NewBloom Editorial Team, Author at NewBloom

September 1, 2026Postpartum

Sex Hurts After Birth: What to Try and When to Get Help

Two fully clothed partners sit side by side on a bed and hold hands.

Painful sex after birth is not a deadline failure. Learn what to stop, what may help with dryness, and when to contact your clinician.

September 1, 2026Pregnancy

Leg Cramp or Blood Clot in Pregnancy? When to Get Help

A pregnant person sits on the edge of a bed with one hand resting on their calf.

A practical guide to ordinary pregnancy cramps, one-sided DVT warning signs, and when calf pain needs urgent or emergency help.

August 29, 2026Feeding

Do You Need to Pump and Dump After Drinking?

Breast pump parts, a milk storage bottle, a kitchen timer, and a wine glass arranged on a table

Pumping does not clear alcohol from breast milk faster. Here is what to do after a drink, how long to wait, and when a sober caregiver is needed.

August 29, 2026Postpartum

What Your Partner Should Watch for After Birth

Gouache illustration of one partner offering a blank notebook and phone to another at a kitchen table

A practical postpartum plan for partners: what changes to notice, when to call a provider, when to call 911, and how to help after the call.

August 29, 2026Pregnancy

Woke Up on Your Back While Pregnant? What to Do Next

Gouache illustration of a pregnant adult turning from her back onto her side in a softly lit bedroom

Woke up on your back during pregnancy? Turn onto either side and go back to sleep. Here is what the guidance says and which other signs need a call.

August 25, 2026Newborn Care

Cradle Cap: Your Baby Cannot Feel It

Gouache illustration of a soft baby hairbrush, a small open dish of oil and a folded towel on a bathroom shelf.

Your baby feels nothing. You feel all of it, which is the only way cradle cap gets worse. The oil to skip, the one both pages name, and when to call.

August 25, 2026Postpartum

Postpartum Hair Loss: It Slows Before It Stops

A wide tooth comb on the edge of a white bathroom sink next to a small coil of loose hair in morning daylight.

There is no day it stops. There is a slope measured in months, a drain that cannot tell you anything, and one loose hair worth finding on your baby.

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026Pregnancy

Heartburn at Night in Pregnancy: It Is Not What You Ate

Three bed pillows stacked into a stepped slope against a headboard in a dark bedroom, with rumpled cotton sheets in the foreground.

The dinner list was never the lever. What moves night heartburn in pregnancy is the slope you sleep on and the gap between your antacid and your iron.

August 21, 2026Feeding

Sore Nipples From Breastfeeding: Unlatch and Start Over

An empty armchair at night with a soft cloth folded over one arm and a single low lamp beside it, painted in gouache.

Sore nipples are a position problem, not a skin problem. The fix is taking the baby off in the middle of a feed and starting again.

August 21, 2026Postpartum

Stitches After Birth: The Risk Is Not That They Tear

Clean folded towels stacked on a narrow shelf beside a bathroom window in early morning light, painted in gouache.

Stitches almost never come apart from force. What actually goes wrong is infection, and it arrives as the first day that hurts more than yesterday.