Health & Wellness

Helpful Tips from your Postpartum Experts

The Health & Wellness category is where you’ll find reflections, insights, and guidance on caring for your body and mind as you grow your family. You’ll read about things like pelvic floor health, stress and anxiety, sleep deprivation, vaccines, and how to choose care providers wisely. The tone is honest — it admits when life feels overwhelming, when recovery is slow, when worry is constant. Your well-being as new parents is front and center here. The point isn’t to be perfect, but to offer support, tools, and a sense that you’re not alone as you try to stay well in the midst of change.

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Sleep Deprivation After Having a Baby: Survival Tips

After nine long months of pregnancy, your baby is finally here! For the first few days, adrenaline and pure excitement are your fuel. At the hospital you’re learning how to breastfeed, healing from birth, and getting to know your little one. Nursing staff is available 24/7 to help you. But...
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How’s Your Pelvis? Pregnancy & Postpartum Pelvic Floor Therapy

How’s Your Pelvis? Maya Lespinasse, PT, DPT is dying to know. Dr. Lespinasse is a Pelvic Floor Therapist and the founder of How’s Your Pelvis?, based in Foxboro, MA who services the greater Boston and Rhode Island areas.  You might be wondering what a Pelvic Floor Therapist does and why...
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Prenatal Yoga in Atlanta, GA

Prenatal yoga might feel like one more thing that you keep hearing talked about in all your pregnancy groups or from your Atlanta obgyn, but here’s a reason for that! Prenatal yoga is a specialized form of yoga designed to support people throughout their pregnancy.   And if you’re worried...
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What Can Be Done for Seasonal Allergies When You’re Pregnant?

The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming and you are...Sneezing. If you’re dealing with seasonal allergies during pregnancy, you’re not alone, and you’re probably wondering what’s safe to take when you’re expecting. At Well Supported Family, we work with families from bump to baby and know how important it...
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Easy Meals to Eat While Feeding Your Baby

There are quite a few things that you’ll learn as you go during your parenting journey. One of the first might be that you are hungry all the time! Whether it be because you’re breastfeeding, pumping [a combination of both] or that you’re up at 3 a.m. formula or bottle...
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Acid reflux in babies: signs, symptoms and treatment

Have you ever eaten Indian food and 20 minutes later you feel a burning in your upper chest and maybe even your throat? [If you’ve ever been pregnant you might have felt this every time you ate.] That sensation is “heartburn.”Heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux, which is when...
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Top Tips for Managing Pregnancy Fatigue

Yawn! Growing a human is a whole lot of work, and pregnancy fatigue is no joke. This very common pregnancy symptom is often described as pure and utter exhaustion. Pregnancy fatigue can hit at any time, but is most common in the first and third trimesters. In early pregnancy, hormonal...
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Pelvic Floor Therapists in Boston, MA

Are you a pregnant person in Boston, MA, worried about how delivering your baby will affect your postpartum lifestyle? Do you struggle to sneeze without peeing a little, or have trouble emptying your bladder? Maybe you’re worried about tearing during labor or your recovery process. Then finding pelvic floor therapists in...
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Preparing for flu season with a newborn

You've lived through fall and winter every year of your life, and you may not have given it much thought. However, when you have a new baby with a developing immune system- every cough, every doorknob, every touch from a stranger just hits differently. You may feel that you should...
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Getting Enough Sleep During Pregnancy

Quality sleep is crucial for physical and metal wellbeing, especially during pregnancy. As your body undergoes tons of changes, it can become harder and harder to get a good night's rest as your pregnancy progresses. However, adequate sleep is crucial for both you and your baby's health. Let's explore why...
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Helpful tips from your team at Well Supported Family.

Expert postpartum and newborn advice you can trust.

Since 2016, Well Supported Family has provided newborn care to thousands of families. Our team of certified Postpartum Doulas and Newborn Care Specialists offer daytime, overnight, and 24/7 in-home support across 12 U.S. states. Whether you're recovering from birth, establishing feeding routines, or just trying to get more sleep, we're here to help—one family at a time.

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