Postpartum care

What is Mastitis? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Postpartum care

What is Mastitis? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

If you're finding breastfeeding to be a painful experience, give this guide a read.

Dahlia Rimmon

Postpartum Night Sweats–What They Are and How to Manage

Postpartum care

Postpartum Night Sweats–What They Are and How to Manage

Courtney Leiva

What is Postpartum Rage? How Do I Know if I Have it?

Postpartum care

What is Postpartum Rage? How Do I Know if I Have it?

Experts provide insights into all aspects of postpartum rage, from its diagnosis to its treatment.

Courtney Leiva

What is a Postpartum Doula?

Postpartum care

What is a Postpartum Doula?

What postpartum doulas do, the services they provide and why they're your secret weapon in the battle against postpartum depression.

Courtney Leiva

We need to talk about postpartum psychosis

Postpartum care

We need to talk about postpartum psychosis

It's lesser known than postpartum depression, but postpartum psychosis can have devastating consequences when ignored—even though it's highly treatable.

Hajara Kutty

Canada's “Vagina Coach” Can Help You Stop Peeing When You Laugh

Pregnancy health

Canada's “Vagina Coach” Can Help You Stop Peeing When You Laugh

It's very common, but it's also totally fixable. So why is peeing when you laugh or sneeze something so many moms choose to live with?

Today's Parent

Why can't I just keep my midwife forever?

Why can't I just keep my midwife forever?

Charlotte Helston

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get meds for my PPD

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get meds for my PPD

The EPDS painted an image of a sad, powerless, woman crying in her room—not me. But my irritation with life and tendency toward anger was actually PPD.

Saphina Waters

Pregnancy is the eating disorder trigger that no one ever talks about

Pregnancy health

Pregnancy is the eating disorder trigger that no one ever talks about

The changes that occur during pregnancy and postpartum can make women feel like their bodies are out of control. That's when eating disorders creep in.

Raina Delisle

10 valuable life lessons from a baby

10 valuable life lessons from a baby

Persistence, subtle flirting and people watching? Bring it on. How to apply these tips fromThe Rebel Mama’s Handbook for (Cool) Moms to your own life.

Aleksandra Jassem

Is getting rid of hospital nurseries unfair to new moms?

Is getting rid of hospital nurseries unfair to new moms?

"Rooming in" with your newborn is supposed to encourage breastfeeding, but it can also jeopardize maternal mental health.

Vanessa Milne

My stay on a psychiatric ward for PPD inspired a new career

Postpartum care

My stay on a psychiatric ward for PPD inspired a new career

After my husband and daughter disappeared behind the heavy steel doors of the psychiatry unit, I felt like I could breathe again. I knew I would be OK.

Ariane Audet

Why French Women Don’t Pee Their Pants When They Laugh and You Do

Why French Women Don’t Pee Their Pants When They Laugh and You Do

Unlike French mothers, we don’t get access to free pelvic floor work after giving birth. So what’s a Canadian gal to do?

Claire Gagne

New moms are not OK

Postpartum care

New moms are not OK

The newborn days can be isolating at the best of times, but COVID has meant little to no family help and skyrocketing anxiety. Ten months in, many parents are barely coping.

Erin Pepler

6 things every mom should know about postpartum recovery

Postpartum care

6 things every mom should know about postpartum recovery

There are some unexpected things that happen to you after you give birth…and not just right after, sometimes for weeks and even months postpartum.

Colleen Fisher Tully

What it’s like to have a fourth-degree tear—yup, right to your butt

What it’s like to have a fourth-degree tear—yup, right to your butt

Yes, it’s possible to tear straight through to your anal sphincter during childbirth. It’s not pretty, but here's how to deal.

Andrea Karr

Shortly after my son was born, the panic attacks started

Postpartum care

Shortly after my son was born, the panic attacks started

I was fortunate to get quick and effective treatment for my post-partum anxiety. But many Indigenous women, however, aren’t so lucky.

Kelly Boutsalis

Why you shouldn’t try to get your pre-baby body back

Why you shouldn’t try to get your pre-baby body back

Everyone has an opinion on how to get your pre-baby body back—and now! It’s as if that’s all you can say to a mother who has just had a baby. It’s not.

Kyla Fox

We tried it: Does Pee-Proof Underwear Really Work?

We tried it: Does Pee-Proof Underwear Really Work?

For two weeks I peed just a little bit, just about everywhere, to see if these waterproof products held true to the promise of a leak-free life.

A very relieved staffer

Is the six-week postpartum checkup too little too late?

Postpartum care

Is the six-week postpartum checkup too little too late?

Newborns get all kinds of care from health practitioners, but for many new moms, the single checkup at six weeks after birth just isn't enough.

Karen Robock

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