Postpartum & Breastfeeding

Giving birth is a life-changing experience for women. While some women give birth vaginally, others require a cesarean section, or C-section, to safely deliver their baby. A C-section is a surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered through...

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...

If there was an app to help pregnancy anxiety, I’d download it in a heartbeat! With each one of my pregnancies, I was a ball of nerves. So many questions, so many concerns. I’m fortunate to have had the...

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...

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...

Having a cesarean section is essentially the same as having major abdominal surgery. A human life was grown then birthed via the "sun roof" of your body and is nothing short of amazing! Congratulations! Whether the c-section was your...

Have you ever stopped to think about the work that goes on behind the scenes at consumer goods companies? Who decides how much chocolate is too much in a cookie? (Honestly, is there ever too much chocolate?) Who figures...

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...

That was the most loaded question I’ve ever been asked. Circumstances? I had just “hopped” off the table from the first sonogram of my second pregnancy. I hadn’t been able to see the screen, and as I lay there...

So it’s World Breastfeeding Week. And if you’re a mom like me, you might have, well, mixed feelings about the extravaganza. After a great experience breastfeeding my firstborn, I had to pump exclusively for #2, and so far, for...

Are you still nursing? I get this question a lot.  Depending on the speaker, the tone, inflection and/or accompanying look can vary widely. The reason I get this question regularly is because my boys, who are both still nursing, are...

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,...

“Do you have your hospital bag packed yet?” This is a question every soon to be mom will be asked…especially once she is approaching her due date. In an effort to help you be ready for baby’s arrival we’ve partnered...

"Who is she?" I say as I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I don’t recognize that woman. She’s a stranger to me. Motherhood has truly transformed me in many ways into someone so different. I got married...

Being a mother is hard, no matter if it’s the first time or the fifth time. Yes, some pregnancies or babies are easier than others and some people handle it differently, but taking on the protection and care of...