All Things Motherhood
You’ve read up on all the benefits of breastfeeding for mom and you’re convinced that it is the way to go. Your wife is excited to start too and to enjoy the bond with baby that breastfeeding will bring. The two of you have discussed how you can chip in to help her on this …
Making friends in adulthood is not the easiest thing to do. You cherish the friendships you’ve had since you were young and hope that they’ll be strong enough to last a lifetime. It doesn’t always work out that way though. Some friendships die out completely while others change. When friendships change, they usually do so …
The range of emotions after giving birth can be overwhelming. Postpartum emotions are especially overwhelming when you’re a first time mom and not expecting them. Is it normal to cry a lot after having a baby? Yes. You’re a ball of postpartum feelings thanks to those pregnancy hormones that are yet to settle down. Your …
My personality changed after having a baby. It absolutely did. I did not believe or expect that it would, but it did. Motherhood changes you. Don’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise.
People talk about baby blues and postpartum depression, but rarely do you hear anything about postpartum anxiety. That is what I had.
If your sex drive has changed after having a baby, you’re not broken. You’re postpartum. For some women, libido returns quickly. For many others, it changes week to week (or disappears completely for a while). And that’s common. Especially when you factor in healing, hormones, breastfeeding, sleep deprivation and mental load. Below are 10 realistic ways …
“6 more weeks and you can be back at it,” my doctor parroted, distracted on her way out of the door. It had been a rough pregnancy. Spent almost entirely on bed rest and ending in an emergency C-Section at 30 weeks, the ordeal would soon be over. The baby was safe in the NICU, …
