Any time we were able to go out for dinner or drinks alone, we made a rule that we couldn’t talk about the baby.

when a baby suckles at its mother’s breast, a vacuum is created. Within that vacuum, the infant’s saliva is sucked back into the mother’s nipple, where receptors in her mammary gland decipher it.8 This “baby spit backwash,” as she delightfully described it, contains signals, information about the baby’s immune system—including any infections it may

Our culture tends to think about pregnancy in terms of the limitations it places on our bodies and lives, big and small. No

There is no right or wrong, there is just what we decide. What feels right—what is safe, enjoyable, and worth it—is what is best for a family. And we are all just doing the best we can.

Fetal cells have been found in breast tissue and breast milk, hinting that they could have a hand in increasing their own food supply.

During the early twentieth century, women weren’t just driven out of the field of health care, they were also actively excluded from accessing medical education. And with that, the responsibility of caring for pregnant women shifted to men.

The body is wise. It recognizes a pregnancy that could never be carried to term.”

But we know that 80 percent of new mothers report a range of mood changes, and that as many as one in seven mothers will experience postpartum depression and/or anxiety.

We have known for some time that the long-term health of mothers and their children is impacted by the physical journey of pregnancy. We now also know that the long-term health of mothers and their children is impacted by the physical journey that takes place after pregnancy.