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Throughout your pregnancy journey, you’ve likely watched every morsel of food on your fork to ensure the safest and healthiest start for your baby. But just because your nine-month wait is over and your little one is in your arms, doesn’t mean you can throw your good eating habits to the wayside. Proper nutrition is as important as ever as you heal from labor and delivery - and … [Read more...] about The nursing mom’s eating handbook

I had a planned C-section for medical reasons, but there was nothing “planned” about it. I really sweated the spinal, thought I was having a heart attack during the birth, and packed all wrong. Allow me to share some important facts... I wish someone had shared them with me! Don’t stress about the spinal In the operating room, the anesthesiologist will place a sterile … [Read more...] about 3 reasons not to stress about a C-section

Here, thanks to the wisdom of mamas and care providers, are a handful of soothing solutions to help you find comfort for your achy private parts during those first few postpartum weeks. ’Rhoid rage “About half of new moms get hemorrhoids during pregnancy and childbirth, but “no one talks about them!” laments St. Louis Park, MN, mom Jennifer Wetherall. She relied on witch … [Read more...] about 5 lifesaving tips to soothe your postpartum tush

As anyone who’s ever mustered the courage to post a question on a message board knows, moms can be judgmental and downright mean. Over time, I have met some amazingly supportive moms. But there can also be a nasty side to mothers online. Whether it’s a controversy over SAHM vs. WOHM, or the benefits of breastfeeding vs. the evils of formula, there’s always a brouhaha brewing … [Read more...] about 5 moms you meet on message boards

Just two days after bringing my glowing baby girl home from the hospital, postpartum depression (PPD) hit me like a tornado. It sucked me into a dizzying blur of insomnia, unrelenting anxiety, and inexplicable crying. Must be the “baby blues,” I told myself… until months later, shaking in extreme exhaustion, I was rushed to the psychiatrist’s office. That wasn’t how I planned … [Read more...] about Is it postpartum depression or the baby blues?