Cheers to you! You’ve just created a tiny human, and as a special bonus, you get the delightful gift of tailbone pain. Yup, that’s right—feels like you sat on a porcupine, doesn’t it? Welcome to the postpartum rewards program, where pushing a watermelon out of your...
Let’s address a topic that can be quite intimidating after childbirth: that first postpartum bowel movement. It’s a moment that many find scary and vulnerable. You might worry about the sensation, feeling as if your organs might just fall into the toilet. Let’s go...
Congratulations! You’ve just joined the exclusive postpartum club, and guess what? You’ve earned a special badge: postpartum hemorrhoids! 🎉 Not the most glamorous reward, but it’s a common part of the postpartum experience. Here’s the lowdown on why this happens and...
Today, we’re diving into the less glamorous side of postpartum that no one seems to mention until you’re already knee-deep in it. Ever wondered why no one prepared you for the weird and wacky symptoms that pop up after giving birth? Welcome to our new series, Sh** No...
In part one, we focused on infant safety and setting ourselves up for success with a summer fourth trimester. Now let’s delve into the experience of the delivering parent and their unique postpartum journey in the summer heat. Experiencing the fourth trimester during...
Embracing the Summer Fourth Trimester: Tips and tricks to Surviving and Thriving with a new baby “You are so lucky, a whole summer off?!?” Or “Three month vacation, must be nice!” If you are expecting a baby in the summer months, you’ve likely heard similar...
Let’s talk about cluster feeding and what it really means. Let’s delve into what really happens during these crucial stages of your baby's development. Cluster feeding occurs for various reasonsthroughout different phases of your baby's early life. Phase 1: Early Milk...
You deserve better than outdated misconceptions about clogged ducts. Let’s demystify this archaic concept andunderstand what is actually happening in the breast. “Clogged ducts”used to be thought of as milk stuck in the ductules,similar to toothpaste stuck in a tube....