Birthful

Many women suffer from an onslaught of unwelcome pelvic floor symptoms such as incontinence, prolapse, painful sex, and dry vaginas, even many years after giving birth. Although super common, avoiding...

18 Tammi 201758min

Although about 80% percent of mamas start off breastfeeding, by 3 months only about half of them are exclusively breastfeeding. So, what vital information should you know before baby arrives to increa...

11 Tammi 201746min

How do you navigate the fear, manage the stress and relearn trust, in order to let joy back in? What support systems should you put in place for both you and your partner? How do you deal with the new...

21 Joulu 201657min

This not very well known and hard to diagnose syndrome sometimes presents like preeclampsia, and other times just like regular pregnancy symptoms. On top of that, there’s little you can do to prevent ...

14 Joulu 201652min

Although no one plans to have their baby in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, about 10% of newborns will spend some time there. Prematurity is the most common reason, but even some less severe, full ter...

30 Marras 201657min

Laura Brandenburg’s placentas tend to steal her birth shows. She’s here to tell us how this prompted a transfer from birth center to hospital for her first birth, and how she got the last word during ...

23 Marras 201644min

What should you look for in a breast pump? Is it ever too early to pump? What’s the easiest way to build your breastmilk stash? What about if you need to increase milk production or are exclusively pu...

16 Marras 201652min

We’ll be talking about why breastfeeding a newborn is different from an older baby. It's often assumed that breastfeeding will simply work, but most moms report significant problems within the first w...

2 Marras 20161h 7min