Lauren Schumacker

Finding just the right name for your new baby can be really difficult. Everyone has an opinion, but the only ones that really matter are yours and your partner's. Still, coming to a consensus and deciding on something that you both truly love can be…

Have you ever had a day when you were super busy — rushing from meeting to meeting, picking the kids up from school or daycare, running to the grocery store, getting other errands and chores done — only to realize you haven't peed for hours?…

When women are considering birth control options, there are a number of things they have to consider. From how it works, effectiveness, how long it lasts, what doctors recommend, and more, there are also a number of factors that determine if a given…

Whether you chose to live with your partner before you were married or not, you likely know a lot of people who did. While it used to be extremely taboo or even not allowed, now many couples choose to move in together before making the commitment to…

Scan the shelves and pages of stores both in-person and online and you’ll see it: collagen. It’s in skin creams promising to do away with wrinkles, pills claiming to ease achy joints, and powdered in colorful containers waiting to be consumed. Is it…

Although many people associate Mother's Day with feelings of love and appreciation, the day isn't so sentimental for everyone. If you and your mom have an especially rocky relationship (or no relationship at all), it can be difficult to know exactly…

If you were a child who celebrated Easter, you looked forward to two things: waking up to discover a basket of treats and hunting for even more treats in your family's Easter Easter egg hunt. As kid, you were always shocked at how your parents found…

Let's face it: Easter really doesn't have the overwhelming and all-encompassing feel that's characteristic of Christmas. While (obviously) many people don't celebrate either of those two holidays, for many, it can be a bit difficult to dodge all of…

Every year, it seems like more and more families are "adopting" their very own Elf on the Shelf. Kids tend to get pretty excited whenever their family's elf comes back to town after spending much of the rest of the year at the North Pole, but when…

Stores across the country have begun to publicize their Black Friday sales, so it's almost time to start working on your day after Thanksgiving plan of action. Deciding on the order of stores where you're going to shop on Black Friday can be…

Chances are pretty good that you've gotten a scar at least once in your life. Whether it was an accident as a kid — learning to ride your bike, running around the neighborhood, roller skating — or an incident that happened when you got older,…

For many people, romantic chemistry is a really, really important part of any serious and potentially long-term relationship. It can also be important (sometimes perhaps even more so) when you're looking for something a bit less serious. Determining…

You're just not going to get along with everyone you meet in life, unfortunately. And while there are things that you can do to try to find common ground or at least be polite when you have to deal with people that you don't like or that don't like…

If you and your mom are best friends-close, you might not even comprehend a relationship that doesn't go that way. But the mother-daughter dynamic can be tricky, and, if you look closely, it's possible you'll see signs you have an emotionally…

The Kardashian-West family is officially a family of six. After nine long months, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have welcomed their fourth baby, a boy, born via surrogate, revealing the news on Twitter on Friday, May 10. "He’s here and he’s…

It seems like the whole world has been waiting an eternity for this brand-new royal baby, doesn't it? But the time has finally arrived. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have announced the birth of their son, born Monday, May 6, 2019. Ever since the…

Ali Landry is an actress, an entrepreneur, and a passionate advocate for child safety, among other things. But she's also a wife and mom of three young kids. And while she's wanted to be a wife and mom for practically as long as she can remember,…

If you don't check your supplies carefully, you might be getting an added (and unwanted) ingredient in your spaghetti dinner. Add Hunts to the list of recent recalls and get ready to order some take out, because you aren't going to want to cook…

Chances are, at some point over the last few decades or so, you've heard something about allegations against rapper R. Kelly. However, you may not have heard all that much about them until more recently. After Lifetime aired a documentary series…