Maternity

Avoiding Sibling Rivalry When Baby Arrives: 24 Things to Say and Do

Transitioning your child to becoming an older sibling is both exciting and challenging. While adding another child to the family provides your older child...

Finding Our Way: Redefining Family, Building Belonging

My journey began one year after my husband and I got married and decided to start our family. My first pregnancy ended in a...
Parents with their newborn child

Local Moms Share Hospital Essentials for Labor

Your due date is approaching, you are in full-fledged nesting mode, and you are tasked with one of the final to-dos on your lengthy...
A parent holding their child.

Signs of Postpartum Anxiety and What to Do

Almost every parent who has ever parented has felt they weren’t prepared for this monumental role; that they would most certainly fail at every step and that their child would bear the results of this mistake forever.
A person at a doctor appointment.

Maintaining a Healthy Pelvic Floor: Tips and Insights from a Urogynecologist 

Brittany Mahomes, wife of three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes, is a mother of two who recently urged women to take care of their pelvic floor in an Instagram story.
Kristen Weber

Milk and Honeysuckle Lactation and Wellness Offers Support for Mothers Feeding Infants 

Kristen Weber’s background is in OBGYN nursing, and she had helped many pregnant and postpartum moms. Even with that background, she struggled nursing her...
Anita the Doula

Black Doulas in Toledo Pushing Forward

Tiana Taylor and Anita the Doula are Toledo natives. They are both college graduates and entrepreneurs. They’ve also been working as full spectrum doulas...
A photo of a newborn baby.

Newly FDA-Approved Drug a Game Changer for Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression (PPD) can affect any mom and carries with it significant risks. In the past, there have not been many options for effectively...