The Cora Journal

Notes for the season you are in

Short, calm reading about recovery, feeding, newborn care and the parts of postpartum nobody warns you about. Written to be read at 3 a.m., with one hand, without making you feel behind.

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You are seen

Needing help does not mean you are failing

Many mothers feel guilty receiving help, even when they deeply need it. This is for the nights when asking feels like admitting something.

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Brazilian rootsEm português
Ser mãe longe da própria mãe
Para a mãe brasileira que vive o pós-parto longe da rede que ficou no Brasil.
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Brazilian roots
Resguardo in Brazil, postpartum in the United States: what changed and what got lost
What the Brazilian resguardo protects, and what a new mother loses without it.
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Where to start
What happens on our first call
What to expect from our complimentary first call, from the form to the next step.
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What no one told you
What to set up at home before the baby arrives
The short list that matters more than a finished nursery.
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You are seen
If this is your second or third baby, you are still a new mother
For the mother of more than one who is quietly expected to already know.
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What no one told you
When to call the pediatrician
A calm list for the moment you wonder if this is worth a call.
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You are seen
You can love your baby and be exhausted at the same time
For the mother who loves her baby deeply and is also completely worn out.
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Behind Cora
My third postpartum was the hardest one, and it changed my career
Why experience did not protect me, and how that season shaped the work I do now.
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Bruna Gomes smiling at her desk, beside a shelf of books and a pelvis model

From Bruna

Hi! I'm Bruna Gomes, a postpartum doula, educator, placenta specialist, mother of three, wife, and Brazilian-American living between two cultures in Massachusetts.

I've experienced postpartum three times, and each season taught me something different about motherhood, recovery, and the kind of support we need along the way. During my third postpartum, I found myself searching for support and answers in the middle of the night. I wanted information that felt calm, honest, and grounded in real life, not advice that made me feel like I was falling behind.

The Cora Journal started there.

These notes come from what I've learned through all of my postpartum seasons, from motherhood, and from supporting real families through pregnancy and postpartum.

No perfect postpartum here. Just honest information, practical support, and reminders of what you don't have to carry alone.

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Notes for the season you are in

Needing help does not mean you are failing

The Cora Journal

Ser mãe longe da própria mãe

Resguardo in Brazil, postpartum in the United States: what changed and what got lost

What happens on our first call

What to set up at home before the baby arrives

If this is your second or third baby, you are still a new mother

When to call the pediatrician

You can love your baby and be exhausted at the same time

My third postpartum was the hardest one, and it changed my career

From Bruna