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A man and a new mom are indoors near a window, both smiling and looking at the baby that the man is holding. The woman has her hand on the baby's head. The scene is lit by natural light coming through the window, with trees visible outside.

15 Things You Should Do for a New Mom

Having helped hundreds of new moms, here's my list of the best things you can do for a new mom and her family.

A mother with curly hair is experiencing silent struggles as she feeds her baby with a bottle while sitting on a couch. The infant, wrapped in a light-colored blanket, rests peacefully in the soft-lit indoor setting, unaware of the quiet challenges unfolding around them.

The Silent Struggles of a New Mom

A man with short hair and a beard kisses a smiling woman with long, wavy hair on the cheek. They are outdoors, surrounded by trees, with blurred greenery in the background. The man wears a dark sweater, and the woman wears a gray top with a green vest—a testament to their strong marriage.

5 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong After Baby

A man and a woman are smiling and tending to a baby on a changing table. The man is holding the baby's legs while the woman gently touches the baby's stomach. They are in a well-lit room with framed pictures on the wall, showcasing how dads can help a new mom with care routines.

Best Ways Dads Can Help a New Mom

A woman and a man sitting on a couch are smiling and looking at a baby wrapped in a blanket. The woman is holding the baby, and the man is seated next to her, perhaps sharing advice for new parents. The background shows a blurry interior of a home.

Essential Tips and Advice for New Parents

A mother with curly hair is experiencing silent struggles as she feeds her baby with a bottle while sitting on a couch. The infant, wrapped in a light-colored blanket, rests peacefully in the soft-lit indoor setting, unaware of the quiet challenges unfolding around them.

The Silent Struggles of a New Mom

A man with short hair and a beard kisses a smiling woman with long, wavy hair on the cheek. They are outdoors, surrounded by trees, with blurred greenery in the background. The man wears a dark sweater, and the woman wears a gray top with a green vest—a testament to their strong marriage.

5 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong After Baby

A man and a woman are smiling and tending to a baby on a changing table. The man is holding the baby's legs while the woman gently touches the baby's stomach. They are in a well-lit room with framed pictures on the wall, showcasing how dads can help a new mom with care routines.

Best Ways Dads Can Help a New Mom

A woman and a man sitting on a couch are smiling and looking at a baby wrapped in a blanket. The woman is holding the baby, and the man is seated next to her, perhaps sharing advice for new parents. The background shows a blurry interior of a home.

Essential Tips and Advice for New Parents

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Person wrapped in a soft, fur-like blanket, sitting on a bed with gray sheets and pillows, holding an open book for new parents in one hand. The other hand holds a mug close to their chest. They are wearing a light pink sweater.

6 Books Every New Mother Should Read

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A woman with long dark hair is sitting on a patterned couch, holding a baby close to her chest. She is gently kissing the baby's head. The background shows a doorway and a hanging garment, evoking the tender moments often captured by Becky Vieira.

Strategies for Thriving & Embracing the Journey of Motherhood With Becky Vieira

A woman is sitting on a couch, cradling a baby wrapped in a blue and white blanket. A man is leaning over her shoulder, smiling at the baby. The scene takes place in a bright, modern living room designed to help new moms during postpartum recovery.

Ways Partners Can Help New Moms During Postpartum

A group of four people in a kitchen. An older man holds a child and plays with them while a woman watches, showcasing how to help when visiting a new mom. Another man is holding a pot, smiling. Various kitchen appliances and utensils are on the counter. The setting appears to be bright and modern.

How to Help When Visiting a New Mom

A woman with long hair is sitting outdoors, holding a phone to her ear with a concerned expression on her face, possibly dealing with adultery. She is wearing a light cardigan over a blue top. In the background, a child is playing, but the focus remains on the woman.

Dealing with Adultery as a New Mom

A woman with dark hair in a messy bun is sitting on a couch, holding a sleeping baby wrapped in a white blanket. They are both in a cozy indoor setting with wooden furniture and a dark television screen in the background, her peaceful expression contrasting with the occasional scary thoughts postpartum mothers often face.

