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Yes, you might shake after giving birth—and it’s totally normal

I wish someone had warned me about postpartum shaking.

Updated Jan. 26, 2024
woman battling PPD and a life threatening illness

I had PPD and a life-threatening illness—Here’s how I found my voice

I was a wife, a sister, a daughter, a veterinarian, a new mother—and I was dying.

Updated Jun. 28, 2023
mom breastfeeding baby - new mama self reflections

Dear new mama: I wish you could see what I see

I did not like who I saw when I was a new mom. I didn’t know this woman yet. I didn’t accept her.

Updated Jun. 21, 2023
woman looking in mirror with postpartum depression using photography to help her cope with the postpartum period

I turned to photography in my darkest moments & it helped me heal

"Capturing my motherhood journey through photos allows me to honor and fall in love with my changes. It allows me to lend grace to this new territory that I am trying to gracefully navigate."

Updated May. 09, 2023
woman stretching over a pilates ball - pelvic floor exercises

You can (and should) start pelvic floor exercises right after birth. Here’s why

Three experts share why postpartum pelvic floor exercises are so important.

Updated Aug. 06, 2024
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Mom calls out toxic snapback culture by sharing her ‘loose skin and stretch marks’ in viral TikTok

“I fell into postpartum depression after giving birth because I hadn't seen anyone with a similar body.”

Updated Oct. 31, 2022
Upclose of baby laying by woman's postpartum stomach

I’m not pregnant anymore, but my body is broken

This culture does not make it easy to be a woman, let alone a postpartum one. For godssake, let us have postpartum, too.

Updated Mar. 17, 2022
pregnant mom who wants to chewing gum after c section

It’s Science: Chewing gum after a C-section can help you leave the hospital sooner

We'll take all the help we can get with that first postpartum poop.

Updated Oct. 03, 2022

Meghan Trainor on postpartum body struggles: ‘I felt unsexy immediately’

In a new interview with PEOPLE, the pop star gets brutally honest about how hard it is to love your body after baby.

Updated Jan. 06, 2022
woman-laying-with-baby-in-pain

What no one tells you about your post-baby period

The return of your menstrual cycle after birth isn't just back to business as usual.

Updated Nov. 08, 2021

Postpartum doulas are the support system all new mothers need

But paying for one is a challenge for most.

Updated Jan. 03, 2022

Alanis Morissette says filmmakers took advantage of her when she had PPD

In a new statement, the legendary rock star slams the new HBO documentary about her life.

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

What is chestfeeding? (And why it’s so important)

Plus, how we can better support the people who choose to do it.

Updated Dec. 14, 2021

This mama is going viral for honoring her postpartum body and we are here for it

"This picture isn't about feeling amazing in my body. It's a moment where I honored what my body DID for me vs. how it LOOKED for me."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Dear mama, you should not be an afterthought after giving birth

This post is going viral for stating that the 6-week postpartum checkup isn't enough. Here's what we should be doing.

Updated Feb. 16, 2022

Breastfeeding mama goes viral for leaking during a TV show theme song: “What is happening”

This mama's viral TikTok moment shows how bizarre the letdown reflex can be.

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

To the new mamas, it won’t always be like this—it gets better

Go with your gut and be unapologetic for the choices you make.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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