After the birth of my first baby, almost 7 years ago, I took the 6-week clearance as permission to go hard or go home. I began strength training like a bodybuilder without a second thought. The 6-week clearance is the guideline most women use to give themselves...

I didn’t expect to have this reaction to 20 pounds of frozen breast milk but I was hit hard. Seeing these full bags of unused breast milk made me briefly question whether or not I should have stuck it out and continued to make myself nurse my son. Should I have...