Postpartum
C-Section, Cough and Congestion Care
How do you care for yourself post-c-section when you are congested and coughing? We have some practical and been-there-done-that advice.
Postpartum
Post C-Section Depression
A new mom is very upset about the traumatic birth of her baby and we believe she may be suffering from postpartum depression and needs to seek help immediately.
Postpartum
Sex After a C-Section: What’s “Normal?”
A postpartum mom is now experiencing pain and other symptoms after sex and wants to know if this is normal after a c-section or whether this is something she should be more concerned about.
Childbirth
Breastfeeding After a C-Section
Midwives are telling this mom that she will probably have difficulty breastfeeding post an elective c-section. She wants to know if that’s true?
Postpartum
On Post-Pregnancy, Post-Breastfeeding Body, Hair, Skin, Oh My!
On post-everything hair, skin, body issues…and how to not let them define your self-image.
Your Life
Postpartum Belly Binders: Help or Hype?
Amalah recounts her recent adventures in the glamourous land of postpartum girdles.
Your Life
The Skinny on C-Section Scar Treatments
Of all the postpartum fallout to my body, my c-section scar is actually pretty low on the list of things that bother me. But it’s still there. And I did wonder if there was anything I could do about it.
Pregnancy
Postpartum Belly Binding?
Is it worthwhile, a load of nonsense…or something akin to a medieval torture chamber?
Baby
How Soon Can I…
…exercise? Get pregnant again? Eat sushi? A quick n’ dirty rundown of postpartum timetables.
Postpartum
Sex After Baby
That first time, I clung to that six-week no-sex window for as long as I could. The second time… not so much.
Pregnancy
10 Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me About C-Sections
Okay, somebody probably did try to tell me, but I probably wasn’t paying attention. PAY ATTENTION, YOU!
Baby
The Non-Joys of Breastfeeding, Part One: THRUSH
How to know if it’s Thrush.
Childbirth
With Childbirth, You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Coping with regret, sadness and the sense that you’re being ridiculous when you don’t get the birth experience you dreamed of.
Baby
The NICU & You: When You Go Home Before Your Baby
This week, Amalah and Alexa discuss preemies, extended hospital stays, casseroles, stupid relatives and Google University.
Pregnancy
Postpartum Differences From One Pregnancy to the Next: Like Snowflakes, In a Way
Postpartum is NOT one-size-fits-all. Even if you’re the only “all” we’re talking about.
Baby
Afterbirth & Aftermath: The First Few Days Postpartum
Because the weirdness doesn’t end with pregnancy. Join us for the launch of Bounce Back, Amalah’s sequel to Zero to Forty, where postpartum is not a four-letter word.
Pregnancy
Preparing For a C-Section
How do you care for a newborn after a C-section while also caring for your busy toddler? Amalah shares her most recent postpartum experience.