I experienced postpartum depression and anxiety with my first baby. I blamed it on the circumstances surrounding my daughter’s birth and our struggles with breastfeeding. When I was preparing for my second baby, I tried everything I could to...
Why is it so hard for mothers to ask for help?
I remember my husband lowering me into our bed, leaking breasts, dozing in and out.
Grimacing with pain, I couldn’t tell which was worse. The newest pain across my stomach...
Wondering where to give birth on the Seacoast? We've created a list of Seacoast hospitals and birth centers to help you along your journey to parenthood.
To learn more about each hospital's ratings, consider checking the website The Leap Frog...
To the amazing company that granted my husband 8 weeks of paternity leave,
Thank you so much for giving my husband 8 weeks with our family after my daughter was born. Every time I told someone inevitably, “are you kidding...
Below, you will find a list of Seacoast Support Groups for New Moms. I hope this list provides you with education, community, and support in your motherhood journey. Finding our tribe and feeling connected are crucial in allowing us...
I love baby-wearing! My hope is that you will learn to love it too, if you don't already. As a breastfeeding mother and lactation counselor (check out our list of Seacoast lactation consultants!), the ease and ability to nurse...
Like many mothers, I struggled with postpartum depression and anxiety with both of my children. Up until I had my second child, I didn’t fully realize how postpartum depression and anxiety are dependent on the body’s reaction to hormonal...
Are you a brand new mom, an expecting mom, working on becoming a mom or even have grown children? No matter what your "mom status" is, taking a little time for you on a yoga mat is a great...
As a new mother, I learned how to be creative when pumping on the go with my first-born. Since I struggled with breastfeeding my first born, so I had to pump a lot at home and on the go....
It's so important to move and care for your body before, during, and after pregnancy. We've compiled a list of places offering prenatal yoga on the Seacoast in addition to specialized pregnancy massage!
Yoga
3 Bridges Yoga
185 High Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
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