By Elizabeth Pantley author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns If your newborn cries a lot you may wonder if you’re dealing with colic. Not all crying babies have colic, but all colicky babies cry, and they cry hard. They may stiffen their little bodies, arch their backs, or curl up as if in pain. When babies bawl like this, they take in a lot of air, which creates … [Read more...] about Ways to cope with colic: Part 1
Pregnancy
Should you wait 12 weeks to announce your pregnancy?
Matt Damon’s interview about George and Amal Clooney’s newly announced twin pregnancy got about as much attention as the pregnancy announcement itself. And the issue which received the most focus was the fact that George had told Matt about the pregnancy at only eight weeks gestation. Matt’s reaction was apparently incredulity that George had broken the “12 week rule,” in that … [Read more...] about Should you wait 12 weeks to announce your pregnancy?
Can you afford to take maternity leave?
Growing your family shouldn’t mean shrinking your financial goals Welcoming a bundle of joy is an exciting time—but it also comes with a million and one questions to answer. How are my partner and I splitting parenting duties? Will we sleep train our baby? Will we ever agree on a name? All are important questions, but consider also the financial questions that arrive along … [Read more...] about Can you afford to take maternity leave?
Postpartum hair loss: 5 things you need to know
A woman’s body goes through countless changes during and after pregnancy, but one aspect of motherhood that many may not expect is the sometimes sudden and severe hair loss that can occur after baby is born. Dr. Alan J. Bauman, a Board-certified hair restoration physician, joined Pregnancy Magazine to share the facts on new mom hair loss that every woman should … [Read more...] about Postpartum hair loss: 5 things you need to know
Is there such a thing as ‘pregnancy brain’?
When a study was published this month by a group of Spanish researchers on the impact of pregnancy on a woman’s brain, there were alarmist headlines everywhere. Various media reports made it sound as if pregnancy made women stupid since the study, published in the medical journal Nature Neuroscience, indicated that the amount of grey matter in a pregnant woman’s brain … [Read more...] about Is there such a thing as ‘pregnancy brain’?