Your friend gets a babysitter for her baby and comes right over.

It is so good to see her smiling, loving face. She starts right on your pile of dishes without being asked, first getting you a nice glass of ice water.

You start sharing with her how hard it's been to adjust to motherhood so far. She listens and listens... and listens. It feels relieving to get everything off of your chest.

After you finish, your friend tells you that she can relate with what you're going through. She starts talking about how helpful her postpartum doula was for her.