postpartum

How to eat nutritious food while caring for a newborn

Nutrition is an important part of postpartum recovery. You need good nutrition to recover from the losses you have experienced during...

How a lactation consultant can help you

Breastfeeding is HARD! It is a new skill for both you and your baby, and it takes time to learn. Unfortunately you have to learn this new...

Taking Care of Yourself as a Parent- Tips from a Family Physician and Mom

In order to take good care of your children, you have to take good care of yourself first! If your physical and/or mental health are...

5 Baby Safety Tips from a Family Physician and Mom

As parents, one of our main roles is to keep our children safe. The world can be full of hazards that we never recognized before becoming...

Asymmetric Milk Production: Is it a problem? What can I do?

This is a photo of one of my morning pumping sessions when my baby was about 11 weeks old. The bottle on the left shows the 4oz that was...

Best Bottles for Breastfed Babies

Many breastfeeding parents need to feed their babies with bottles at times. However, many have concerns about choosing a bottle that the...

Postpartum Depression: How to get help or help someone who is suffering

The 4th trimester is the 3 month period after giving birth. Mothers and their babies are still very much interconnected during this time,...

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