Beyond Depression – Navigating Postpartum PTSD
Postpartum PTSD affects about 9% of women following childbirth. Here’s what it looked like for one new mom, and how she ended up getting…
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Where to Find Fabric Face Masks for Toddlers
Finding a fabric face mask for your toddler and/or small kid isn’t easy. There’s sizing issues, comfort issues, and the fact you can’t try…
Pubis Diastasis – A Real Pain in the Crotch
From about six months pregnant on, I was having this consistent pain in my lower left abdomen. “Ligament stretching,” they said. OK, I thought, that…
Is Your Doctor Evidence-Based? Questions to Ask When Choosing a Care Provider
Choosing a care provider is one of the first decisions you make after getting your positive test. One simple way to help narrow down...
Beverage Guidelines for Babies and Kids
Once you become a parent, encountering conflicting advice is about as common (and maddening) as the ol’ 2am double dump. Even within the few…
Is Bakuchiol a Pregnancy-Safe Alternative to Retinol?
I can appreciate the despair so many pregnant women feel when they have to say goodbye to retinol. In case you aren’t familiar, retinol…
Why Do I Need Folic Acid Again?
Recently, the Center for Disease Control authored a study which was published in the Journal of Women’s Health that found that daily multivitamin use...
Newborn Vision – GIF Lets You See What Your Baby Sees
The average newborn baby can see objects around them about as well as you can see into the future, which is to say they…
A Friendly PSA: Honey and Babies Don’t Mix
The FDA is reminding parents that honey isn’t safe for babies after 4 cases of infantile botulism were reported in Texas. All four cases have…
Scary Shit Series: Surviving Diagnosis Day
Ok. It wasn’t supposed to go like this. You were supposed to go in, find out the baby’s sex, and then buy the pink or…
When to Push During Labor Just Got an Update
Salt-N-Pepa might not have been talking about labor and delivery when they released their iconic song in 1986, but it turns out they were…
How Can I Help My Baby With a Cold?
Crane on Facebook Your baby will most likely have up to seven colds before their first birthday and there are more than 100 viruses...
Making Decisions about Medication Use in Pregnancy
I’ve always joked that I’m either a very healthy sick person or a very sick healthy person. I feel totally fine most of the…
4 Ways To Mentally Recover After a Difficult Childbirth
I know a mom who is struggling with her birth story. Well-meaning people keep asking when she’s going to have another and telling her…
My Experience with Choroid Plexus Cysts
“Choroid plexus cysts.” A million and one questions went through my mind when my OBGYN casually mentioned this three-word term to me after my…
A List of Things Morning Sickness Feels Like, and One Thing it Doesn’t
“Oh, so you just feel how I feel when I’m hungry!” A few months ago, I heard those words come out of my dear husband’s…
PUPPs – Don’t Let The Cute Name Fool You, It’s Pregnancy Hell
I was pretty over being pregnant by the time the third trimester with my fourth baby rolled around. I had fallen victim to the…
Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy: Safe Tips, Tricks and Treatments
“Hemorrhoids”, “hemroids”, “haemorrhoids”, or “Piles” (much easier to spell) are sadly a very common side effect of pregnancy. What are hemorrhoids? Hemorrhoids are swollen…
What Causes Morning Sickness, According to Study
Morning sickness is one rude introduction to motherhood. Ask anyone who has spent a few weeks (or months) of their life fighting the urge…
Gestational Diabetes: My View from the Trenches
About a month ago I failed my one hour blood sugar test. I was pretty sure that this happened because I stopped for a…