I can say with all embarrassment and honesty that I was ashamed and scared to admit to myself, let alone someone else, that I couldn’t cope with what I was feeling; to admit that I was depressed. Once I ‘owned’ my PPD (which was only a mere 2 years after the fact) I had found… Read more »
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How to Achieve Steady Weight Loss Postpartum
During pregnancy it’s very important to eat well for yourself and your baby. Your body naturally builds up stores of fat to help you provide healthy breastmilk to your baby after birth. Weight will often come off effortlessly over your baby’s first year just from breastfeeding. Many moms, however, want to have their bodies feeling… Read more »
Healthy Meal Suggestions for Breastfeeding Moms
The breastfeeding diet focuses on healthy eating for both mother and baby. There are certain pieces of nutrition to focus on, but for the most part eating healthy in general is the key. We have compiled a few meal and snack ideas for our nursing moms.
10 Tips to Lose the Baby Weight Post Pregnancy
When you have a baby, your entire life changes. But let’s face it, for a woman, it is not just your life that changes; your body also goes through a dramatic transformation.
An Introduction to Diet and Gender Selection
There are a lot of theories on how you can naturally choose the gender of your baby. One of the biggest parts of these theories revolves around diet — your diet can influence what gender you conceive. Thoughts on diet, however, are not all the same. There are various theories and thoughts on how to… Read more »
The Concerns Regarding the Cost of Donor Eggs
The cost of donor eggs has been a major issue amongst people donating and couples wanting to have a baby. The country’s price for a donor egg was previously $4,000 but today there are fertility centers that agree to pay as much as $15,000 for a donor egg.
Breastfeeding Mothers Everywhere Are Using the Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump
Mothers today are told ‘breast is best’ as far as feeding and nutrition for their new baby is concerned. Even though breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world, it is not something that every mom can manage, and there are many reasons for this. Most moms, however, can express their breastmilk, making it… Read more »
Preparing To Breastfeed Your Baby
Whilst most women read extensively about pregnancy and childbirth, it is not uncommon to find young mums clueless about breastfeeding. Thus, if you want to spare yourself the additional stress in what is generally already a time of great apprehension and anxiety, it is advisable to find out as much as you can about breastfeeding… Read more »
Healthy Pregnancy: How to Deal With Anger in Pregnancy
Dealing with angry emotion is very important to a healthy pregnancy. If not handled appropriately, frequent anger tantrums can put a strain on or even destroy the best relationships. For expecting mothers, constant anger may have a detrimental effect on the baby. Therefore, it is crucial to control your anger before it controls you.
What You Need to Know About Health After Pregnancy
People do not often focus on their health when they are younger. When you get pregnant, you focus on the health of the baby. But after the pregnancy is over, you have to consider your own health at last.