By Sandra Greiner

Let's face it: You may feel like you have been hit by a train after childbirth. You did the equivalent of a triathalon. Exercise may be the last thing on your mind after birth. Yet this may be the best time to soothe your postpartum aches and pains with very gentle healing exercises that you can easily incorporate into your new daily routine.

By Gina Roberts-Grey

Our growing concern for the mental and emotional health and well being of new mothers has sparked a widespread awareness campaign aimed at treating postpartum depression. For years, previous generations dismissed a new mother's "sadness" or depression by associating it with needing to adjust to having a new baby or missing the attention received while being pregnant.

By Teri Brown

Joy, surprise, amazement. These are just a few of the adjectives parents use to describe their feelings when they receive the news they're carrying twins.

Although parents often start with delight, they can be quickly overwhelmed once they contemplate the extra work involved in preparing for two babies. Lynn Clary, of Portland, Ore., recalls feeling ecstatic when she first learned she was having twins. Though that never changed, she also felt trepidation over the many preparations required for the new additions to her family.

By: Sara Samuels

1. Childbirth Education

It is just as important for you to be there as it is for mom. You will need to learn the techniques to help her while she is in labor. It will also prepare you for the things you will see, and you can ask questions before you are in the delivery room.

2. Take a tour of the birthing center

By Kim Seidel

With the spring weather upon us, more and more people are looking for activities they can do outside. This nationwide website, has over 100 mommy running groups in Minnesota alone! Search by zip code to see if there is a group you can join in your neighborhood.

Check out www.SeeMommyRun.com for a list of local running groups for Mom's!

by Sam Holt

The Baby Blues (what is it and what can you do?)

It's very common in the days following birth that your partner will be SUPER emotional and have a day or two where just about anything can set the waterworks in motion.

The baby blues are common mood swings experienced after childbirth. Symptoms usually appear 3 to 4 days after the delivery and can last for several days. Symptoms may include:

by Sam Holt

When it comes to "babymaking," essential preconception tips often correspond with specific fertility products designed to help couples get pregnant or conceive sooner!

WASHINGTON - More than 1 million baby slings made by Infantino are being recalled because the products have been linked to three infant deaths.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says babies can suffocate in the soft fabric slings. The agency is urging parents to immediately stop using the slings for babies under 4 months.

The recall involves 1 million Infantino "SlingRider" and "Wendy Bellissimo" slings in the United States and 15,000 in Canada. It follows a warning earlier this month from CPSC that sling-style baby carriers pose a suffocation risk to newborns.