Feeding & nutrition

Pregnancy roughly doubles your iron needs, and low iron is common. Here's how anemia is defined, the symptoms to watch for, why craving ice or chalk can signal a deficiency, and how iron is checked and treated.

How much coffee is safe (the 200 mg/day rule), where caffeine hides, the truth about alcohol, and what to drink instead. Concrete amounts for coffee, tea, and cola so you can stop second-guessing every cup.

A clear list of foods to avoid (deli meats, soft cheeses, raw eggs), how much fish is safe and which to skip, plus the 165°F rule that makes risky foods safe again. Practical, not panicky.

If you're nursing and weighing a GLP-1 medication, you deserve real numbers. Here's what the lactation evidence currently shows for injectable semaglutide and tirzepatide — including the injectable-vs-oral distinction — and why it's a decision to make with your provider.

Skin-to-skin, delayed cord clamping, and the first feed — what the first hour after birth really involves, what the APGAR score means, and why routine newborn care can often wait an hour. A calm, hopeful guide.

Back-arching during feeds is common and usually just gas, reflux, a fast letdown, or a baby who's done eating. Here's what's behind it, simple things that help, and the signs of pain that warrant a call to your pediatrician.

Baby nursing every 30 minutes all evening and melting down? Evening cluster feeding is one of the most normal — and most misunderstood — newborn patterns. Here's why it happens, why it almost never means low supply, and how to survive it.

Grunting, squirming, leg-pulling, impressive toots — baby gas is noisy, dramatic, and almost always harmless. Here's why every baby is gassy, the free moves that actually help, and the red flags worth a call.

Frequent newborn hiccups — especially after feeds — are normal, harmless, and usually don't bother your baby at all. Here's why they happen, simple ways to ease them, and the rare signs that warrant a call.