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September 14, 2021

Donate to Us through online shopping and vote for us to win a grant!

If you shop online, you can shop through Goodshop and have part of your purchase to be donated to The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation. Also, vote […]
August 13, 2021

Friday Five: 5 Things to Know about Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

By Dr. Laura Gleason, Physical Therapist and owner of Beyond the Bump Wellness So maybe your OB/midwife/doula/friend recommended Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (PFPT) but you are […]
August 3, 2021

Commemorating and Remembering Our Losses

For parents who lose a baby, whether during pregnancy, at birth, or within the first year of life, it is often difficult to figure out how […]
August 3, 2021

Losing Our Daughter Opened Our Eyes to Families in Crisis

Why were the options only two-fold: either work and risk harm to mom and baby or don’t work and risk financial ruin, evictions, shutoffs, debt?
July 25, 2021

Featured Family: Alana Else

What event triggered you applying for assistance? Premature birth, NICU stay Why did you apply for assistance? The hospital social worker shared the foundation information with […]
July 18, 2021

Featured Family: Cassandra Kalishek

What event triggered you applying for assistance?Premature birth, NICU stay Why did you apply for assistance? We were staying in a hotel in order to stay […]
July 16, 2021

Friday Five: 5 Tips to Handling Baby Showers

By Michelle Valiukenas, Colette’s mom, co-founder, and executive director of The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation                When you are struggling to conceive, going through fertility treatments, […]
July 11, 2021

Featured Family: Elizabeth Pompey

What events triggered you to apply for assistance from The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation? Premature birth, NICU stay Why did you apply for assistance from The […]
July 2, 2021

Friday Five: Five Reasons to Hire a Postpartum Doula

By Carrie Murphy, Major Care By now, most pregnant people and new parents are familiar with the concept of a doula—a trained non-medical professional who provides […]
June 25, 2021

Friday Five: Five Things I Wish I Had Known Before Starting IVF

By Amanda Osowski, Heartfelt Beginnings I am one of those people who was born to be a mother. So, when I was about 10 months into […]
June 18, 2021

Friday Five: Five Most Common Types of Picky Eaters

By Christine Randazzo Kirschner Feeding children is hard. It can feel defeating or disheartening sometimes. We are all bombarded by information (or misinformation) and unrealistic ideas about […]
June 11, 2021

Friday Five: Five Lessons I Learned From Infertility

By Mary Bragg When I was in my mid-twenties, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS.  While I was pleased to finally have a […]