Davinci BLOG

How to Get Your Nigerian Husband Actually Involved in Postpartum Care (Without Exhausting Yourself Asking)

Your baby is three weeks old. Your mother-in-law is handling the cooking. Your own mother is bathing the baby. Your husband is sitting in the living room watching football. You love him. But in this moment, you want to pour hot pepper soup over his head. This is one of the conversations that does not happen during the sweet glowing pregnancy months....

How to Get Your Nigerian Husband Actually Involved in Postpartum Care (Without Exhausting Yourself Asking) Your baby is three weeks old. Your mother-in-law is handling the cooking. Your own mother is bathing the baby. Your husband is sitting in the living room watching football. You love him. But in thi…

After the Family Leaves: Navigating the Quiet (or Chaos) That Follows Omugwo

The day has come. Your mother or mother-in-law is packing her bags. The omugwo period is over. For weeks or months, she's been there. Cooking your meals. Bathing the baby. Giving you advice. Waking up with you in the night. Managing visitors. Taking over when you were overwhelmed. You knew this day would come. You might have even been looking forward to having your space back, to being alone with your partner and baby, to running your own household again....

After the Family Leaves: Navigating the Quiet (or Chaos) That Follows Omugwo The day has come. Your mother or mother-in-law is packing her bags. The omugwo period is over. For weeks or months, she’s been there. Cooking your meals. Bathing the baby. Giving you advice. …

Starting the Year With a Newborn: What Nobody Tells You About January With a Baby

It's January. The new year. Fresh start season. Everyone around you is setting goals, making plans, declaring what they'll accomplish this year. "New year, new me." "This is my year." "I'm going to transform my life." And you? You're just trying to figure out how to shower today. You're celebrating if you managed to eat breakfast. You're counting success as getting through another night of broken sleep....

Starting the Year With a Newborn: What Nobody Tells You About January With a Baby It’s January. The new year. Fresh start season. Everyone around you is setting goals, making plans, declaring what they’ll accomplish this year. “New year, new me.” “T…