Have you ever had a crying baby, but could not, for the life of you, figure out what she needed? I think we’ve all been there. As parents, everyone experiences the heartbreak and frustration of not knowing what your baby is trying to tell you. Priscilla Dunstan, founder of Dunstan Baby Language, has made […]
Mothering
Kiss Your Baby!
If you have ever had a little one, you can probably relate to the feeling of not being able to resist kissing your baby regularly. Their chunky, soft, mushy cheeks are so irresistible, aren’t they? Well, the urge to smother your baby in kisses isn’t just emotional, but biochemical too. There is a real health […]
Don’t Bathe That Baby!
Babies are born covered in a thick, white, cheese-like substance called vernix caseosa. In the hospital it is typical for babies to be bathed immediately to remove the vernix. However, an immediate postnatal bath may not be the best option for a baby and should be reconsidered. Vernix Caseosa has many benefits. Produced during […]
The Third Stage of Labor: The Way Mother Nature Intended
You are in the final moments; you’ve worked so hard, come so far.Your body urges you to push. You bear down, giving it your all; and, alas, you have delivered your precious baby.You soar with excitement and, in an instant, a profound relationship is born. What happens next is the third stage of labor, the […]
Probiotics: An alternative treatment for mastitis?
Through the years, mastitis, an infection of breast tissue that mostly occurs in breastfeeding mothers, has typically been treated by a course of antibiotics. However, more recently, probiotics have been shown to be a better alternative. Doctors from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, studied a group of 352 with symptoms of mastitis. One group of […]
Postpartum Sex – An Oxymoron?
You give birth to your bouncing bundle of joy after nearly a year of having another person inside you while you start to feel like (and somewhat resemble) a whale. Six short weeks later, your care provider cheerfully announces that (yay!), you can start having sex again. Your partner lights up like it’s Christmas, until […]
