think he di a great job of putting into words the concerns many men have about bringing in a Doula for birth support. to read it yourself see ... 
Hiring a Doula, Dad's perspective.