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This amazing video captured delivery driver praying for sick baby

"I just stopped to do what my heart told me to do," shared Monica Salinas.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom, dad and toddler playing on a bed

The world is starting to re-open, but I’m not ready to go back yet

The one thing I wanted to do weeks ago now makes me hyperventilate.

Updated May. 20, 2022

COVID-19 may harm placentas, says small study

But there's no reason to panic, mama.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

SpaceX + NASA are launching a historic flight today

It's the first rocket launch since 2011.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Prince William says becoming a dad was ‘one of the scariest’ things he’s ever done

The Duke of Cambridge opened up about his experience with fatherhood and how childhood trauma can resurface when you have a child yourself.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This husband set up ‘date nights’ outside his wife’s hospital window

She's currently on bed rest, and they can't be together because of the pandemic.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I’m a single mom and I’m not interested in dating

So, please, let me be single.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

‘I’m just tapped out’: This mom of 5 is going viral for saying what we all feel

"The laptop wouldn't connect to the internet. The baby was fussing. My oldest was frustrated I had to pull her from what she was in the middle of. I had noise coming from each room with all the kids trying to, you know, 'school', and it took every fiber of my being not to throw the laptop off the table."

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

This viral TikTok video about day care will make you laugh (and cry)

"Dear daycare" she writes over the sound of NSYNC hitting the beats to "I want you back."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

5 expert ways to cope when you’re up all night with your newborn

Here's how to take care of yourself when the baby is Up. All. Night.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
pregnant woman working in her bed

What you need to know about taking maternity leave during a global pandemic

We've made figuring out what protections, benefits and work leave you might be eligible for a little easier.

Updated Jan. 18, 2022

I have mom-shamed myself more times than I can count—and I’m done

Stop shaming yourself. Start praising yourself instead.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

40 things every mom learns in her baby’s first year

You know what you're doing, you really do.

Updated Sep. 07, 2022
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