Bonding with Baby: What to Do If the Connection Isn’t Immediate We’ve all heard so much about childbirth and taking care of a baby that we already have an idea of what things are supposed to look like. One of these things is bonding with our baby. Do you think...
How Can You Tell If You’re Experiencing Postpartum Anxiety? Becoming a parent is a wonderful experience, but it can be pretty stressful at times. After all, you’ve got a child that depends on you now, and that’s a big responsibility. It doesn’t matter if you’re the...
Why Does Grief Seem to Come in Waves? You might have heard of the expression before, the one that says that grief comes in waves. You might’ve heard people say it, or maybe you read it online. You might even have come across a poem that uses the expression. Regardless...
How Does Your Body Remember Birth Trauma? You probably remember your traumatic birth more clearly than you’d like. It’s something that can be difficult to deal with, and on some days, memories of the trauma can cause you harm. Or maybe you don’t remember the birth...
How to Comfort Someone After the Loss of an Infant If someone around you has lost an infant recently, chances are you’re not sure what to do. That’s okay. It’s not something we necessarily know much about unless we’ve experienced the loss of a child ourselves. But...