Postpartum
Embracing the MIL Silent Treatment
An expectant mom needs advice on how to handle her overbearing MIL now that she’s expecting her second baby. She doesn’t want to feel emotionally bullied again.
Postpartum
Building a Breastfeeding Support Plan
How to find breastfeeding advice and support immediately after giving birth and in the postpartum months without having to hire a lactation specialist.
Postpartum
The Postpartum Visitors of Doom
How do you tell your friends and family that you need your privacy and to maintain your sanity during the first weeks after the baby is born without being rude?
Health & Safety
When Your Family Is Anti-Vaxx
An expectant mom is right to be concerned about her soon-to-be-born infant being around her non-vaccinated preschooler nieces and nephews. What should she do?
Pregnancy
What the Books Don’t Tell You: I Can’t Pee After Giving Birth!
An early weeks postpartum mom is suffering from a severe bladder issue and is turning to our readers for some knowledge, advice and comfort.
Pregnancy
Postpartum Travel: How Soon Is Too Soon?
Should a mom commit to being a matron of honor at her BFFs wedding cross country when it’s so soon after her due date? What is realistic travel for a new postpartum mom?
Postpartum
Bounce Back: Must-Have Healthy Postpartum Snacks
Following the birth of your child you NEED TO EAT. And you need to eat well, and regularly. Here are our fave postpartum healthy snacks.
Pregnancy
Families, Pregnancy & WAY TOO MUCH ADVICE
An expectant mom is experiencing high anxiety from the extraordinary amount of very detailed and unsolicited advice she is getting from her mother and in-laws so early in her pregnancy. She needs help setting boundaries.
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
Postpartum Visits: How Helpful is TOO Helpful?
An expectant mom is trying anticipate the balance between her need and wanting of help from her own mom and her husband’s need to private family time on the second time around.
Pregnancy
Dear Kate Leak-Free & Stylish Undies
Dear Kate undies are perfect for women who suffer from mild urinary incontinence and a strong period flow and need extra protection. It’s common for moms to experience urinary stress incontinence for years after childbirth and these high-performance undies are a life-saver.
Baby
You Have a New Baby! Now How Do You Keep Your Sanity?!
As a first-time mother, ten best ways to keep your sanity when you have a newborn.
Postpartum
Post-Baby, Postpartum Visiting Pitfalls
Things to avoid when visiting or staying with brand-new parents.
Parenting
To Tubal Or Not To Tubal
Should I get a tubal ligation done during my C-section? Or is that too much, all at once?
Baby
Swaddles: The Yay to the Nay
I know there are people out there who think their babies don’t like being swaddled. I used to be one of those people. Here we put the Miracle Blanket, SwaddleMe, Woombie and Zen Swaddle to the test with one fussy newborn.
Baby
Postpartum Excursions & Outings: How Much Is Too Much?
I had a baby and a c-section three weeks ago. But my husband and mother-in-law are dragging me and my baby all over creation! How can I explain that this is too much?
Baby
Midnight Pumping
My baby is sleeping longer at night now. Should I pump or should I sleep?
Baby
The Mechanics of Night Nursing
Breastfeeding maneuvers for maximum sleep potential.
Baby
Where’s the Beef (on Pumping)?
A first-time mom-to-be wonders where all the practical advice on pumping and bottle-feeding is.