The obscene and alarming rates of postpartum depression and anxiety in America is almost as common knowledge as the high rates of cesarean sections. Most of us have experienced the lows of the postpartum so understand why our sisters are struggling. We’re also struggling with the lack of adequate response on what it will take
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I remember very well the dread and anxiety of going back to work postpartum once your maternity leave ends. So, when new moms ask if that’s normal, it’s a resounding “yes!!” from me. I even recall breaking down, when I was six months pregnant, while we were touring daycares. I hadn’t even met my baby
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When I’m teaching parents how to massage their babies, I often get the question about how to incorporate infant massage into baby’s routine. This is a great question, especially for American families who are incredibly stretched and for whom time is limited. First, it’s advised that you massage baby every day or as many days
As if there were not enough issues in the world to turn us against one another, here’s a hot one. Well, it’s a hot topic but most of stay silent in the debate. Why? Because like many polarizing issues, most of us don’t fall into the extremes. We’re in the middle, seeing, feeling, experiencing both
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Allow me to begin this post with a caveat. I share my story in hopes that it will help others, but I know each individual is different with their own histories and health journeys. This is what has worked for me, and I hope it can be helpful to others. Read on for ten tips
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What other modalities? You might know by now, there are a lot of topics, in addition to sharing the power of infant massage, that I’m passionate about. You can add staying healthy, maintaining good health in my family, and sharing resources with others, to that list. When I say health, I don’t just mean physical
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Our digestive health is single handedly one of the most significant indicators of our health, so it is no surprise that parents and all the postpartum professionals become hyper focused on baby’s digestive health. Gas, colic, constipation, even reflux are very common in the first year of baby’s life. I often read about natural interventions
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It’s National Breastfeeding Month in America, designated in 2011 to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding and human milk feeding. (You can read the proclamation here, if you’re interested.) Yet, there is one question we’re not asking about breastfeeding. The Debate We Keep Hearing So is it just me or is anyone else tired of the
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As we know, every child is different but so is the mother’s experience in birthing and raising each of her children in the first year. Many mothers will comment on how starkly different one birth is from the other. My story is no different. The births of my two daughters were so different and unique
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A Brief History of Cesareans Let me start off by saying that cesareans are an amazing thing and often necessary and lifesaving. The first records of the c-section being done successfully were in the 1500’s. The sordid history of the cesarean in America includes the bodies of black women being used for experimentation by doctors
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