Pregnancy, and those early months of motherhood, can quietly make your world feel smaller.

There is more time indoors, more sitting, more watching the clock or phone, and more thinking. And oftentimes, overthinking.

The days begin to blur into each other, but this is when gentle movement matters most.

Not to “stay fit” or to bounce back, but simply to circulate the blood and lymph around the body. It is really to have us lift our eyes and see a different horizon.

One of the things we’ve always believed at Mother & Child is that parents shouldn’t have to do this alone.

Pregnancy and the early months with a baby can feel incredibly isolating. Questions come up at odd hours. Doubts creep in quietly. And sometimes what helps most is simply knowing there are others walking the same road.

Whether you’re counting kicks, counting contractions, or counting the hours since your last stretch of sleep, this season can feel intense.

And wherever you are right now, pregnant, newly postpartum, or months into motherhood, you deserve steady, evidence-based support.

The past couple of months at Mother & Child have been full.

Car travel with a little one can feel like a strategic mission, except the gear is fluffier and the stakes involve nap schedules. Here’s how to make the journey smoother for everyone.

With the holidays fast approaching, many parents are wondering: “Why did I think traveling with a tiny human was a good idea?”
Never fear! You’ve handled cluster feeds, growth spurts and nap strikes. You can handle a plane.

In the haze of life with a new baby, hearing that “postpartum recovery is a process” is about as much fun as having someone who got nine hours of uninterrupted sleep the night before tell you how magical life is with a newborn.