Sleep: Our Body’s In-house Janitorial System
New Mom Fitness, New Mom Health
1 May 2010
By Darline Turner-Lee
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again-sleep is vastly under rated. Seriously, how often are you tired, so tired that you could just lie down and pass out? Yet the thought of the kids, bills, laundry and that one last assignment for your business sends a …
Have a Look, Everyone Else Has—Your Postpartum Checkup
New Mom Health
1 March 2010
An excerpt from Crib Notes:
Embarrassment is one thing that won’t faze you. Having abandoned your modest nature somewhere amid the doctor’s appointments, and having left all shreds of dignity in the delivery room, you won’t even blink when your doctor or nurse comes in to check your episiotomy stitches or …
Breastfeeding after a C-Section
New Mom Health
1 February 2010
By Elizabeth McGee
After your baby is born and you hear the first furious wail, you yearn nothing more than to have the baby brought to you for feeding …right that instant.
Unfortunately for moms who just had a c-section, breastfeeding is not always instantaneous. Don’t be surprised that, despite your protests, …
Order Out of Chaos: How being felled by the flu helped me to help others care for my children
New Mom Health
1 January 2010
By Darline Turner-Lee
A couple of years ago I was felled by a serious case of the flu. You know the kind that I’m talking about; my head was so congested and heavy that I could not lift it off the pillow. Every fiber of my body ached, from my eyebrows …
HOW TO HEAL FROM EPISIOTOMIES, TEARS AND INCISIONS?
New Mom Health
1 December 2009
By Debra Geymayr & Heather Lopez
If you have recently given birth, then you might be recovering from an episotomy, a tear, or an incision. These things can be quite painful and require treatment and maintenance to ensure that no infections arise.
First off, you need to take it easy. Frequent movement …
