Breastfeeding

Finding cute, comfortable, and affordable clothing that accommodates breastfeeding isn't always the easiest task. If you're anything like me, you end up rotating through a small handful of tops and dresses, leaving a significant portion of your…

Say the word "sleep" amongst parents of young children and you can easily solicit conversation that ranges from how to get more shuteye to safe sleep practices to why kids like to fool you into thinking you can have a bedtime schedule. (Babies think…

As a new mom I didn't feel at all confident in my ability to breastfeed. It didn't matter how many books I read or classes I took, it wasn't something that felt natural in any capacity. Even at the hospital, when I had a significant amount of help…

Remember today, because it's one that will go down in the mommy history books. On Sept. 14, Elvie, the award-winning health and lifestyle "femtech" brand, is releasing their brand new Elvie Pump: a silent, wearable pump that fits into your standard…

Society has a lot of damaging perceptions of women, including the idea that once a woman is a mother she is no longer sexually interested or desirable. This is, of course, complete and utter nonsense, so today I'd like to talk about the hottest…

To every food, there is a season... and when it comes to pumpkin, that season is here again at last. Just like the first days of summer make you crave a giant soft-serve cone, when the temperature starts to drop and the leaves start to change, your…

In the latest example of why women are total badasses, meet this mom who stopped to breastfeed her baby the middle of a 107-mile race earlier this month. Yes, moms are totally unstoppable and British ultra runner Sophie Power is just further…

Hurricane Florence is just a day off the coast of the southeastern United States. It's set to be one of the worst hurricanes to hit the region in more than 30 years, bringing with it torrential rains, flooding, and, inevitably, mass power outages.…

Breastfeeding is one of those parenting decisions that almost always falls squarely on mothers. Although, obviously, partners can have opinions about how their baby is fed — ultimately, the task of feeding an infant with breasts is up to the parent…

Our resident advice-giver-outer Jenny True provides shouty, full-hearted answers to your niggling questions about pregnancy and parenthood in her column Dear Jenny. Warning: This is not a baby-and-me singalong, this is about yelling into the cosmos…

Last month, Teen Mom 2 star Chelsea Houska welcomed her third child, a baby girl named Layne Ettie DeBoer. And even though she is clearly over the moon to be a mom of three, that doesn't mean motherhood hasn't presented challenges. For example,…

I have no problem admitting jealousy. The little green monster is a friend. Not a good friend — like the kind you can count on to answer the phone when you call at midnight — but jealousy is still a friend. Because it teaches me something. The…

The most common concern I hear from breastfeeding mothers — and a concern I also had myself — is how to tell if your baby is getting enough milk. How can you tell how much they’re eating? I had never heard of this before, but apparently there’s…

While breastfeeding is a perfectly natural way to feed a child — and should never be shamed or judged — it's not easy. And, in my experience, it's not this innate thing that every mom automatically knows how to do. So believe me when I say there…

If there's one thing I've learned about friendship, especially since becoming a mom, it's that it's not always worth the effort. As a mom I don't always have the time or energy to invest in friendships. And with a whole new set of potentially…

A big part of breastfeeding normalizing breastfeeding is presenting it as a normal part of daily life. Artistic representation can be help people to see things in a different light, breastfeeding included. In Glasgow, Scotland this mural of a mom…

“We moms we rock; we are rock stars.” Tia Mowry, actress and mother of two, is having a moment right now. On the phone to Romper, she talks about being back in the baby zone seven years after giving birth to her son, Cree. In keeping with her…

Tia Mowry and her equally famous twin, Tamera, are well-known breastfeeding advocates. And a new image posted on her Instagram Story gave fans a peek inside her own breastfeeding journey right now. On Sunday, Mowry posted a photo of her breast milk…

During pregnancy and breastfeeding, one of the biggest challenges women face is the fact that what they consume is inevitably transferred to their child. This is why there are so many rules and guidelines about what mothers should and shouldn't eat,…

For first-time expectant moms hoping to breastfeed their babies, the task of feeding a tiny human with their bodies can seem daunting. Will it hurt? Will I be able to provide enough milk for my baby? How do I even know if my baby is latched…