Postpartum

When will my postpartum belly go away?

Postpartum care

When will my postpartum belly go away?

It’s totally normal to look a little pregnant for a few months (or years!) after giving birth. But if your postpartum belly is bugging you, try these tips.

Kalli Anderson

How To Support A mother Who Has Postpartum Depression

How To Support A mother Who Has Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression can be very overwhelming and isolating. Here’s how to help someone who is going through it.

Lisa Coxon

Postpartum bleeding: How much blood is normal?

Postpartum care

Postpartum bleeding: How much blood is normal?

You might want to buy a box of Depends—yes, giving birth is a really glamorous. Here's what to expect when it comes to bleeding after childbirth or lochia.

Today's Parent

Involution: How to deal with postpartum afterpains

Involution: How to deal with postpartum afterpains

Recovering from childbirth is no joke. Afterpains—also known as involution—can be particularly brutal. Here's how to help your body heal.

Antonia Whyatt

My half-ditched effort to improve my mom bod crashed and burned

My half-ditched effort to improve my mom bod crashed and burned

A year of saying “Of course I want fries with that—I’m breastfeeding” started to take its toll, but the road to a better mom bod is rockier than I expected.

Natalie Stechyson

15 surprising ways pregnancy can change your body for the better

Postpartum care

15 surprising ways pregnancy can change your body for the better

A better butt? Yes, please! 15 real women share get real on the surprisingly pleasant changes to their bodies after pregnancy.

Vanessa Milne

3 helpful resources for postpartum depression

3 helpful resources for postpartum depression

PPD may seem unbearable, but you're not alone. There are tons of online resources for postpartum depression that provide support to help you through it.

Emily Rivas

How eating your placenta could make your baby sick

How eating your placenta could make your baby sick

A case of a baby getting group B strep after a mom took placenta capsules has doctors asking new questions about the dangers of eating your placenta.

Claire Gagne

A new supplement to treat the baby blues could ward off postpartum depression

Pregnancy health

A new supplement to treat the baby blues could ward off postpartum depression

Feeling sad in the days after delivery is all too common. But researchers are working on a supplement that could help new moms feel like themselves again.

Michelle Bilodeau

Chrissy Teigen writes an open letter about her postpartum depression

Chrissy Teigen writes an open letter about her postpartum depression

Jessica Spera

4 myths about sex after baby

4 myths about sex after baby

Is sex after baby always painful? Is it always disappointing? Get the truth so you can get it on.

Kate Rae

Your postpartum body—what to expect

Postpartum care

Your postpartum body—what to expect

Your body changes a lot during pregnancy. But it also changes in the hours and days after you give birth. Here's what to expect with your postpartum body.

Teresa Pitman

How to keep your relationship strong once baby arrives

How to keep your relationship strong once baby arrives

Babies throw a curve ball into the strongest of relationships. Here’s what to do (and what not to do).

Shawna Cohen

The best preparation for breastfeeding is accepting it might not happen

The best preparation for breastfeeding is accepting it might not happen

The thing that most helped me breastfeed? Deciding that it was something I wanted to do, not something I had to do.

Nicola Prentis

Researchers uncover a key reason why women develop depression during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

Researchers uncover a key reason why women develop depression during pregnancy

As many as one in five women struggle with depression during pregnancy. A study has found one of the causes—and how you can avoid it.

Claire Gagne

What you need to know about postpartum depression—from a mom who's been there

What you need to know about postpartum depression—from a mom who's been there

Claire was diagnosed with postpartum depression when her son was five months old. This is her story.

Today's Parent

#ThisIsMyLife: 6 uses for your postpartum belly

#ThisIsMyLife: 6 uses for your postpartum belly

Who knew all the things your postpartum belly was good for!

Leah Rumack

Diastasis recti symptoms and how to treat it

Postpartum care

Diastasis recti symptoms and how to treat it

Abdominal muscles don’t always snap back into place after having a baby, and that belly bulge may be a sign of a diastasis recti. Here's what to do.

Jessica Leeder

Chrissy Teigen gets real about how celebrities really lose the baby weight

Chrissy Teigen gets real about how celebrities really lose the baby weight

We've found another reason to love Chrissy Teigen.

Jessica Spera

How to handle back pain after having a baby

How to handle back pain after having a baby

Sore back from toting your babe? Here are some basic strategies to help protect your back, while carrying your baby.

Teresa Pitman