If there’s one universal postpartum experience for everyone after giving birth, it would be the postpartum body acceptance struggle. Meghan Trainor is opening up about how she’s had to learn…
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If there’s one universal postpartum experience for everyone after giving birth, it would be the postpartum body acceptance struggle. Meghan Trainor is opening up about how she’s had to learn…
For so many of us, the moment we hit our second trimester in pregnancy, we start wondering, when can you feel the baby kick? and what does baby kicking feel…
I thought I was mentally prepared for my hair to shed after giving birth the second time around. If nothing else, at least it wouldn’t catch me totally off guard…
Wondering what the early signs of pregnancy are? Whether you’ve been trying to get pregnant for a month or a year, you’re likely wild with anticipation… not only to welcome…
Making the decision to have a baby is a monumental moment. And if you’re there, let me be the first to say, “yay!” I am so excited for you and…
As if new mamas don’t have a steep learning curve already, one event can take most of us off-guard: that first postpartum period. After what was probably a hiatus of…
At a Glance: Affirmations are positive statements used in repetition to build feelings of confidence, self-worth, and a belief in one’s own personal abilities. Affirmations quiet negative thoughts and self-doubt…
If you were under the impression you had to choose between affordable maternity clothes and ethical maternity clothes, I’ve got some exciting news. Quince, the affordable luxury brand that has…
The average person associates sleep problems with things like stress and anxiety, such that they do not immediately believe some groups can have trouble sleeping. However, it isn’t merely the…
You’ve spent the last few years changing diapers, washing little hands, and running yourself ragged being a stay-at-home mom. But soon all that will be changing. Your little tyke is…
Pretty much every mama out there has found themselves searching the internet for a due date calculator. Whether you are trying to conceive with specific timing in mind, or are…
Breastfeeding is a learned process. That means it’s 100% expected to have questions about breastfeeding, like if it’s normal to have pain and how long to feed for. It’s to…
When you’re pregnant, you’re pregnant for *almost* a full year—a whole 10 months, give or take. Which, yes, is wonderful and amazing, but it’s also a looooong time. If you’ve…
There are a lot of points during labor when mothers do not have any control over what’s going on with their body. The one thing they usually have control over,…
Babywearing is a great way to keep your little one close, happy and secure while supporting their intense need for attachment in the early weeks and months—they just want to…
When we look back through history it is rare to find cultures where a mother’s extended family and community did not support her during the perinatal period, but the modern…
Dear mama, I know that first-trimester exhaustion can weigh on you like a heavy fog. Like you’re running on empty. Each day brings a new intense emotion—even if that emotion…
Folic acid is a water soluble B vitamin, occurs naturally in food and can also be taken as food supplements. Naturally occurring sources of folic acid includes green leaf vegetables…
Asthma is the most common chronic (long-term) childhood disease. In America about nine million children are diagnosed with asthma. Up to ten percent of children in Europe are also suffering…
Nine months of pregnancy is not that easy for any woman. Being pregnant requires having that extra amount of energy, patience, and endurance. Extra care must be taken in caring…