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Fourth Trimester

The transition to motherhood is a wild ride. From bleeding to postpartum depression, here’s what you need to know about navigating the fourth trimester.

Tia Mowry sitting with her child and carrying her baby

Tia Mowry’s honest post about her post-baby body is what every new mama needs to see 👏

"Ladies, it's okay that our bodies are not PERFECT after our babies are born. Give yourself time. Go at your own pace. Don't allow people to put a time limit on YOUR body," shemwrote.

Updated Feb. 03, 2022
mom comforting crying baby

How to cope with postpartum ‘baby blues’—from a clinical psychologist

Wasn't I supposed to be in bliss-land, subsisting solely on baby snuggles and lullabies?

Updated Feb. 09, 2022
mom holding baby in bed

To the mama battling postpartum depression: You are stronger than you realize

I discovered the strength, resilience and inner warrior I had hiding within myself—ready to battle.

Updated Jun. 01, 2022

Daphne Oz is refreshingly candid about her fourth-trimester body

What Oz says about celebrating food + celebrating her body is so perfect.

Updated Mar. 09, 2018
postpartum rage: woman with head between her hands

We need to talk about postpartum rage—and why it happens

The kind that sneaks up on you and before you know it, you are exploding.

Updated Mar. 10, 2022
mom holding newborn baby in front of her

Dear first-time mama: You don’t have anything to prove

Instead of proving you can do what you did before motherhood, appreciate what you can do *because* of motherhood. 

Updated Mar. 25, 2022

10 Ways To Find Humor Postpartum

Because infant poop and the pads you wear after birth are funny.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom looking down at newborn baby-the rawness of motherhood

The rawness of motherhood cracks your heart wide open

These feelings come from the deepest love imaginable, yet can sometimes make me feel like I’m going crazy.

Updated Nov. 06, 2022

How to Do a Postnatal Closet Cleanse

5 steps to start afresh and find your new mama style.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

How ‘SMART goals’ got me out of my postpartum funk

The SMART goals became a distraction from the self-loathing that had consumed me for months.

Updated Mar. 15, 2022
vitamins laid across a table

16 prenatal and postnatal uses for Vitamin E

How and why you should get your dose of vitamin E during pregnancy and beyond.

Updated Feb. 13, 2024

What’s Postpartum Body-Wrapping?

And why you should try it after giving birth to baby.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

4 Tips For Holistic Postpartum Wellness

Don't forget about your health after delivery, mamas!

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
baby laying next to mom's belly

8 reasons why our stretch marks make us proud

Stretch marks remind us that we are miracle workers—that we created a human inside of our bodies. WHAT.

Updated Nov. 10, 2022

3 Ways a Postpartum Doula Can Help

Find out if you should consider hiring a postpartum doula

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

4th Trimester Truths

Real moms reveal what those first few weeks with a new baby really feel like.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

5 Tips Every New Mama Needs

Your postpartum wellness event in a bottle.

Updated Feb. 27, 2023

The 4th trimester struggle is real

Everything explodes: your heart with love, your mind with this new reality, and your body with— well, a baby.

Updated Sep. 28, 2022

Postpartum Picks: Zara Terez

The queen of leggings shares her 7 postpartum fashion picks.

Updated Jan. 13, 2022
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