Category: Family

Understanding Mama Guilt: A Guide for Expecting and New Moms

By Claire Baumgartner, MSW, LICSW What is Mama Guilt? You decide to take a break while your baby is napping instead of folding the laundry, your toddler has eaten frozen chicken nuggets for the fourth time this week, you...

What Does Islam Say About Postpartum Depression?

Reprinted from www.postpartumprogress.com by Katherine Stone (2/3/2011) I found myself asking that question when I read a heartbreaking comment from Amina, a Muslim mother who had postpartum depression, on a piece I had written about postpartum depression and different religious...

Adoption After Infertility

Though some come to adoption by choice at the start of their parenting journey, others arrive at the decision after a lengthy battle with infertility. Neither scenario makes the adoption more wonderful or more challenging. However, those who decide...