postpartum care

5 ways to make Kegel exercises more effective

Here's why Kegels aren't a silver bullet for pelvic floor health—and pelvic floor exercises that can help.

‘I am so proud of what I have been through’—and other phrases to say if you don’t love your postpartum body

Words from a mental health psychotherapist.

7 empowering support groups for Black breastfeeding moms

Here's where Black moms can get support for their breastfeeding journey.

Having a newborn during a pandemic is the hardest thing I’ve ever done

I celebrate despite "it all." I celebrate myself. That I am managing. I am managing. These feel like heartbreaks. These feel like miracles.

How to navigate the stress of the NICU during a pandemic—according to a neonatologist

Here are 5 tips that can help, mama.

What a pediatrician (and other experts) want mamas to know about the fourth trimester

We spoke to a pediatrician, doulas, a lactation consultant and nutritionist to get the lowdown.

8 pieces your postpartum capsule wardrobe *needs*

You'll be living in these, mama.

12 ways to *actually* help a new mom during a pandemic

There are many ways that you can support a new mom right now! You just have to think outside the box a little bit.

This mama’s honest postpartum selfie is powerful + beautiful

"Here I am, day 1 postpartum, in my mesh underwear."

Nike is launching a maternity line—and everything is under $85

"The line was conceived, led and inspired by moms and expecting moms."

As a new mom I have so much love for my baby—but I’m struggling to love myself

No one told me I would give birth to an entirely new version of myself the day I gave birth to my son.

Katy Perry in postpartum underwear is the realness moms need to see ????

Recovery at its most glamorous.

The scientific reason why that first post-birth meal tastes SO good

Dear turkey sandwich: We love you.

Black breastfeeding week matters—Black mamas are not getting the support they need

Here's how you can help.

Breastfeeding for weight loss is a harmful message for postpartum moms

It's not about "bouncing back."

Allison on having scary, intrusive thoughts and postpartum rage

"The crying didn't worry me as much as the rage. Having struggled with depression before, I knew the crying pretty well. I knew to let it out. I knew to take care of myself. But I had never experienced anything like the rage before."

How mindfulness saved my motherhood from anxiety, PPD and OCD

My entry into motherhood was not the explosion of joy I anticipated.

Kourtney on breastfeeding struggles triggering postpartum depression

"I’ve been through this. How am I struggling so much with my second baby? Shouldn’t I have more control of the outcome?"

The truth about raising a newborn in quarantine

This quarantine will someday pass, your babyhood with it.

Healing from birth trauma: My journey to being heard and understood

"I thought as a mental health professional myself, I would be more aware of what I was going though and of the impact it had on me, but I was so lost, so sucked into the pain and loneliness and suffering, that I couldn't see through the fog."