Pregnancy

SURPRISE!

The Fine Art Of Hard Launching A Baby

Why some new moms are choosing to keep their pregnancies offline.

by Rebecca Fishbein
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SO COOL

Can Being Pregnant Change Your DNA?

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TTC

If You’re In Doubt, Here’s What Positive Pregnancy Tests Look Like

FIRST TRIMESTER

11 Signs Your First Trimester Is Going Exactly As It Should

Baby Names

Ryan Reynolds (Finally) Reveals The Name Of Baby #4

21 Boy Names For Long Last Names

Word Names For Babies That Sound Soft & Gentle

All The ‘90s TV Show Baby Names You Forgot About

How 'A Court Of Thorns And Roses' Is Changing Baby Name Trends

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My Powerful, Impossible Wish For My Baby To Look Just Like Me

Resemblance seems to be one of the primary emotional concerns of donor-egg recipients. From the outside, it’s easy to wonder why.

by Ruthie Ackerman

All The Joy That Fits In A Big Age Gap

by Katie McPherson

Women Are Scrapping Their Baby Plans Under This Administration & For Good Reason

by Samantha Darby

Yes, I Showed Up To My Induction With A Document Called “Birth Vibes”

And no, none of it went according to plan.

by Lindsey Markel

Emily Oster Never Warned Me About Prodromal Labor

by Libby Fischer Connell

It’s Abby Elliott Who Makes It Real

by Phillip Maciak

I Was Completely Blindsided By My Postpartum Rage

Who was this feral, adult-shaped raccoon screaming into a pillow in the carport?

by Margo Steines

Nothing Brings You Closer To Your Phone Than Pregnancy

by Rebecca Ackermann

17 Low-Stakes Shows To Binge Watch On Maternity Leave

by Samantha Darby
trying

My Powerful, Impossible Wish For My Baby To Look Just Like Me

by Ruthie Ackerman

Resemblance seems to be one of the primary emotional concerns of donor-egg recipients. From the outside, it’s easy to wonder why.

mental health

I Was Completely Blindsided By My Postpartum Rage

by Margo Steines

Who was this feral, adult-shaped raccoon screaming into a pillow in the carport?

the way we live now

Nothing Brings You Closer To Your Phone Than Pregnancy

by Rebecca Ackermann

In her new book Second Life, Amanda Hess charts the emotional experience of parenthood, mediated through our screens.

portals

Yes, I Showed Up To My Induction With A Document Called “Birth Vibes”

by Lindsey Markel

And no, none of it went according to plan.

Entertainment

17 Low-Stakes Shows To Binge Watch On Maternity Leave

by Samantha Darby

Because we do not need some intense dystopian storyline while we’re side-eyeing our baby’s soft spot.

Shopping

The Delightfully Impractical Romper Registry

by Samantha Darby

These 43 ideas might not be new parent must-haves, but they will make you happy. And that’s important, too.

friendship

Talking Openly About My Miscarriage Saved Me

by Jessica Zucker

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.

Pregnancy

A Sort Of Single Mother By Choice

by Keetje Kuipers

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.

Pregnancy

Women Are Scrapping Their Baby Plans Under This Administration & For Good Reason

by Samantha Darby

“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.”

Pregnancy

Would Group Prenatal Care Make New Mothers Less Lonely?

by Nancy Reddy

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