Expert Beacon approached me to write an article for them about postpartum depression (PPD) in their 5 Do’s and 5 Don’ts series. I wanted to widen the topic to also include…

Catelynn Lowell suffered from postpartum depression after welcoming Nova, and a psychologist spoke to HL exclusively about why that increases the reality star’s risk this time around. READ FULL ARTICLE

It’s 3 a.m. and you hear your baby’s cries across the monitor. You click into mom mode and roll out of bed to attend to your little one’s needs, checking…

Three weeks after their son was born, Zach Kissinger, 28, took his wife Emmy out to dinner. But he ended up feeling like he was eating alone. Emmy spent most…

Emily Keber-Goldrick remembers the moment she was told she needed a C-section. The Bucktown mom initially hoped for a water birth, with a plan detailed down to lavender oil. But while…

At the top of Frost Hill at the Morton Arboretum is a young pine tree with long, bushy needles. It is only a few years old but already stands more…

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has issued a strong recommendation that pregnant women and new mothers are screened so they may receive the right treatment sooner, rather than…

Mom’s Striking Photo 3 Days After Giving Birth Sparks Honest Confessions

A photo of a new mother is going viral this week — not for her “perfect” post-baby body or her newborn’s loving smile, but for the honest, raw picture she is portraying of those first days postpartum.

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