They once told me - they told me - everything will be fine and if your husband wants, it's his property to become your master and you his slave. They once told me - they told me - Your slippers, my master, here's your ironed shirt, the food of your choice, the red ones...

October is the month dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer — a disease that, unfortunately, is increasingly occurring at younger ages. And while prevention and regular screening remain the most powerful "weapons", maternal...

Your hair may have turned white, but the memories remain vivid. You gave birth, and your mother wasn't there for you, because... she didn't consider your birth important. You breastfed, and she didn't support your choice because... she didn't believe you would make it. You needed...

The placenta is formed during pregnancy and attaches to the wall of the uterus to meet specific needs. It is the intermediary link between the mother and the fetus. Its role? To supply the new life with oxygen and nutrients...

 On one of my summer getaways, I found myself in Mystras in the Peloponnese. There, under the hot sun and among the half-grassy stones, I watched the sunburnt tourists, coming and going with a book in their hands. They knew exactly what...

The widespread belief that in the second year of breastfeeding, breast milk loses its nutrients and turns into water... is a myth! It doesn't become water! It becomes something.... valuable! It becomes fire. What does this mean? Its composition is reminiscent of the colostrum of...

 What no one told you! To breastfeed properly, you need to understand the mechanism of breast milk production. You gave birth and you think that your body will immediately start producing milk and storing it in your breast? Wrong! The breast is not...

The moment of childbirth is a turning point for your soul and the soul of your child. There, in the middle of the delivery room, among the amniotic fluid, blood and sebum.... how therapeutic a hug can be! Your baby has just been born and she is your midwife...

Motherhood is a world that generously offers many and intense emotions. But the days of the maternity hospital are over. You enter the house with your defenseless baby and... you feel defenseless too! While joy and excitement flood every cell...

The dreaded third day after giving birth is not a scientific term. But it is the reality of every new mom, who sees her body changing, her stamina dwindling and tears flowing for no reason. Statistically, the so-called "baby blues" (tears without reason)...