Like civilians, parents in the military service of their country face many issues: mixed messages about how to breastfeed, living far from their extended families,…
Your milk has completely sustained your baby for months. But as he becomes older, he’ll need to have something else. What table food do you…
What sort of breastfeeding support do today’s families need? How can we engage the whole family in breastfeeding support? What role can fathers have in…
We don’t really know how many women have postpartum anxiety. Many women don’t seek treatment, and those who do may be diagnosed with postpartum depression…
Postpartum depression is not so different from depression in other periods of life—but it can seem overwhelming. Many women experience pregnancy, labor, and delivery as…
Is your mind racing with worries about your new baby? You sense bodily, physical symptoms: dizziness, tingling, nausea or more. But wait! Isn’t anxiety all…
For mothers who expect their baby’s arrival to mark a period of joy and happiness, the reality of shifting hormones and the demands of parenthood…
Congratulations! Your family has grown, and your baby is in your arms. You long to nurture your baby through nursing. But perhaps this baby came…
It may seem surprising that breastfeeding is still a point of controversy. How can that be, when studies have shown over and over that human…
Having a preemie can be stressful and frightening for many parents. Instead of having your baby in your arms while ‘rooming in” with you, he’s…