On the postnatal journey, how do you navigate the intersection of breastfeeding, cooking, diet, dieting, nutrition, and intuitive eating? How do you do it all,…
It’s estimated that about 1 in 3 women experience some form of physical abuse from an intimate partner in their lifetime. Domestic violence, or intimate…
The American Psychological Association reports that up to 1 in 7 mothers experience postpartum depression. The prevalence of postpartum depression among mothers who have experienced it previously is…
Military service members and their families are often stationed miles, and even oceans, away from extended family. Certainly a doula is a wonderful asset during…
Mothers-to-be are often urged to create a birth plan. Many indeed do that! It’s easy to find all sorts of templates for how to create such…
I was astonished to learn how many women struggle with postpartum anxiety (PPA). So I asked Sandra Reich, host of StraightTalk and a therapist specializing…
It’s common, at least in U.S. hospitals, for physicians to order lanolin cream for breastfeeding mothers “as needed” (in hospital lingo, “prn”). Throughout my years…