Healthy Moms

You may be sore or uncomfortable from your birth experience, whether you had a vaginal birth or a cesarean. So now what? When you’re in…

You’ve decided to breastfeed—a rewarding and challenging experience awaits! Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for baby for the first six months or longer unless your baby…

Research shows that a dad’s involvement in childbirth and caring for the new baby benefits everyone—both the parents and baby  Perhaps you’re thinking, “Great”, my…

It’s your body. It’s your baby. It’s your birth. The care you receive during pregnancy, birth and postpartum can affect how you feel about yourself.…

Postpartum depression affects as many as one in five women postpartum. Postpartum depression steals what should be a healthy time of healing, growth and bonding between a mom, her baby and her family. This collection of articles addresses the many aspects of PPD.

Postpartum mood disorders can occur among women with a healthy pregnancy and birth. Every woman transitions to motherhood differently. Up to 80% of new moms…

The idea of a Mother’s Blessing is based on a sacred Navajo ritual called a Blessing Way. Modern women created the Mother’s Blessing (sometimes called…

Alcohol is the leading cause of preventable birth defects. While pregnant, there is no safe amount of alcohol, no safe time to drink alcohol and…

You may be surprised about the physical aspects of recovery from a vaginal birth. Here’s what to expect. You just birthed your baby—a baby which…

You’re likely familiar with the first, second and third trimesters—but did you know there’s a fourth? And it’s just as important for baby’s development and…

Dad may be one of the toughest guys to shop for, but when it comes to baby gear, many dads just have one request—gear that…

We live in a world where love, gentle parenting, LGBTQ activism, social justice reform and science have brought us to a place where people who…

As a mother of two, and vegetarian for more than 20 years, I never imagined a time when there would be so much interest in…

Did you know that you can still breastfeed your baby even if you did not give birth to them? Even if you were never pregnant?…

Women typically aren’t prepared for recovery from childbirth. Here’s what you can expect for your postpartum recovery. Twenty-five years after the birth of my first…

Is it flu, allergies or cold? You’re fine one minute and the next you’re tired, achy and feeling like you just want to curl up…