Choosing a provider may not be as simple as you first think. In fact, who you choose can change the course of your birth experience. For...

What is the first question we ask when a woman says she is pregnant? "What's your due date?" is close to the top of the list. Only five...

Becoming a new parent can be the most joyous event in a person’s life and for many it can also be the most stressful. To be honest,...

I made the choice to go back to work after I had my daughter. "Some mothers are better parents because they work," our First Born visitor...

"Breastfeeding my daughter was the hardest thing I've ever done." This was a bold statement coming from a nationally renowned theater...

Congratulations on your pregnancy! The first weeks of pregnancy can be a mixed bag of emotions for many people. Whether your pregnancy is...

What do I need to prepare for exactly? Feeding my baby will just be instinctive right? Those are the kinds of things that people say to...

Hang on, what is that bulge in my stomach? I thought to myself one night when I lifted my head while lying next to my 3 year-old-daughter...

When Jane from the new hit TV comedy was told her baby was in a breech position (head up, bottom down), her OB-GYN warned that she could...

When you look at the probability of trauma in the course of a woman’s life, the statistics are high. One in three will experience sexual...

Walking uphill and facing the wind, I quickly do the math. Nadia (proud 5.5 year old) is just over forty pounds, Mateen (the toddler) is...

Prenatal massage may sound like a luxury, but research shows it’s a valuable tool in promoting optimal health for you and your baby. In...

by Shabd Simran Adeniji Being in the moment is a constant battle of mine. Like many, I struggle with my ‘monkey mind’. Thinking and then...

I have had two pregnancies, two successful births, and two postpartum periods. My first postpartum period resulted in one of the darkest...

Number one: Trial by Ordeal (or The Initiation) My muccus plug came out on shabbat, probably during the prayer for wine. I was 38+6...

As an etiquette consultant I’m often asked what age I start teaching students. I offer classes starting at age four but teaching good...

After years of working with new parents a primary request is always for evidence-based, reliable information about sleep. While this is a...

The time after childbirth is marked in many different ways around the world. Given our modern lives we may not have the opportunity to...