If you’ve recently made the decision to conceive, you are probably trying to get pregnant quickly. You’ve probably been waiting for awhile for the right time, and you expect your body to understand that the time is now. First the bad news: You only have a short fertile window each month during which you can [...]
It’s only been two days since I started breastfeeding and my breasts are killing me. Why?
Once your milk starts to come. in, and the milk volume quickly increases — which usually occurs sometime during the first week after delivery — your breasts have a tendency to become overfilled, or “engorged,” and this can [...]
Motherhood is an experience unlike any other. It is both a time of joy and stress. The days and weeks after your baby is born can feel so unreal with so many things happening to your body and to your life all at the same time. With a tight schedule revolving around your baby, there [...]
More and more couples are aiming to conceive a boy rather than a girl and will use various methods to help increase their chances. One such method which is constantly being used and which seems to be proving successful is the Shettles Method.
With this particular method for choosing the gender of one’s baby is through [...]
Recovery time from a vaginal delivery is usually shorter than the recovery time from a Cesarean section. But sometimes it can take a while, especially if you’ve experienced any lacerations or tears.
The perineum, or the region between the vagina and rectum, is vulnerable to tearing during delivery. Some studies show that women are [...]