When it comes to pregnancy, we tend to focus on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters. These three trimesters are what make up a pregnancy, from conception to birth.
What happens right after birth? What about that immediate postpartum period? What about adjusting to life with a new baby? We tend to do so much prepping for pregnancy, birth, and baby items that we forget about the postpartum period, or the 4th trimester.
Read MoreHopefully by this time in your life you’ve seen a care provider for your routine gynecological needs. This person could either be a doctor or a midwife (yes, midwives do routine well visits, place birth control, and counsel you about treatment options!).
Then you get pregnant. Now what? Well, you have a few options!
Read More“What should I put on my baby registry?” “Do I need a changing table?” “Where is my baby going to sleep?”
As if there aren’t already a million things to think about when you’re pregnant; what about breastfeeding?
Although breastfeeding/chestfeeding is described as the “natural” way to feed our babies, sometimes it doesn’t always come naturally to us.
It is common to run into a few challenges as a new parent who is also new to breastfeeding.
Motherboard is here to help!
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