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Drinking During Pregnancy
This article is a commentary on the current guidelines for drinking during pregnancy. It was Friday evening and Elaine, nine months pregnant with baby number two, was looking forward to a relaxing dinner … [Read More...]
Positive Parenting Tips and Advice: Ask Questions, Get Answers
Do you need some advice or positive parenting tips? Ask your parenting question here and get suggestions from other parents about what to do. Perhaps you are struggling to get your child to eat a good variety … [Read More...]
Postpartum Fatigue
For the most part, postpartum fatigue is a normal part of life with a new baby. The key, though, is to keep that tiredness at a manageable level. Why is this important? It's important because fatigue is … [Read More...]
Postpartum
Postpartum Fatigue
For the most part, postpartum fatigue is a normal part of life with a new baby. The key, though, is to keep that tiredness at a manageable level. Why is this important? It's important because fatigue is … [Read More...]
Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale: Screen Yourself for PPD
The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most commonly-used screening tools for postpartum depression. In Canada for example, mothers are routinely offered the Edinburgh Postpartum … [Read More...]
Early Motherhood: Adjusting in the Early Months
The first weeks and months of early motherhood can be full of ups and downs. That's because you are going through a major process of adjustment. (1-4) There is so much going on during those first weeks and … [Read More...]
Resources & Books
Books on Motherhood: Review of This is Not How I Thought it Would Be: Remodeling Motherhood to Get the Lives we Want Today
Of all the motherhood books I've read over the years, Kristin Maschka's This Is Not How I Thought It Would Be: Remodeling Motherhood to Get the Lives We Want Todayis one of the best I've ever come … [Read More...]
Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale: Screen Yourself for PPD
The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most commonly-used screening tools for postpartum depression. In Canada for example, mothers are routinely offered the Edinburgh Postpartum … [Read More...]
Keeping Me Awake: Adding to my list of great parenting books
Great parenting books aren't always the apparent best sellers. It’s too easy to get bogged down in too much expert advice, too much ‘science says,’ too many prescriptive formulae about the million and one … [Read More...]
