Anyone who's had one could tell you that c-sections are far from easy. Beyond the standard post-partum challenges of balancing regular duties with keeping a fragile human alive, there's also the added inconvenience of an abdominal incision. Healing from a major surgery like that isn't a . . . [Continue Reading]
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Motherhood: strongest antidote to selfishness
Pope Francis is the newest pope of the people. For the first time in decades, media reports on the Holy See are trending positive, non-Catholics find him endearing and his own flock reveal a certain admiration for him, lovingly calling him "Papa Frankie." While we may have a special place in our . . . [Continue Reading]
23 postpartum hacks for dads (that don’t involve a gas mask)
There are lots of articles to guide new moms through the challenging world of postpartum life. Turns out, every marriage has a built-in postpartum hack: ask your husband to help! But dad, a little overwhelmed with a temporarily-dependent wife and now a very dependent brand-new, tiny human, might . . . [Continue Reading]
Expecting and nervous? There’s an app for that
Graphic courtesy of Life'n Stats via Google Play. Note: CCL is not associated with Life’n Stats and this is not an official endorsement; we just like supporting new moms! First-time mammas, rejoice! One of the best motherhood apps out there just got even better and now thousands of parents are . . . [Continue Reading]
Moving off the back burner
From the November-December 2011 issue of Family Foundations: by Carol Greer Recently CCL received the following comment on its Facebook page: I wish that CCL would cover the topic of loving our bodies in those postpartum months and the issues that go with that. I feel like NFP celebrates our . . . [Continue Reading]