More Dirty Secrets of Childbirth

May 14, 2012 by  
Filed under Breastfeeding, From Erin, Mommy Talk, Post-Pregnancy





My friend Erika is currently expecting her first child, due in August. (You can read about her pregnancy brain, or lack thereof, here.) And as I found myself going through labor, delivery and childbirth the second time, I kept making mental notes of little things I should tell her about the experience. Little things that [...]

Ask the FBMs: Recovering From a C-Section





Of the questions we get asked, losing weight and getting those abs back postpartum are big ones. Today’s Ask the FBMs takes the abs question a little farther, focusing specifically on C-sections. Reader Octavia wanted to know the best way to lose baby weight and get in shape after the surgery. Because we’re no experts [...]