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Postpartum: How to Normalize and Minimize Scary Thoughts

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A woman is holding a baby close to her face, both smiling brightly. The baby, in a striped outfit, seems content as they share this tender moment. The background is bright and blurred, evoking the joyful anticipation felt when you prepare for a newborn.

What I Wish I’d Known About Preparing for a Newborn

Newborns (0 - 2 months)

A woman holding a newborn baby stands at her front door, smiling and chatting with her houseguest who is holding a bouquet of flowers. The setting appears to be a residential area with a brick exterior wall in the background.

How to Deal With Houseguests as a New Mom

A postpartum mom with her hair tied up in a loose bun is holding a baby wrapped in a blanket. She is looking down at the baby. The background shows a blurred television and furniture.

Secret Thoughts of a Newly Postpartum Mom

Two women, a friend and the new mom, sit on a bed, smiling at a bundled baby. One woman has long curly hair while the other, with straight hair dressed in a floral long-sleeve shirt, gently holds the baby. They appear happy in a brightly lit room with white curtains.

How to Be a Good Friend to a New Mom

A woman is sitting on a couch, cradling a baby wrapped in a blue and white blanket. A man is leaning over her shoulder, smiling at the baby. The scene takes place in a bright, modern living room designed to help new moms during postpartum recovery.

Ways Partners Can Help New Moms During Postpartum – Podcast Ep 62

An infant wearing a white onesie with pink flower patterns is breastfeeding. The baby is cradled in an adult's arms, and a blue and white cloth is draped over the adult's shoulder. The scene, perfect for sharing some breastfeeding tips, is set in a softly lit room.

8 Breastfeeding Tips To Help a New Mom

A woman with dark hair tied up in a bun is holding a swaddled baby in her arms, embodying the essence of being a mom. She is wearing a green sweater and looking slightly to the side. The background shows a blurred room with a framed picture on the wall.

I Love My Baby, But I’m Struggling to Love Being a Mom

A woman sits in an armchair near a window, holding a sleeping baby dressed in a yellow outfit and green hat. She rests one hand on her face. In the foreground, breast pump equipment is visible on a table alongside a book of postpartum affirmations. The room appears calm and quiet.

Postpartum Affirmations That Can Help You Cope

Postpartum Tips

A close-up image of a person gently kissing the forehead of a sleeping baby. The scene is soft and calming, focusing on the tender moment between the person and the baby during the newborn stage. The baby is dressed in light clothing and appears peaceful.

How To Survive the Newborn Stage Without Family Support

Newborns (0 - 2 months)

A woman, wearing a light blue shirt, holds a newborn baby wrapped in a striped blanket and wearing a pink knitted hat. An older child with long blonde hair looks at the baby while visiting a new baby. They are sitting on a couch.

What to Do (And NOT Do) When Visiting a New Baby

A woman and a baby lie on a bed, both dressed in white clothing. The woman is on her side, facing the baby, who is also on their side close to her. They seem to be sleeping, embodying the serene connection that forms in a woman's brain when she becomes a mother. The bed has white sheets and pillows.

What Happens to a Woman’s Brain When She Becomes a Mother?

A woman with long blonde hair wearing a yellow sweater holds a baby dressed in a light blue and white striped outfit. They are indoors with a blurry background, and the woman is gently nuzzling the baby's nose, illustrating pure joy—perfect for showcasing gifts for new moms.

Best Gifts for New Moms

A person wearing a brown bra and white underwear sits on a bed, touching their abdomen. This is postpartum; their left hand is placed above the navel, and their right hand rests on their thigh. The background shows a white wall and part of the bed with a light gray blanket.

This Is Postpartum: The Postpartum Body Positivity Movement

Postpartum Tips

A woman dressed in a white shirt gently cradles a baby, who is wearing a white and gray striped onesie. Practicing social distancing, the serene atmosphere with its bright white background helps new moms find peace in these challenging times.

