Postpartum
What Are Postpartum Padsicles? The Best Kept Secret for Postpartum Recovery
When it comes to childbirth, many expectant soon-to-be parents spend ample time thinking about things like packing their hospital bag for mom or writing a birth plan. What they don’t tend to focus on, is postpartum care, which includes tasks like making or buying postpartum padsicles. In all honesty, that’s probably because they don’t understand […]
20 Postpartum Must Haves for your Recovery Kit
When we prepare baby registries and plan nurseries, we get excited about all the precious things our new babies will need. But a major essential is missing during all this new baby preparation–focus on what YOU need too, mama, including postpartum must haves! Dreams of cute babies get you through the harder moments of pregnancy, […]
Should You Hire a Postpartum Doula? Everything You Need to Know
So, you’ve heard the birth stories and are fully aware of how challenging those first few weeks after delivery can be on your postpartum body. Have you ever heard anyone talk about having a postpartum doula, though? After birth, not only are you trying to adapt to life with a new little human hanging around […]
15 Best Maternity Leggings of 2021
Let’s talk about maternity leggings, or as I call them, “my very best friends during pregnancy.” And trust me, they’re going to be yours, too. All my friends call me the legging queen, and for good reason. I subscribe to the notion that leggings are pants, and when you’re pregnant, they’re kind of life. The […]
Soothing Postpartum Sitz Bath Recipes and Products
I will never forget the first time I watched the movie “Look Who’s Talking” and heard the main character, Mollie, utter the following line: “Why don’t you try squeezing something the size of a watermelon out of an opening the size of a lemon and see how hot you look?” It certainly paints a picture […]
New Mom Care Package Ideas for the MOST Useful Gifts
These unique gift ideas will help you build the most thoughtful new mom care packages. Don’t miss a single item creating your new mom survival kit!
8 Postpartum Leggings Moms Can’t Stop Raving About in 2021
Imagine this, mama. You have a baby, you’re sore and swollen, and you have to zip up a pair of jeans. I’ve already lost you? Great, me too. Because when you’re postpartum, it’s all about leggings, friend. And as a mama who practically lives in leggings (our editor calls me the legging queen), I can […]
Tips and Tricks to Help with Postpartum Incontinence
A few weeks ago, I was watching a video by the hilarious Laura Clery. In it, she discusses all the random things you hear pregnant women bring up in conversation while carrying their babies. It’s no surprise that postpartum incontinence made the list. While she covers a range of wild topics, such as nipple pain, […]
22 Best Postpartum Swimsuits for New Moms to Feel Great in 2021
Swimsuit shopping has never been known as women’s favorite past time, and postpartum swimsuits add totally new frustration to the mix. Postpartum bodies are amazing–those stretch mark-filled bellies and loose skin have performed amazing feats, and they deserve to be celebrated. And yet, they aren’t the bodies we’re used to, and many women struggle with […]