Heather Marcoux

Heather Marcoux was formerly the Senior News Editor for Motherly. She lives in Canada with her partner and child.

Life

If you’re wondering why you feel down this month, the ‘August Blues’ explains so much

News

The first Chipotle drive-thru is an answer to every mama’s prayers

Life

Mindy Kaling talks pregnancy, coming to terms with ‘giving up control’

Life

The perfect way Sesame Street talked about breastfeeding 40 years ago

Parenting

New parents: Stop feeling guilty about fighting—it’s normal

Life

Why waiting to name your baby can actually be awesome

Life

Allowing kids to embrace big emotions is good parenting—and it’s science

Career & Money

Want a good employee? Hire a mom

Life

Tidying up with kids ✨: How motherhood changed Marie Kondo’s KonMari philosophy

Postpartum

Nikki Reed’s postpartum isolation plan: brilliant or not for you?

Parenting

When do babies understand words? What the science says

Postpartum

Women agree: Can we cut it with the ‘bouncing back’ after pregnancy stories?

Blended Families

Babies don’t make in-law relationships easier—but they can make them better

Celebrity News

Brittany and Jason Aldean’s baby name struggle has parents saying ‘SAME’

Postpartum

This 10-minute routine is a better cure for diastasis recti than crunches, study finds

Celebrity News

Famous mamas-to be: The celeb mamas expecting babies right now

Celebrity News

Serena Williams’ baby shower is one for the ages

Health & Wellness

Flu shots for pregnant women should top every expectant mom’s to-do list, researchers say

Life

10 ways breastfeeding moms should get better support in the U.S.

Celebrity News

Ellen DeGeneres’ Buy Buy Baby line is here and we’re already obsessed

Pregnancy

Yelp just made it easier to find C-section rates by hospital

Career & Money

Once and for all: Having a working mom doesn’t hurt kids, research shows

Life

The top 9 nursery items on Amazon that parents are loving right now

Parenting

Let your kids have regrets: New study shows that makes them wiser

Celebrity News

Carson Daly’s announcement shows dads want work-life balance, too

Parenting

Attentive parents—more than a ‘gifted’ label—are the key to your child’s future success

Parenting

Text messages for parents actually help keep newborns safer, study finds

Life

Declining Millennial marriage rate due to how much we value matrimony, study finds

Life

‘You have your hands full’—Mom’s message on how to respond goes viral

Children's Health

Mamas can play big roles in raising less anxious women, studies show

Children's Health

Poison control calls about kids ingesting supplements have spiked: What parents need to know

Life

The Girl Scouts add 23 STEM and nature badges to encourage little leaders of tomorrow