Experts are reassuring, but for moms like me, the FDA pause on milk testing is just one more way parenting feels less safe — and less joyful — right now.

Part of me thinks it could be sweet, and part of me thinks it will ruin our lives.

I was candid about my milk coming in, looking pregnant for days following my loss, the bone-chilling, all-day anxiety. I think it helped keep shame at bay.

From Twilight to Tolstoy, I used to read pretty much anything. Now I was unable to finish an article, let alone a novel.

Once I identified as disabled, I started to ask the right questions: What do I need? What is available? What can I change?

You don’t have to have kids close together for them to be close at all.

As an emergency physician in a children’s hospital, I’ve treated kids who have suffered in silence, without telling their parents, far too often.

I wasn’t going to let another relationship head off my dreams of starting a family. Even if it was a really, really good one.

My husband and I grew up in big families, and we know the magic of the gaggle of siblings.

The best bibs, the smartest toddler plate, and a nifty gadget that make snack time easier.

Andrea Gale received her MFA in fiction from NYU. Her work can be seen in No Tokens, PANK Magazine, Quarto Magazine, and Mindbreath Magazine. She resides in Los Angeles.

It comes for us with every change in season and any movement on the growth chart. In other words: constantly.

Because video games can actually be a good thing.

I used to loathe grocery shopping. Now, walking down the aisles, I feel a profound sense of purpose.

At first, I didn't know how to be a sexual person and a parent. Which was fair, because nothing in life prepared me for that.

Tyghe Trimble is the Editor-in-Chief of Inverse. Prior to Inverse, Tyghe was the Editor-in-Chief of Fatherly, the digital director of Men’s Journal, and the lead digital editor of Popular Mechanics, the 119-year-old Hearst publication. Prior to that, Tyghe was the news editor for Discover where he began a life-long passion for science, health, and environmental journalism.

Growing up, I used to beg my parents to have another baby.

Bold colors and patterns? Yes, please!

Shyema Azam is the Associate Director of Beauty and Pharma at BDG. With over a decade of experience in beauty and wellness journalism, Shyema is a seasoned editor, writer, and branded content strategist. A Chicago native, she earned a degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before joining the editorial teams at top magazines like Allure and Marie Claire. She also freelanced as an editor for Vogue, Seventeen, and Cosmopolitan. In addition to her editorial expertise, Shyema has worked on the brand side of beauty, contributing to content and marketing efforts for companies spanning from L.A. to Dubai where she lived before returning to the NYC/NJ area. She resides with her husband and two sons. You can learn more about her on Instagram and LinkedIn.

When parenting with a trauma history, you need a lot more than a hashtag and an online course.

How to make sense of it all? A world where climate change isn’t going to happen; it’s happening, not to someone else, but to me and my young children, now.

“If we close the door and a pregnant person has nowhere to go, what's going to happen?”

I thought I knew how to play with a baby, but maybe I didn’t. Maybe I needed this play mat? I certainly wanted it very badly.

They work even harder than I do.

“I want more children, but I’m terrified of experiencing another miscarriage and being left to go septic or something if they completely ban abortion.”

My baby became a local celebrity for his dubious scowl — turns out, he got it from me.

Kids rarely come home from school on February 14th with a feeling of having loved and been loved. Instead, they come home with a bunch of trash.

Senior Branded Entertainment & Culture Editor. Early aughts rap enthusiast.

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The group model of prenatal care cuts costs, promotes lasting friendships, and leads to better outcomes. Thirty years later, why isn’t it standard?