Postpartum

How postpartum doulas can help parents through the first few weeks with a new baby

Postpartum care

How postpartum doulas can help parents through the first few weeks with a new baby

A postpartum doula can be a huge help during those first few weeks with a newborn, offering breastfeeding support, overnight assistance and more.

Louise Gleeson

What it's like to be a mom with endometriosis

What it's like to be a mom with endometriosis

1 in 10 Canadian women suffers from endometriosis—an often misdiagnosed disease that causes internal bleeding and scarring during your period.

Bonnie Schiedel

10 photos that celebrate and honour ‘imperfect’ post-baby bodies

Postpartum care

10 photos that celebrate and honour ‘imperfect’ post-baby bodies

These bodies gave life, and that's nothing to be ashamed of. A shoutout to all the women sharing images of their postpartum bodies.

Simone Olivero

10 Postpartum Hair Loss Products to Help Grow Stronger Hair

Postpartum care

10 Postpartum Hair Loss Products to Help Grow Stronger Hair

After surviving labour, losing your hair feels like a cruel joke. If you’re looking to treat or prevent postpartum hair loss, consider one of these products

Chelsea Dolan

Life-changing volumizing hair hacks for fine locks

Postpartum care

Life-changing volumizing hair hacks for fine locks

Postpartum hair woes? Add a little more oomph to straight hair with these volumizing tips from industry pros, from essential products to the right haircut.

Emily MacCulloch, Chatelaine

Six ways you’re sabotaging your postpartum recovery

Postpartum care

Six ways you’re sabotaging your postpartum recovery

Having a baby is a big emotional and physical transition. Avoid these common mistakes for a faster, smoother postpartum recovery.

Kate Daley

I regret following the Asian tradition of 'sitting the month' after my baby was born

I regret following the Asian tradition of 'sitting the month' after my baby was born

I now place much of the blame for my postpartum lows on the confinement I experienced after birth for the thousand-year-old Chinese tradition of zuo yue zi.

S Lee

I am not enough for my son—and that’s OK

I am not enough for my son—and that’s OK

When my son was born, I felt like being a good mom meant doing everything for him. I had to be the one putting him to bed every night and feeding him.

Kelly McQuillan

14 celebrity parents get candid on sex after kids

14 celebrity parents get candid on sex after kids

From kids walking in on you and your partner to what sex after baby is really like, these celebs don’t hold back when it comes to talking about sex.

Jessica Spera

New parent? Don’t ask for ‘help’

Postpartum care

New parent? Don’t ask for ‘help’

What you really need is good support, says Kate Rope in her new book, Strong as a Mother. Why your village is key to your mental health and how to build it.

Kate Rope

17 mind-blowing ways your body changes after giving birth

Postpartum care

17 mind-blowing ways your body changes after giving birth

Pregnancy and childbirth transform your body—sometimes in weird and not-so-wonderful ways. Here’s what you need to know to deal with it.

Bonnie Schiedel

Why new moms have scary thoughts about their babies

Postpartum care

Why new moms have scary thoughts about their babies

In Kate Rope's new book, Strong as a Mother, she talks about the terrifying but rarely talked about thoughts that new moms get postpartum.

Kate Rope

How La Leche League saved me

How La Leche League saved me

When I got to a La Leche League meeting and one mom offered to hold my baby and yet another offered me a “lactation cookie,” I started to bawl.

Julia Pelly

Why are our healthcare systems failing postpartum moms?

Postpartum care

Why are our healthcare systems failing postpartum moms?

Canadian and U.S. healthcare focuses almost exclusively on the baby, to the point that the postpartum health of their mothers is seriously neglected.

Corynne Cirilli

The excruciating loneliness of being a new mother

Postpartum care

The excruciating loneliness of being a new mother

After I had my first son, I didn’t just feel different; it was like a grenade had been detonated, deep in the command central of my life.

Leah McLaren

What causes nausea while breastfeeding—and how to treat it

What causes nausea while breastfeeding—and how to treat it

Nobody said that nursing would be easy, but what if you’re feeling downright sick? We’ve got some expert advice on how to deal with breastfeeding nausea.

Karen Robock

How to make sure doctors take your postpartum complications seriously

How to make sure doctors take your postpartum complications seriously

When new moms have complications after giving birth, they sometimes have to fight to be taken seriously—even Serena Williams.

Erin Quinn-Kong

How to deal with postpartum anxiety

Postpartum care

How to deal with postpartum anxiety

Fretting is practically part of a parent’s job description. But when those worries multiply, it can be completely debilitating. Here's how to cope with postpartum anxiety

Kate Daley

Postpartum anxiety has crippled nearly every aspect of my life

Postpartum care

Postpartum anxiety has crippled nearly every aspect of my life

Snappy mental health campaigns encourage people to “talk to someone.” So what do you do when that help is still out of reach?

Bee Quammie

Still horny after all these kids

Still horny after all these kids

Jessica Goode* can't wait to get into her husband's pants—once their three kids are asleep, of course.

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