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Emily Wheaton, mother of three, is providing families with donated childcare supplies. Image from Mamas Helping Mamas Facebook page. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19 brings new challenges to new parents, aside from sleep deprivation and diapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on pandemic restrictions, parents are not always permitted to have a support person in the hospital during delivery, or have visitors come to their home to help with childcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sackville-based Emily Wheaton is starting a nonprofit to help provide families with child-rearing supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheaton started \u201cMamas Helping Mamas\u201d just earlier this month, after delivering strollers, diapers, and clothing for little ones for families in need over the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She crammed her Mazda SUV to the brim with toys and onesies, and yet still has plenty of donated items to give away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a mother of three children under the age of 10, Wheaton says she understands how stressful it can be for parents, especially during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheaton became a mother when she was 19, and wants to make sure that other young parents receive the help and supplies they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n