I’m congratulating myself — and you — on developing a genuine interest in hormones and nutrition. This will grow into a series of informative and practical articles. Why Track Your Menstrual Cycle? Today, there are many convenient apps to track your cycle. If you’re also using the sympto-thermal or Creighton method — even better! These…
I decided to share some insights about everyday culture in the broadly defined “Arabia” — the wider Arab world. Specifically, about the female body after childbirth, motherhood, and care during the first days of a baby’s life. There is much to learn, to be surprised by — and most importantly, to rethink. Recognition of Labor:…
Today, I will likely lose some readers. I do not chase popularity; my blog is more for the soul and to enrich Ukrainian content, not for profit or fame. So, if this doesn’t suit you — goodbye. Critical Moments in Life On January 22, 2014, I stood on Maidan amid smoke and chaos, feeling like…
I’ll say it right away: I don’t regret stuffing myself with chocolate during the first two months—not one bit. It gave me just enough endorphins to survive. But if it were up to me, I’d have stayed in that sweet, brand-new maternity ward with its balanced five-meal-a-day routine for a few years. Even now, when…
Why We Don’t Think About Childbirth Until We Experience It Ourselves Until you personally go through childbirth, you rarely show interest in someone else’s experience. The arrival of a new person in the family is perceived as something natural, without visible external changes. It seems like the new parents remain the same as before. But…
I certainly understand the need for answers. The first child is like a sip of a heady drink, half mixed with happiness and fear, and drenched with a bucket of changes no one warned about. — John Medina, Brain Rules for Baby The first experience of parenthood is both joy and challenge. John Medina’s Brain…
Before going for a walk, my pockets are always filled with the essentials: a cable, a pack of wipes, something more substantial for sharp teeth, an eco-bag, a water bottle, and so on. With skillful arrangement of items, we can handle any life situation with minimal damage to eardrums. Often, the little one simply wants…
“Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.” Benjamin Franklin That a child needs a happy mother is a fact, how difficult it can be – both you and I…
After giving birth, a woman’s body often undergoes many changes. One of the common ones is the separation of the abdominal muscles – diastasis recti. They often go back on their own, but they often need additional help. In any case, gentle strengthening of the body after childbirth will never hurt. Diastasis and types of…
