Baby2Body Blog | Women's Health, Wellness & Lifestyle
Lifestyle guidance for trying to conceive, pregnancy, and motherhood
If your due date is right around the corner, you’ve probably packed, triple-checked, and re-packed your hospital bag. But… have you thought about what you’ll need once you bring baby home? If you haven’t, no worries–you can throw your after-hospital bag together in no time. We’ve compiled a list of some of our essentials for those […]
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A few weeks ago over on our Instagram Stories, we asked you if you were doing okay. And for a lot of you, the answer was… not right now, but I will be. Here’s something we’re pretty sure you’ll all agree with: Motherhood is hard. Pregnancy and the postpartum period can have many dark days. It’s not always […]
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There are a lot of things we can’t control during pregnancy… like the urge to pee (100 times a day), the all-day-long waves of “morning” sickness, and those lovely hormone-induced mood swings. But we can be prepared to handle all the things thrown at us during those 9 months by keeping a few basics on […]
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We’re sure you’ve heard about mindfulness a zillion times by now, but it is one of those things that’s hard to appreciate until you’ve really used it. We totally get that ‘mindfulness’ can sound a bit… ethereal. And beyond that meditation can seem daunting. How do you even begin to quiet your mind in this […]
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Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is suicide prevention. We usually aim to keep things positive and empowering here on the Baby2Body blog, but we’d be amiss to not address this important topic, especially in light of the fact that suicide is one of the leading causes of maternal death in […]
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It’s not just about the weight–it’s about what’s going on inside your body. It’s even more important to think about if you want more kids, because your health has a bit effect on your fertility and pregnancy.
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This week on the blog we’re hearing from Baby2Body CEO and Founder, Melinda Nicci, with her top takes on how #tech will make looking after your mental health — as a new and expecting mom — easier in the future. The journey through pregnancy and early motherhood is often painted as an exciting, happy time; but […]
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Maybe you’ve read about it, heard about it, or noticed it referenced in the headlines, but while racial discrepancies in maternal health and mortality rates are just recently garnering media attention, it’s been an issue for a long time. The truth is, there’s a significant gap in just how safe it is to become a […]
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Feeding your baby is like all parts of parenting – you have to figure it out as you go along, it’s harder than it looks, and how you decide to do it is a personal choice. Everyone has their own right answer when it comes to nursing, bottle-feeding, or formula feeding — and there is […]
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Just like that, summer is here once again. Now let’s talk about summer pregnancies. It’s a funny term because you’re pregnant 9 months out of the year – so you’re going to experience at least 3 of the seasons while expecting. But if your third trimester coincides with the hottest months of the year, we’d […]
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