The First 72 Hours Postpartum – The Little Things Make All the Difference

During pregnancy, we focus so much on the birth itself, that we often overlook the postpartum time; we write birth plans but don’t plan for what our needs will be after baby arrives. This time is so precious and fleeting; taking a moment to think through those first few hours, days, and even weeks to...

7 Huge Benefits of An Undisturbed First Hour After Birth

The way your baby is cared for and nurtured immediately after birth significantly impacts their transition from the womb to life outside. In a culture that commonly separates mothers and babies for routine procedures such as cleaning, weighing and measuring, most babies are missing that critical time of...

A timeline of a baby’s first hour

Back when I worked in a lab, I spent countless hours diligently watching fruit flies mate. It was a strange job — both extremely scandalous and extremely boring. But lots of scientists are also voyeurs, I swear. And those tedious observations were a good way to learn about instinctual behaviors. So I was a...

What You Need to Know About Newborns

A doctor told a very good friend of mine that the first three months of a baby’s life is like a fourth trimester (I guess it wouldn’t be called a trimester then but whatev). He said that some major development is far from done but we wouldn’t be able to give birth to their giant heads if...

Evidence for the Vitamin K Shot in Newborns

http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-the-vitamin-k-shot-in-newborns/ Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, thought to be a problem of the past—has been recently thrust back into the spotlight. During an 8-month period in 2013, five infants were admitted to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville,...

10 Rules For Visiting A New Baby – And Being Asked Back Again!

When a new baby has entered the world, of course you’re desperate to go and have a cuddle. As well as a new baby though, there is also a sleep-deprived, hormonal, potentially quite sore mother to think of, who is doing her best to build confidence and self esteem as a new mother. While the new parents are...