Five Rules for New Parents
Overview There is so much focus on pregnancy and birth that many new parents find themselves lost…
What is the Ideal Spacing In Between Kids?
Overview If you are planning on having more than one child there is no magic time frame…
What is Pasmo and How Can You Avoid It?
Overview Pasmo is a Spanish word that doesn’t have an English equivalent. It describes the reversal of…
Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital waiting rooms, called “stork clubs”, until a…
Cell Free DNA & NIPT (Non Invasive Prenatal Test)
Overview You have several options during your pregnancy when it comes to testing for chromosome abnormalities in…
Finding Out Your Baby’s Sex
Overview Your baby’s sex is determined at conception. They will get an X chromosome from the egg…
Waiting for Your First Prenatal Appointment
Overview Your first prenatal appointment usually isn’t until you are eight weeks pregnant. For many expecting moms,…
Baby Names
Overview Choosing a name for your baby is a big item on your to-do list. While you…
Miscarriage
Overview Miscarriage is a term for a pregnancy loss within 20 weeks. Rates of miscarriage are confusing,…
Fertility
Overview Whether you are trying to conceive now or thinking you may want another baby down the…
Breathing During Labor
Overview Breathing is something we are constantly doing and seldom paying much attention to. When you are…
Navigating Challenges with Parents, In-Laws, & Family
Overview Everyone seems to have strong opinions about pregnancy, birth, and parenting, especially parents and in-laws. Challenges…
Progesterone
Overview Progesterone is the most important hormone in a group of steroid hormones known as progestogens. This…
Heartburn
Overview Heartburn is so common during pregnancy, and it is estimated that heartburn can affect over half…
Kombucha
Overview Kombucha is a fermented tea that has become increasingly popular in recent years as a health…
Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy and After Birth
Overview Hemorrhoids are estimated to affect around 40% of pregnant women, which climbs even higher after birth….
Lactation Cookies, Do They Really Work?
Overview Milk supply can be a stressful topic, and low supply is the most common reason that…
I’m Freaked Out About Breastfeeding
Overview The idea of breastfeeding a baby may be foreign if you have not been around other…
Lotus Birth
Overview Generally, if you delay cord clamping, you would clamp and cut the umbilical cord after a…
Short Cervix, Incompetent Cervix, and Cerclage
Overview Your cervix is the lower part of your uterus that opens to your vagina. The length…
Lipase and Freezing Breastmilk
Overview Lipase is an enzyme naturally produced in breastmilk that can give your milk an off smell…
Yoga and Inversion Poses During Pregnancy
Overview Gentle yoga is commonly recommended as a good exercise during pregnancy, and there are many documented…
Work and Job Hazards
Overview When you are pregnant, limiting your exposure to harmful substances and activities in your everyday life…
Iron During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Overview By mass, iron is the most common element on earth. We wouldn’t be alive without iron,…