postpartum
Why You Can’t Spoil Your New Baby
Your newborn’s wants and needs are the same. Later she may want a smart phone or a pony, and you’ll have to decide if that’s reasonable, but for now, if you can figure out what she wants you always get to give it to her. Your baby’s behavior will make more sense if you think…
Read MoreLower Your Postpartum Stress
Ask for what you need. This is often difficult for new parents, but if friends and family offer to help, ask them for specific favors. Do you need someone to vacuum, pick up items at the grocery store, or fold laundry? Can a different person bring you dinner for a week or two? Tell visitors…
Read MoreBreastfeeding? Find Support So You Don’t Have to Reinvent the Wheel!
“The best way to learn to do something is to hang around people who are already successful at what you want to do. Ergo, if you want to breastfeed, La Leche League (LLL) meetings are a great place to be!” says Dawn Burke, a La Leche League leader in Georgia, who I spoke with about…
Read MoreWhy You Can’t Spoil Your New Baby
Celebrating National Kangaroo Care Day (May 15) by talking about baby wearing in this blog about newborn needs, and giving away a free NuRoo to one lucky winner, to be chosen at random. To enter the drawing, please send a message to me at WellPregnancy’s Facebook page by May 26. Let me know your mailing…
Read More10 Tips to Help Your Thrive During Postpartum
What do you wish you could go back and tell your new mom self? I’m blogging this week about how to reduce stress during the early weeks with a newborn.
Read MorePostpartum Doulas–The Other White Meat
With all the prenatal focus pregnant women put on labor and birth, postpartum planning is often eclipsed. I think many times pregnant women can’t imagine what life on “the other side” will be like, so in some ways they can’t begin to plan for it. Hiring a postpartum doula is a great way to prepare…
Read MoreBecause you aren’t breastfeeding on a deserted island
I’m so excited to be blogging now at babyMed! Check out my post on La Leche League meetings and mother to mother breastfeeding support. http://www.babymed.com/blogs/julie/breastfeeding-support-so-you-dont-have-reinvent-the-wheel
Read MorePregnant? 5 Steps To Do Now To Make Postpartum Easier
Fill your freezer with meals. You will be so happy about this later. Double meals you cook and freeze half. (Hint: lasagna can be frozen prior to or after baking.) Ask the guests coming to your baby shower to bring along a freezer-ready meal. Get a copy of Frozen Assets and spend a day cooking…
Read MoreNot Just the Baby Blues: Recognizing and Treating Postpartum Depression
“While our mothers may have taught us misery and suffering is part of mothering an infant, it is simply untrue,” says Elizabeth Torres, Psy.D., a psychologist at McLean, who leads support groups for women experiencing postpartum depression (PPD). PPD affects up to 20% of new moms, but it can be effectively treated. Torres says, “The…
Read MoreTop Ten Pieces of Baby Advice to Ignore by Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD, CAPPA Faculty
1.Put that baby down before you spoil it. How exactly can you spoil a baby? They’re supposed to be dependent. The great thing about front packs and slings is that your baby can be exactly where she’s supposed to be and you still have your hands free. 2.Get that baby out of your bed. Unless…
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