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Erika Brighi

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Meet little Miss Blake. A big thank you to our employers (RSM US LLP and the US Army) for giving us both great leave (RSM offers 18-20 weeks of maternity & 12 weeks parental leave for non-birthing parents), and the US Army offers 12 week’s of parental leave. When I was pregnant, I was surprised to hear from mothers who told me I didn’t need dad at home long - many saying I would be ready for him to go back to work after a week or two, tops. However, in my five weeks of experience as a mama so far, that couldn’t be further from the truth for me, personally. After an extended hospital stay for me, and an 11-day NICU stay at our birthing hospital and the University of Iowa in which I was separated from Blake / Dad for four days/nights beginning 12+ hours after her birth + being a first time mom and dealing with postpartum anxiety and continuing to deal with high blood pressure from labor induced preeclampsia, it’s been great to have the extra support at home.Things a non-birthing parent/partner can do on parental leave past the first week or two to support birthing mother (or, parent of adopted child on leave):- Bond with baby - Wash pump parts and / or bottles- Change diapers- Feed baby (formula, or bottled breast milk if using bottles)- Make meals- My favorite: let partner sleep in after the 4-5am feed by getting up with baby- Keep partner hydrated (fill up their water)- Hold, soothe and calm baby to give partner a break- Household chores- Help take care of / play with other kids, pets, etc.- Grocery / errand runs- Go to doctors appointments with partner and baby- Take care of yourself with some self-care- Household projects- Take a nap, read a book or lay on the couch and watch Netflix with partner💙💚🩶

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Congratulations

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Kawalpreet Kaur

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Beautiful pictures, love and blessings 🎉❤️❤️

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Congratulations

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Isabel Cristina Hernandez, CPA, MST

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Many blessings for the family, enjoy this precious time together 🤗

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Rebecca Sullens Buchanan

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congrats, friend! Gorgeous pics and what a journey! Glad things are going well and what great wisdom to share with others about your experience!

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Irna Dadlani PMP, CSM, CMS

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Love these pics and congratulations. Thank you for sharing the tips!

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I’m so proud of you!!!

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Daysi Dominguez, CPA

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Congrats!! Enjoy your time work your new bundle of joy!

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Traci Broyles

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Congratulations! Thank you for sharing the pics and a bit of your experience. Best of luck to all of you for a happy and healthy time off together!

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Sam Andrus

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These pictures are wonderful! Congratulations to you both. So special!

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