It's an all-too-common scenario for new parents: hovering over the bassinet at 3 a.m., staring intently at your baby's chest, looking for the reassuring up-and-down motion. Baby monitors have always ...

Bundle of joy, the gift of a new life or the baby blues? For many new mothers, the lines are blurred. Feelings ricochet. Worry, fear, exhaustion, hormone upheaval and depression can darken motherhood.

Picture this: you’re at a family holiday gathering, sipping lukewarm coffee while your newborn is passed around like the breadbasket at dinner. For many moms, @jenmariegreer’s viral TikTok hilariously ...

If you're reserved and anxious or depressed, you might want to call your mom and ask her what you were like as a baby. If you're reserved and anxious or depressed, you might want to call your mom and ...

After her first child was born, Lauren Hamilton, a pediatric nurse, began having graphic, recurring nightmares, imagining someone dropping the baby, his head cracking open “like a watermelon.” ...

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In other words, we are making parents anxious about their anxiety. Our current labeling system creates a sense of shame around anxiety that can cut parents off from healthy interaction. In fact, when ...

Of course parents feel anxious when they meet their tiny human. Source: Sharon MtCutcheon/Unsplash New parents feel anxiety for a very good reason. They are suddenly responsible for the life of a ...

Before I had my baby, I thought I would be a relaxed mom. I remember watching other mothers sweating the small stuff and thinking to myself -- no sir, not me, never me. I thought that in part because ...