Postpartum & Breastfeeding

Whether you want it or not, breastfeeding advice is going to come your way.  Some information may be ill advised and may be more of a myth than fact! 1. Small breasts produce less milk MYTH:  this is simply not true....

My husband (partner) is my left hand and my doula is my right. – from Doulas Making a Difference So what exactly IS a doula? I wish I had known before my first labor! Gosh, I was SO not ready for childbirth. I...

TOP 10 Reasons To Attend BLOOM on April 29th #10 Did someone say FOOD?  Pregnant or not, our "Cravings Bar" will NOT disappoint! Our friends at  The Lemon Lily Tea Room are providing sandwiches and cookies worthy of a baby shower setting!...

Many changes occur after delivery. Sometimes it can be overwhelming and frustrating. Not to mention some of the changes no one ever tells you about. There is plenty of information out there about the changes that occur during pregnancy...

My head felt like it was about to explode. Like a ticking bomb. The pounding in my skull was so loud I could hardly hear my husband desperately begging me to stay awake. Sunlight and even the depressing fluorescent lights of...

Teething. Please Pass the Wine. You would think that by baby #4, I would be an expert on teething, but I still feel like I don’t have a clue as to what I am doing. I still Google way too...

Mom confession: I hate breastfeeding, and I can't wait for the day that it's over. When my first baby was born, I didn’t cry with joy like I’d expected. Everyone else did, but I was just relieved that birth was...

Perhaps you're pregnant? Or maybe you are avoiding alcohol for health reasons? Well, being pregnant or choosing to abstain doesn’t mean your holiday party beverages have to be dull. Put a little sparkle into your next holiday party! 3 Non-alcoholic Beverages...

A lot of people understand the need to work out, especially if you’re trying to lose that post-baby weight or set a good example for your kids. Unfortunately there is often a difference between knowing that you should work...

  Last September, with a pounding heart, I smuggled a mason jar filled with a urine sample into my purse. My husband had just woken up, his eyes swollen from too little sleep and red, from yet another long night...

Dear Outside World, We are doing well, aside from the fact that I could not tell you what day of the week it is, although I do know it is 6:53 AM. We, my sweet boy and I, have been...

I remember sitting in my first prenatal yoga class almost six years ago. My instructor (who I still highly respect as a member of the birth community) was a gentle, yet firm, mother of four, and Birth Doula. She...

Rewind about 9 years...my first encounter seeing Postpartum Depression I was a very young, nervous new mom. I worked at a daycare and so I soaked up any bits and pieces of motherhood from the moms I got to know through caring...

Officially, Lactation Professionals go by a handful of different titles. IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), CLC (Certified Lactation Counselor), Lactation Educator, and Lactation Specialist are a few of the most common titles you'll come across in the US. Unofficially,...

We all have that friend who is totally anti-nursing and the friend who is a die hard breastfeeding advocate.  I happen to be a huge breastfeeding fan...no crazy sit-ins at the White House, but I definitely am pro-nursing. But not...