Cute Fall Baby Photos You Can Take Yourself! The leaves are falling and the air is a little crisper, meaning fall is officially here! This season has so many wonderful…
It’s been advised, time and time again: begin taking a high-quality, complete prenatal vitamin supplement as soon as you start thinking about conception. Why? To put it simply, when you…
When you’re pregnant, it feels like you spend months planning. Planning your baby registry. Planning where your birth will take place and who will assist you and how it will…
Being a new mom is hard. Demands are coming from all angles and it’s easy to feel the strain under increased pressure and anxiety. As if the outside pressure isn’t…
After a nerve-wracking labor and delivery, TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer shares another bit of good news about her third baby boy: little Russell is officially a NICU graduate! After arriving at…
Breast cancer touches the lives of almost all Americans. One in eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, making it the most common cancer in the…
For many of us, November is a month to focus on giving thanks for our blessings—and if you’re expecting a baby in November, that’s the biggest blessing of all. Finding…
Morning sickness in pregnancy is incredibly common. In fact, pregnant people report experiencing morning sickness in up to 80% of pregnancies. Although the exact cause of morning sickness is unknown,…
Loss can take many forms, and Pennsylvania photographer Meg Brock is helping the world understand what it looks like when a family loses their child. Kristin and Dan Naylor had…
[Editor’s note: This article summarizes findings and recommendations of a recent study, and should not substitute the advice of a medical provider.] The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has been…
Breastfeeding has long been known as a truly amazing force of nature. Breast milk helps babies fight infections, can help prevent the development of allergies, supports the improved ability to…
Words are so powerful and so are images. That’s why photographer Melanie Paterak combined the two in her now-viral portrait series, “Positive Words.” In a series of stunning photographs, Paterak…
Reading a headline about a mother dying hits me square in the chest; trapping the air next to my heart, aching, as my soul quakes with rage, fear and pain….
Miscarriage is incredibly common. Among women who know they are pregnant, 10% to 25% will have a miscarriage. But just because it’s common, it doesn’t mean it’s easy to know…
Whenever I meet with midwifery clients, a question I’m often asked is, ‘What is my philosophy around birth?’ That’s an easy one for me—my philosophy is whatever your philosophy is….
There’s no getting around it: That first postpartum poop must happen—and it can be a real pain in the butt. No matter what type of delivery you had, you might…
The single most spectacularly wonderful moment of your entire life is going to happen soon. Get excited! The one thing pregnant women forget to do: get excited. When I was…
Nothing on earth—not parenting classes, not stories from friends and family, no amount of books or blogs—can truly, fully prepare you for what postpartum life is truly like. It’s a…
How do I thank you? Where do I even begin? You gave me two of the best gifts I could have ever asked for—my baby, and a positive birthing experience….
The thing about baby names is everyone has an opinion on them. Some people keep their baby’s name under lock and key until after they’re born—and it’s not hard to…