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There is a number that appears on government health websites, in hospital discharge paperwork, on lactation handouts, and in the clinical guidance of nearly every postpartum provider in the country. 300-500 extra calories per day. That is what breastfeeding mothers...
There is a surgery that happens to postpartum women with striking regularity. A mother is a few months out from birth. She has been managing pain under her right ribcage — sometimes radiating to her back, sometimes arriving after meals in waves she cannot predict. Her...
Few nutrition topics generate more defensiveness than this one. And that defensiveness is not difficult to understand. Dietary choices — particularly those rooted in ethics, environmental concern, and personal identity — are not neutral ground. Questioning them, even...
Postpartum nutrition is often discussed as if the primary challenge were food quality. Eat whole foods. Prioritize nutrient density. Avoid ultra-processed ingredients. Increase protein. Balance blood sugar. Support hormones. These recommendations are familiar, widely...