New moms and their babies visit a pediatrician at least half a dozen times in a year.
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Brizendine said these daymares afflict about half of new moms and typically last three to six months post-birth.
Sure enough, our Dove Hair team did the research and found that many new moms experienced poor hair conditions.
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On the ninth floor of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, newborns squall in the nursery while a half-dozen new moms and dads, looking dazed, file into a conference room.
"We believe that something that's based on the telephone or a website would be easier for new moms to do than having to go somewhere to have classes, " she says.
In addition, pediatricians and other health care providers are advised to tell parents the importance of wiping a newborn's mouth clean after each feeding -- something that may not occur to new moms.
If you develop a postpartum depression, treat it quickly, because we know that when new moms get depressed, their babies suffer now and are much more likely to develop mental illness as they age.
In fact, personal time for relaxation and fitness figured high on our responses, especially from new moms (Heather Bennett, a marketing executive in New York, would love a few extra hours a week for a guilt-free workout).
Others queried whether her decision would set a bad example for other women looking to juggle motherhood and a career: Namely, would HR departments and bosses then expect more new moms to follow suit by literally suiting up again mere weeks after giving birth?
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New moms tend not to get nearly as much sleep as their minds and bodies require, and any sleep expert or doctor will tell you that prolonged sleep debt leads to hallucinations, a loss of perspective, moodiness and lo and behold, intrusive psychotic thoughts.
Joshua Hoyt, of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, calls immigrants the new soccer moms and NASCAR dads.
Two new celeb moms went serene with blue: Beyonce with Blue Ivy for her daughter, and Alicia Silverstone with Blu as a middle name for her son Bear.
Entrance to an exclusive private preschool is a painful right of passage for thousands of upscale New York moms every year, kicking off with a mad rush of speed dialing early in the morning the day after Labor Day to secure applications before schools run out of them.
The new reality for moms, largely a positive one, is similar around the world: Technology is giving them their platform for expression.
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With the new Dell Inspiron family, moms - and their families - will get both functionality and style thanks to this series' versatile capabilities and chic appearance.
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In the war of the mommies, a new study finds that working moms may have a leg up when it comes to health, both mental and physical.
With each sleek issue ripe with interviews, infant and toddler friendly products and ensembles, and advice for new (and existing) moms alike, I got the opportunity to sit down and interview with Kaitlyn about what makes Babystyle successful, the balance of her editorial life with her social life, and how to decide who gets to be the cover star of the publication.
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But if I'm honest with myself, my self-imposed isolation from other moms has left me feeling a little alone in the new-mommy experience.
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According to a new survey by Working Mother magazine, most (61%) working moms would take the salary bump.
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Pepper Pastor, owner of Pepper Pastor Salon in New York City, says that in addition to an uptick in gift certificates for moms--which tend to be purchased by sons and husbands--she's seeing more mothers and daughters sharing an afternoon of pampering.
According to a new survey by Working Mother magazine and Chase Slate, most (61%) working moms would take the salary bump.
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Because at the end of the day your husband isn't a mom, your dog isn't a mom, your co-workers might not be moms, and while your mom is a mom, she's not a new mom in 2012.
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That was clear when I gathered two moms and a dad in the cafeteria of the KIPP Believe College Prep School, a new charter school in New Orleans.
Independent stylists for the growing jewelry and accessories brand, Sigler and Brinker are both confident, college-educated moms on a mission to figure out a way to meld work and home in a new way.
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Lobbyists for women's retirement issues have suggested a new type of retirement account open to people without earned income, so that stay-at-home moms could hold something in their name other than an IRA. "If women were able to establish a retirement account outside of an IRA, that would compensate them for their time outside the workforce, " Hayes says.
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