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August 19, 2026Pregnancy

Was That My Water Breaking? What to Do in the First Hour

A gouache illustration of a small family bathroom at night, with a folded towel on the rail and a low night light throwing a warm circle onto the floor tiles.

The next hour is not for deciding what it was. It is for keeping the three things that let somebody else decide, and the first of them goes down the drain.

August 17, 2026Postpartum

After a C-Section, What Counts as Lifting

A full white laundry basket heaped with pale laundry, set down on the floor at the foot of a carpeted staircase in a home hallway.

Nothing heavier than your baby for the first six to eight weeks is not a weight limit. It is a description of a household, and whether you can keep it is decided before you get home.

August 17, 2026Newborn Care

How to Take a Newborn’s Temperature So the Number Counts

Gouache illustration of three digital thermometers in a row in a bathroom drawer, a slim stick type, a forehead scanner and an ear thermometer, all screens blank.

The instruction telling you when to call has a measuring method built into the sentence, which is why the number on your thermometer is only a number when the method behind it matches your baby’s age.

August 17, 2026Pregnancy

Iron Pills and Constipation in Pregnancy: What to Change

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Constipation is the first side effect on the list for iron tablets, and iron supplements also sit inside the advice for preventing it. Three of those four fixes are yours. The fourth one is a conversation.

August 16, 2026August 17, 2026Feeding

Spit-Up or Vomit? The Answer Is Not on Your Shirt

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The two things that answer this happen before you look down. Why the size tells you nothing, what to change at the next feed, and the list that ends in a phone call.

August 16, 2026August 17, 2026Postpartum

Leaking Urine After Birth: There Are Two Kinds

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It is not one problem, it is two with different triggers, and which one you have decides the plan. Plus the two things to write down before your postpartum checkup.

August 16, 2026August 17, 2026Pregnancy

Itchy Hands and Feet in Pregnancy: When to Call Tonight

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Itching with nothing to show for it is the version that gets a phone call today. Where it itches, when it is worse, and what you are actually asking them to test.

August 15, 2026August 17, 2026Sleep

Baby Fell Asleep in the Car Seat: What to Do Now

A gouache illustration of an empty infant car seat carrier on a wooden floor with its shell clearly sloped, next to a bassinet with a completely flat mattress.

Nobody does not know this rule. They just cannot follow it, and the reason is always the same: your hands are full when you arrive and a nap is on the line. What actually helps is a flat spot you made before you left.

August 15, 2026August 17, 2026Postpartum

Afterpains: The Cramp That Starts When She Latches

A heating pad folded over the arm of a living room chair with its cord reaching an outlet, and a full glass of water on the side table within arm's reach.

The cramp that arrives once your baby latches on is your uterus contracting, and it starts at the exact moment you have committed both arms. Which is why almost everything useful happens before you sit down.

August 15, 2026August 17, 2026Pregnancy

Round Ligament Pain: Name the Move That Started It

A two panel gouache illustration of getting up off the floor while pregnant: first pushing up onto one hand from the side, then sitting upright with knees bent before standing.

A sharp pull low on one side usually has a move attached to it. How to find that move, brace for the ones you can see coming, and tell it apart from the pain that belongs on a phone call.