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1| Deep core activation: Good for finding and engaging your core.Use this breathing technique during all exercises and throughout your day to improve your [...]
Let’s (not) talk about sex
When people find out you’re expecting, their first question is often “boy or girl?” Doctors can reveal your baby’s sex at the 20-week ultrasound [...]
A crazy unstoppable force
I had a good labor and delivery with my firstborn daughter. She was born at home (by choice), and it was a mostly normal, [...]
4 tips for leaving baby without losing your mind
Separation anxiety isn’t just for kids. Believe me, I know how hard it is to leave your little one when your protective mothering instincts [...]
Be my valentine: The birth of Nick
My complications with my son, Nick, first began when I was 11 weeks pregnant last October. Everything started the Friday before fall break, which [...]
Let’s stay in
What started as a budding romance (and turned into a baby bump) needs some routine maintenance every now and then. The good news is it doesn’t have to involve [...]
How to recover from a C-section
Walk on by Within 24 hours of surgery, you’ll want to get up and walk around a bit. Having a C-section increases your risk [...]
Ask the Experts: Cold and flu season
A: Being responsible for your infant while feeling terrible is really tough. Moms and dads everywhere would probably agree it’s not an ideal situation, [...]
Grand entrance
On December 12 around 11 p.m., while my husband and I were watching “Star Wars,” I started getting some heavy period-like cramping. To be [...]
Lend a hand
A healing balm: We can guarantee you will feel the effects of your exhausted lady bits and be too tired yourself to want to tend [...]
Eat, drink and be merry
Let’s be honest: Being the pregnant lady at the dinner party is not a lot of fun. As everyone else digs into the cheese [...]
How to babyproof your relationship
Utilize alone time During bumphood it’s natural to focus on preparing for your little one’s arrival, but don’t neglect your relationship during this special [...]
Tips for Breastfeeding Moms During the Holidays
Whether, when and how you feed your babe are all personal choices (and legal rights!) for nursing mothers, but it can feel more like [...]
Nice to meet you: The birth of Everly
I have wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember. I’ve always known I would have a girl first, and [...]
Take care down there
Once labor and delivery is a distant—err, maybe not—memory and you’re finally cradling your newborn, tending to your mental health, an unrecognizable body and [...]
5 alternative uses for breast milk
Sooth sore nipples: Dry and cracked nipples get immediate relief by expressing a little extra milk post-feeding and rubbing onto the affected area. It’s [...]
How to let others help with your newborn
Start out small Accomplishing an easy task can help with easing into separation while keeping your mind focused on something else. Do the dishes [...]
Going the distance
When you’re stumbling along the path of early parenthood, life can become pretty foggy. Simple decisions—the blue shirt or the green? (for the baby, [...]
Come together
1| Deep core activation: Good for finding and engaging your core.Use this breathing technique during all exercises and throughout your day to improve your [...]
Let’s (not) talk about sex
When people find out you’re expecting, their first question is often “boy or girl?” Doctors can reveal your baby’s sex at the 20-week ultrasound [...]
A crazy unstoppable force
I had a good labor and delivery with my firstborn daughter. She was born at home (by choice), and it was a mostly normal, [...]
4 tips for leaving baby without losing your mind
Separation anxiety isn’t just for kids. Believe me, I know how hard it is to leave your little one when your protective mothering instincts [...]
Be my valentine: The birth of Nick
My complications with my son, Nick, first began when I was 11 weeks pregnant last October. Everything started the Friday before fall break, which [...]
Let’s stay in
What started as a budding romance (and turned into a baby bump) needs some routine maintenance every now and then. The good news is it doesn’t have to involve [...]
How to recover from a C-section
Walk on by Within 24 hours of surgery, you’ll want to get up and walk around a bit. Having a C-section increases your risk [...]
Ask the Experts: Cold and flu season
A: Being responsible for your infant while feeling terrible is really tough. Moms and dads everywhere would probably agree it’s not an ideal situation, [...]
Grand entrance
On December 12 around 11 p.m., while my husband and I were watching “Star Wars,” I started getting some heavy period-like cramping. To be [...]
Lend a hand
A healing balm: We can guarantee you will feel the effects of your exhausted lady bits and be too tired yourself to want to tend [...]
Eat, drink and be merry
Let’s be honest: Being the pregnant lady at the dinner party is not a lot of fun. As everyone else digs into the cheese [...]
How to babyproof your relationship
Utilize alone time During bumphood it’s natural to focus on preparing for your little one’s arrival, but don’t neglect your relationship during this special [...]
Tips for Breastfeeding Moms During the Holidays
Whether, when and how you feed your babe are all personal choices (and legal rights!) for nursing mothers, but it can feel more like [...]
Nice to meet you: The birth of Everly
I have wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember. I’ve always known I would have a girl first, and [...]
Take care down there
Once labor and delivery is a distant—err, maybe not—memory and you’re finally cradling your newborn, tending to your mental health, an unrecognizable body and [...]
5 alternative uses for breast milk
Sooth sore nipples: Dry and cracked nipples get immediate relief by expressing a little extra milk post-feeding and rubbing onto the affected area. It’s [...]
How to let others help with your newborn
Start out small Accomplishing an easy task can help with easing into separation while keeping your mind focused on something else. Do the dishes [...]
Going the distance
When you’re stumbling along the path of early parenthood, life can become pretty foggy. Simple decisions—the blue shirt or the green? (for the baby, [...]
