The MomSource - Proactive Solutions for Postpartum Families

Ideally, you may engage Dr. Thomason’s service before giving birth, in a proactive way.  Proactively, you will schedule a time for Dr. Thomason to meet with you and identify your support needs. She will help you develop a plan for those who can help your family during this transforming and joyful yet demanding time.

Answer:  Dr. Thomason will visit with you in your home to learn more about you and your partner, your coping styles and needs, and the details of your support network of family, friends, and coworkers.  After identifying your needs, she will help you strategize how to meet these needs, including empowering you to ask for help from those who can provide it. When there are gaps, she can provide referrals for those services that you may prefer to pay a professional to provide.

Answer:  For many centuries, mothers gave birth with their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers nearby to help care for the new mother and the baby. It is only in more recent history that we have become more geographically distant from our female support network and emotionally distant from the legitimacy of this support.

Both the amount of sleep and the amount of uninterrupted sleep is important in providing the rest we need.  Parents of newborns are “sleep challenged”.  Five hours of uninterrupted sleep seems to be the “magic” number for one to feel truly rested. Flexibility is essential to cope with meeting the needs of your baby and getting enough rest yourself.  Dr. Thomason will work with you to develop sleep solutions for the entire family.

A recent study found in the Journal Pediatrics that mothers of multiples had a 43% greater chance of having moderate to severe depression at the nine-month postpartum mark than mothers of one baby. The joys of multiples are exponential, and so are the demands. It is essential that families with multiple newborns get support. Dr. Thomason can help you identify where and how to seek that support.  Contact Dr. Thomason.

In a 2006 study cited in the Journal Pediatrics it was found that 10% of Dads had depressive symptoms. In comparison to parents who were not depressed, it was found that Dads and Moms who were depressed were less likely to do activities with their babies such as sing and read to them. It is a big adjustment to parent a newborn. Call Dr. Thomason today!

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