Postpartum Depression

Elizabeth Pantley [05 August 2009] - I know that it’s normal to have the “baby blues” right after you have a baby, but my son is six weeks old. I thought everything would be wonderful by now and I would be so in love with my baby. I thought mothering would come easily. It’s not that way at all! I can’t sleep, even when he’s sleeping. I feel hollow inside, like the real me is gone. Sometimes I cry for hours; other times, I feel angry enough to explode. Life feels like an endless amusement park ride, and sometimes I just want to get off. Why am I such a terrible mother? Read more »

Breastfeeding the Premature Baby

Jack Newman [02 February 2010] -

Some Myths About Premature Babies and Breastfeeding:

• Premature babies need to be in incubators
• Premature babies all need fortifiers
• Premature babies cannot go to the breast until they are at 34 weeks gestation
• Mothers of premature babies need to use nipple shields to get their babies latched on well and
  getting milk well
• Premature babies need to learn to take a bottle which teaches them how to suck

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Why does s/he do it????

Olga Lipkovics [27 January 2011] -

This is the most difficult part to get used to it as a brand new mom and dad. Yes, I’m talking about crying. Babies cry. This is a fact. We need to learn to figure out what’s wrong with our beautiful, healthy baby. It is so hard, because we need to learn to listen. Listen to our baby’s cue and listen to our instinct.

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