Haley Tardy

Jun 27, 2024 | expectful.com | Allison Tsai |Haley Tardy |Briana Engelbrecht

Pregnancy comes with some perks, and arguably the best one is your hair looks freaking amazing. Thanks to higher estrogen levels, your hair follicles get stuck in the growth cycle, which means instead of shedding hair every day, it stays on your head. That makes your hair look thicker, longer, and dare we say, more lustrous throughout those nine months of growing a baby.

Aug 22, 2023 | expectful.com | Haley Tardy

TLDR: New moms can get so overwhelmed and consumed with their new baby and new role as a mother that they experience a temporary postpartum identity loss. This is normal and common, and there are ways to make it through, starting with prioritizing yourself and taking stock of all your feelings. When you became a mother, chances are you stopped doing a lot of the things you used to. You probably don’t see your friends as often. Maybe you don’t have date nights with your partner anymore.

Aug 22, 2023 | expectful.com | Haley Tardy

TLDR: Postpartum OCD affects 3-7% of new moms and is the repetitive mental or physical responses to recurring intrusive thoughts, mental images, urges or impulses, usually centering around the new baby. Treatment for postpartum OCD can include therapy, medication, and meditation/mindfulness practices.

Aug 21, 2023 | expectful.com | Haley Tardy

TLDR: Just when you think you have your newborn’s sleep patterns down, they move out of the newborn stage and their sleep needs change once again. This is the time when you may experience sleep regressions, as well as when you might want to consider sleep training and transitioning them to a crib. Here are some things to consider when you make these important decisions, so you can start getting some more sleep, too.