Pregnancy

Yes, you’ve heard it before, but who actually remembers to do them when you have a newborn to care for? As a midwife, I have taught many women to identify and do their pelvic floor exercises (also known as Kegel exercises). Even with lots of suggestions such as do them every time you feed your baby, or each time you pour a glass of water, most new moms are too busy and tired to … [Read more...] about Ready, set, squeeze! Every mom needs pelvic floor exercises

This post will launch a series that maps out some features of how you and your baby are developing over the next ten odd months—from an Eastern and a Western medical slant. The two models together can help us see why certain symptoms arise and correlate these changes with diet and lifestyle advice to address them. It's a comprehensive approach that provides insightful guidance … [Read more...] about How baby develops, according to integrative medicine

By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns  When we dream about our baby-to-be, we always envision those beautiful scenes, which show a charming baby smiling up at a peaceful mother’s face. We read books in advance of the big day about how to care for a newborn, how to bathe, feed and dress her, and then we feel somewhat prepared. However, a … [Read more...] about Your baby is crying? Here’s what to do: Part 1

Simple, discreet, and infinitely portable. That may as well be the motto of the forthcoming Willow breast pump, recently unveiled at a consumer technology tradeshow. While there have been numerous innovations to pumps in the last year alone, with the addition of accompanying apps and blue tooth technology, nothing has come close to revolutionizing the breast pump like the … [Read more...] about The first of its kind: a *wearable* breast pump