New moms go through a lot. Heading back to work is a mental job in itself, then add in pumping at work it’s even more challenging. Some offices will present more challenges than others, but there are some strategies that can help you get through with a little less stress.

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Navigating the Outdoors with a Newborn

Welcome to the new year and if you’re giving birth this year this post is for you. Welcoming a newborn into your life is an extraordinary journey filled with moments of joy, wonder, and, inevitably, a bit of apprehension.

MOTHERHOODCODDLE EditorsFebruary 8, 2024outside with a baby, newborn life, dressing baby, packing for baby, diaper bags, coddle nipple balm, transporting babyComment

How to Recover After a Vaginal Birth

I remember while pregnant, I was reading up and googling every pregnancy milestone. What's even worst my MIL bought me the mayo clinic 1000-page book on pregnancy. So, most days, I was glued to it.

PREGNANCYCODDLE EditorsJanuary 17, 2024mothers milk tea, postpartum healing, c section healing, after birth massage, postpartum swelling, perineal spray, pert bottle, perineal balm, cooling spray, healing after birth, herbal sitz bath, after birth pains, after birth sorenessComment

How Much Rest You Need And Its Importance After Giving Birth

Bringing a new life into the world is a miraculous and transformative experience. As new parents, the initial days are often filled with a mix of joy, exhaustion, and an overwhelming sense of responsibility.

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Misconceptions about Breastfeeding from a Doula

Most women are excited to exclusively breastfeed for their first 6 months or a year. They are often very confident in that choice and think that because breastfeeding is a natural process, things will come naturally.

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8 Pre-Pregnancy Self Care Tips

Contrary to what you think now, as women we’re expected to reproduce and while it may be easy for some, for others it takes lots of planning, prodding, scanning, screening, the gods aligned and sometimes a miracle.

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Colostrum is Milk......

It’s August, which means its Breastfeeding Awareness Week Aug 1st - 7th and Breastfeeding Month. Here’s what we keeping shouting and its now a PSA: Colostrum is Milk.

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How to Survive the Summer Heat while Pregnant

It’s been a scorching summer. and 100 degrees is already the norm in many cities. Being pregnant in the summer is hard for many, and it can even be dangerous.

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How to sleep comfortably during pregancy

You are over the moon! Your little bundle of joy is on his/her way. The countdown has started and the baby room is slowly getting a personality.

PREGNANCYRuth Martin-GordonJuly 5, 2023sleeping comfortably, Side sleep during pregnancy, Back sleep during pregnancy, baby sleep, pregnancy pillow, third trimester sleepComment

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