Your First Dump After Birth Hold onto your mesh postpartum panties, "Your First Dump After Birth" isn't going where you think it is! The majority of women who've given birth have some reservations about the possibility of tearing open their vagina or cesarean incision with that first post-birth bowel movement. That's another blog for another day! Today we'll focus on the hormonal changes that happen after giving birth; the hormonal dump! Just as hormones change from pre-pr

My Baby Hates Me! You know what stinks? Thinking, "My baby hates me!" There's an array of feelings that come along with a new baby; one of life’s most challenging and rewarding journeys. From joyful and excited to overwhelmed and terrified. Feelings are feelings and the vast difference a parent feels from one day or moment to the next is completely normal. Dads, this means you too! You’re dealing with a unique set of feelings its true! We commonly hear from fathers who say, "

I know you've heard it, we've all heard it, "A healthy baby and a healthy mom are all that's important!" Well I am here to tell you, that's a load of crap! Yep, I said it and I mean it! Now, I do agree that the safety of a mother and her baby are first and foremost, but to say that a healthy baby and a healthy mom are all that's important is terrible. Did you know that 25-34% of mothers report that the birth of their baby was traumatic. To shade the way a mother feels abo

If this poem about the postpartum body touches you, please share it with your friends so that they may be touched too! I wrote this poem in honor of all mothers. Mothers with babies here in their arms, babies who have babies of their own, and mothers who have babies who are no longer on this Earth. For mothers of one and mothers of ten. For those who are confident in themselves and their beauty, both internal as well as external, and for those who struggle with believing they