Target, it’s a place of retail happiness for so many women and they just gave us one more reason to love them! A photo of their breastfeeding policy posted to Breastfeeding Mama Talk has gone viral and it is simply fantastic. Target tells their employees exactly how to deal with breastfeeding in their stores. […]
Mothering
How Mother Nature Makes Your Baby A Brainiac
New research from Yale has identified that vaginal birth prompts the secretion of a special protein that promotes the development of the baby’s hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for learning, memory, and stress response. This protein is also a key component of breastmilk, possibly explaining the link between early nurturing from the mother […]
Baby Talk: Deciphering Your Baby’s Needs Through Her Cries
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
