Maternal: Notes on Modern Motherhood – Jenny + Evie

Maternal: Notes on Modern Motherhood

Why Moms Pee Their Pants: Q + A with Dana Solomon, Pelvic Floor Guru

Why Moms Pee Their Pants: Q + A with Dana Solomon, Pelvic Floor Guru

Lots of moms pee when they laugh, sneeze, cough, or jump on a trampoline. And for good reason: the pelvic floor, a sling of muscles, ligaments and...
Posted in incontinence, kegel exercise, leakage, motherhood, new mom, new moms, pelvic floor, pelvic floor exercise, pelvic health, postpartum, postpartum care, pregnancy

"Packing" Your Fourth Trimester Bag

"Packing" Your Fourth Trimester Bag

Expecting moms hear A LOT about packing their hospital bag, especially if they’re nearing the third trimester. But moms-to-be should also prepare their fourth trimester "bag" of tricks: self-care tips like having mental health plan, setting boundaries, delegating tasks, and relying on make-ahead freezer meals or takeout. 
Posted in expecting mom, fourth trimester, maternal mental health, mental health, new mom, postpartum care, postpartum prepared, pregnancy, pregnant, self-care, self-care for new moms

Memos from Moms: Cassie Shortsleeve, Health Journalist + Founder, Dear Sunday

Memos from Moms: Cassie Shortsleeve, Health Journalist + Founder, Dear Sunday

Q & A with Cassie Shortsleeve, health reporter and founder of Dear Sunday, which publishes e-guides for helping new moms through the hard parts of pregnancy, postpartum, + motherhood.
Posted in birth, maternal mental health, matrescence, mom, moms, motherhood, new moms, newborn, perinatal, postpartum, pregnancy

Becoming a Mother: There's a Word for That ... What Matrescence Is, and Why It's So Profound

Becoming a Mother: There's a Word for That ... What Matrescence Is, and Why It's So Profound

Becoming a mother changes you physically, emotionally, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. And yet, we don't hear a whole lot about this process, called "matrescence." Here, we unpack this very real and profound developmental period, with help from the experts.
Posted in adolescence, Alexandra Sacks, Aurelie Athan, baby blues, brain changes, maternal mental health, matrescence, mom, moms, motherhood, newborn, PMAD, PMADS, postpartum, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, PPD

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS): What Are They and How Do I Know If I Have One?

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS): What Are They and How Do I Know If I Have One?

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Our Co-Founder Jenny Desaulniers, Psy.D. breaks down Baby Blues and PMADS, providing facts and definitions, signs and symptoms, risk factors, stigma, and treatment options to help you navigate your perinatal mental health and better communicate vital information with your healthcare providers.

Posted in anxiety, baby blues, depression, maternal mental health, moms, mood, new moms, OCD, perinatal, PMADS, postpartum, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, PPD, pregnancy, self-care

Memos from Moms: 5 Questions for Jenny Desaulniers, J+E Co-Founder

Memos from Moms: 5 Questions for Jenny Desaulniers, J+E Co-Founder

Q & A with Jenny, one of our founders, on all things motherhood.
Posted in birth, matrescence, mom, moms, motherhood, postpartum, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, PPD, pregnancy, self-care

Memos from Moms: 5 Questions for Jaime Budzienski, J+E Co-Founder

Memos from Moms: 5 Questions for Jaime Budzienski, J+E Co-Founder

Q & A with Jaime, one of our founders, on all things motherhood. 
Posted in matrescence, mom, motherhood, newborn, postpartum, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, PPD, pregnancy, self-care

All You Need To Know About Pregnancy, Delivery, + Postpartum in the Time of Coronavirus: A Summary of a Webinar by The Motherhood Center

All You Need To Know About Pregnancy, Delivery, + Postpartum in the Time of Coronavirus: A Summary of a Webinar by The Motherhood Center

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We were thrilled to tune into a recent webinar by The Motherhood Center in New York City: Pregnancy, Delivery and Postpartum in the Time of Coronavirus, led by the center’s Medical Director and Co-Founder, Catherine Birndorf, M.D. and Carnegie Hill OBGYN Caitlin Fiss, M.D., as well as Paige Bellenbaum, LMSW, also a Co-Founder. We summarized some of the questions posed by listeners, and the answers from Dr. Birndorf and Dr. Fiss.

Posted in baby blues, birth, breastfeeding, coronavirus, covid19, labor, mom, moms, newborn, PMAD, postpartum, pregnancy