For many new mothers, the early days of parenthood bring both joy and exhaustion. Sleep deprivation is a well-known challenge for parents of newborns, but its impact on maternal mental health is often underestimated. As we recognize National Sleep Awareness Week 2025, it's crucial to shed light on the relationship between sleep and mental well-being for perinatal moms - and offer practical strategies to cope.
Dr. Margaret Archer, PT, DPT, shares six tips for returning to intimacy and sex after birth for postpartum women and couples from her perspective as a pelvic floor physical therapist. From lubricants to lactation support, there is nothing about postpartum sex considered TMI here!
Here’s something you may not have heard: having a baby may make you sad. In this case, we are not referring to the very common experience of postpartum depression, but rather post-partum grief. Grief about what you’ve given up, about reality not matching up with...
Happy Fourth of July! Holidays can be filled with fun but also an opportunity for stress and anxiety symptoms to flair up. Doing too much, being exhausted and overwhelmed at the tasks of parenthood can turn holidays into nightmares if we are not careful. With...