Lune is the French word for moon, the satellite that revolves around the earth, exerting its pull upon the tides and, according to the most respectable old wives, upon the female cycle, fertility, conception and birth.
In moon represents woman at her fullest: pregnant. After that, though, comes the blue moon, the postpartum period and the first phase of new motherhood. With this comes the new role of mother (or multiple times a mother) recovery, adjustment and an entirely new life. Babylune started out as a blog about this first phase of new motherhood, as an information resource for the recovery …read more

This is another one of those studies that is going to attract “well, duh” comments. 
What makes a woman happier with her birth experience, healthier after the experience and her newborn healther? Relying on supportive, loving people during the birth and having skin-to-skin contact with the baby immediately after the birth.

I keep track of the most popular posts from month to month to get a better idea of what you want to read about. This month, the results were somewhat surprising.

Here in Germany, the tradition of Christmas markets is my favourite part of the season. Little huts appear in town centres, each selling sweets, or roasted sausage, decorations, cookies, glüwein, or any other holiday goodie. As soon as it’s dark, people wander through the markets under the Christmas lights, clutching a steaming mug of Glüwein. This week’s blog carnivals are bit like a Christmas Market. There’s not just a chance to wander and look at what’s available in each little hut, but a sense of community growing up in the blogosphere. It’s nice and cosy, even though we’re all out …read more

Until you gave birth, you never really appreciated how good a foot massage can be.
Really. It’s much better in the first year after giving birth.
Try it and see.

Here’s the good news. If it doesn’t kill you, becoming a mother makes for a healthier life.
According to the Today’s Parent article, 7 Reasons Why Motherhood is Healthy by Sharon Oosthoek, motherhood reduces the risk of several cancers and makes for better medical care. Below is a list of Oosthoek’s reasons. See the original article for her research statistics.
1. Decreased risk of breast cancer.
2. Decreased risk of ovarian cancer.
3. Decreased risk of endormetrial cancer.
4. Decreased symptoms of endometriosis
5. Increased rate of wound healing
6. Better screening for potential health problems
7. Less likely to smoke
I don’t know about you, but I just …read more