# Nurse to nursery ## Posts - [What Husbands Can Do During Labor and Delivery](https://nursetonursery.com/how-husbands-can-help-during-labor/): Practical, physical and spiritual support, stage by stage, from the first contraction to the first hour with your baby. - [The First Forty Days: Recovery, Rest, and an Ancient Tradition](https://nursetonursery.com/first-forty-days-postpartum/): Why the Church has long set aside forty days for mother and child, what recovery really looks like, and how to protect that time. - [How to Choose Between an OB-GYN and a Midwife](https://nursetonursery.com/ob-gyn-vs-midwife/): What each one trains for, where they work, and the questions to ask at your first visit, so you can decide together. - [Hospital, Birth Center, or Home Birth: Weighing the Options](https://nursetonursery.com/hospital-birth-center-or-home-birth/): Safety, cost and comfort compared, plus the risk factors that rule a setting out and the questions to ask on a tour. - [Writing a Birth Plan That Honors Your Faith](https://nursetonursery.com/christian-birth-plan/): One page, flexible, and honest about what matters most to you, including prayer, your priest, and what to do if your baby is in danger. - [The Complete Hospital Bag Checklist for Mom, Dad & Baby](https://nursetonursery.com/hospital-bag-checklist/): Everything to pack by week 36, what the hospital already gives you, and the few things nobody remembers until they need them. - [Planning Your Baby's Baptism: Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Customs](https://nursetonursery.com/planning-your-babys-baptism/): Timing, godparents, names and what to bring, with the customs of each tradition side by side. - [Simple Family Prayers for Babies and Toddlers](https://nursetonursery.com/simple-family-prayers-for-babies-and-toddlers/): Morning, mealtime, bedtime and blessing prayers from all three traditions, short enough for a toddler and deep enough for a lifetime. - [Setting Up a Peaceful Nursery: Essentials vs. Nice-to-Haves](https://nursetonursery.com/nursery-essentials/): Safety first, then comfort, then beauty. What you truly need, what can wait, and how to make room for prayer. - [Preparing Your Hearts for Parenthood: A Guide for Christian Couples](https://nursetonursery.com/preparing-your-hearts-for-parenthood/): Before the nursery and the hospital bag, there is the work of preparing two hearts. A guide for husbands and wives, in faith. ## Pages - [Sample Page](https://nursetonursery.com/sample-page/): This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). - [Articles](https://nursetonursery.com/articles/) - [Home](https://nursetonursery.com/) - [Start Here](https://nursetonursery.com/start-here/): Welcome. Nurse to Nursery is for Christian couples preparing to welcome a child, from the first hopes of a family to the first day of preschool. - [Weekly Blessings Newsletter](https://nursetonursery.com/newsletter/): Weekly Blessings is a short, free email that arrives every Sunday. - [Medical Disclaimer](https://nursetonursery.com/medical-disclaimer/): The information on Nurse to Nursery is for general education only. - [Contact](https://nursetonursery.com/contact/): We would love to hear from you, whether you have a question, a story to share, or a correction to suggest. - [Affiliate Disclosure](https://nursetonursery.com/affiliate-disclosure/): Nurse to Nursery is free to read. To keep it that way, some of our articles contain affiliate links. - [About Nurse to Nursery](https://nursetonursery.com/about/): Before you publish. Replace the bracketed sections below with your own story and credentials. [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)