13 Ways to Help New Moms During Social Distancing

A baby dressed in a white onesie with black polka dots is lying on a bed, looking up as an adult holds them close and another with long hair gently touches the baby's side. All three, amidst the common concerns of new parents, are on a white bedspread.

Common Concerns of New Parents (And How to Handle Them)

Two women, smiling, lie on a bed looking at a baby in the center. The baby, dressed in a white onesie, is lying on its back on a multicolored quilt. As natural light streams in from the window, one woman gently shares what to say to new moms, offering comforting words that new moms need to hear.

Say This, Not That: What New Moms Need to Hear

A woman and a baby are lying on a couch, finding rest in the quiet of the newborn days. The baby is swaddled in a blanket and lying on its stomach, while the woman, covered with a yellow blanket, appears to be resting. The scene includes some scattered items on the couch.

How to Rest During the Newborn Days

Newborns (0 - 2 months)

A newborn baby in a hospital blanket and hat is being held by a woman, likely the mother, experiencing her first week as a new parent. The baby is yawning with eyes closed. The image is taken in a hospital setting with soft natural lighting.

5 Things You Should Do Your First Week as a New Parent

Newborns (0 - 2 months)

A group of four people in a kitchen. An older man holds a child and plays with them while a woman watches, showcasing how to help when visiting a new mom. Another man is holding a pot, smiling. Various kitchen appliances and utensils are on the counter. The setting appears to be bright and modern.

How to Help When Visiting a New Mom – Podcast Ep 21

A woman with long hair is sitting outdoors, holding a phone to her ear with a concerned expression on her face, possibly dealing with adultery. She is wearing a light cardigan over a blue top. In the background, a child is playing, but the focus remains on the woman.

Dealing with Adultery as a New Mom – Podcast Ep 15

A woman with dark hair in a messy bun is sitting on a couch, holding a sleeping baby wrapped in a white blanket. They are both in a cozy indoor setting with wooden furniture and a dark television screen in the background, her peaceful expression contrasting with the occasional scary thoughts postpartum mothers often face.

Postpartum: How to Normalize and Minimize Scary Thoughts – Podcast Ep 14

Postpartum Tips

A woman with long hair lovingly touches noses with an infant she holds in her arms, capturing the pure joy of becoming a mom. Both are smiling, creating a tender and affectionate moment. The background is blurred and indistinct, with a blue hue.

12 Normal Thoughts When First Becoming a Mom

A person with short brown hair holds a baby over their shoulder, as part of their new parents’ New Year's resolution to cherish every moment. The baby, wearing a pink bow headband and white outfit with pink sleeves, is complemented by the person’s white cloth. A softly lit window illuminates the background on the right side.

New Year’s Resolutions for the New Parent

Two adult hands and one child's hands cradle the tiny feet of a baby, symbolizing new parent advice through the interconnected hands and feet. The baby is partially visible in the background, emphasizing care and togetherness in this tender moment.

Dear New Parent: What You Really Want to Know

A man and a new mom are indoors near a window, both smiling and looking at the baby that the man is holding. The woman has her hand on the baby's head. The scene is lit by natural light coming through the window, with trees visible outside.

15 Things You Should Do for a New Mom

A first-time breastfeeding mom is seated while nurturing her infant. She is wearing a striped shirt and has brown hair. The baby, dressed in a light-colored outfit, is cradled in her arms, feeding peacefully. Both appear calm and comfortable.

What I Wish First-Time Moms Knew About Breastfeeding

Person wrapped in a soft, fur-like blanket, sitting on a bed with gray sheets and pillows, holding an open book for new parents in one hand. The other hand holds a mug close to their chest. They are wearing a light pink sweater.

6 Books Every New Mother Should Read

A man with short hair and a beard kisses a smiling woman with long, wavy hair on the cheek. They are outdoors, surrounded by trees, with blurred greenery in the background. The man wears a dark sweater, and the woman wears a gray top with a green vest—a testament to their strong marriage.

5 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong After Baby

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