The house seems empty. Eerily quiet after all the hustle of the hospital corridors. Now what? You think to yourself. What's first? This new little one is completely dependent on you for everything. In many ways, this landing zone is its own form of drop shock!

All. Night. Long. Feeding, then crying, then feeding then crying! It's easy to become concerned that maybe you're just not producing enough milk, and your new baby may very well starve. Cue deep feelings of failure (which are then exacerbated because you're exhausted from the birth process and now not sleeping all night!)

But how do you navigate your need to be close to your family and friends while still keeping baby healthy this Holiday Season?

SECOND NIGHT SYNDROME Many new parents are quite caught off guard by night number two with their new baby! After the first 24 hours of...