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My son was the last one picked up at daycare

The whispers in the back of my mind started: "You picked work over your son, bad mom"

Why I’m asking for fewer toys for my kids

More toys results in less time for play and more time for clean up.

Even Beyoncé finds working motherhood really, really hard

She recently opened up about her struggles—and we never thought we'd say this—but we kind of feel like we can relate to Beyoncé.

There is no easy way to feed a baby

Why are all of our options so hard?

Ashley Graham got the best advice about motherhood from Amy Schumer & Serena Williams

Serena says it's okay to be scared, but not okay to compare postpartum bodies.

The imperfect art of cherishing your last baby

Babyhood is such a fleeting stage and these little souls wait for no one as they achieve milestone after milestone.

To the mama struggling through pregnancy—I see you

Here's my truth: Pregnancy is HARD.

How do I get my child’s fever down?—and when to call a doctor

What you need to know, mama.

It’s science: The powerful health benefits of gratitude for parents

Instead of feeling burdened, what if we choose to be grateful for all we have to do? We get to shop. We get to wrap. We get to decorate.

What went viral this week: Dwayne Wade defends his son + a baby was born on a plane

Here are the headlines making us smile this week, mama.

It’s time to talk about post-weaning depression

I expected to be sad when I stopped breastfeeding. I didn't expect to go through this.

How to create a happy & peaceful home for your family, mama

4. Use positive communication.

You’re growing so fast my baby, I wish I could slow down time

You just keep getting bigger, doing more, needing me less.

This mama wrote a children’s book about IVF—here’s why it matters

"Where do babies come from?" is a question that can have a very complicated answer.

17 ways to get financially fit going into the new year, mama

11. Try a no spending challenge

How I figured out what my child’s tantrum was *really* about

He was crying about chicken nuggets, but it wasn't about the chicken nuggets at all.

A psychologist’s plan for dealing with family members critical of your parenting

Go in with the mantra, 'I'm going to choose joy over judgment,'" Ziegler says.

After 6 years of motherhood, I’ve finally started wondering what *I* need, too

I've been deep in the trenches of motherhood for six years. I had three kids in a short amount of time. Pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, identity crisis, repeat, repeat, repeat. There's been so much trial and error. So much learning and growing. I've been winging it, doing my best to figure things out as I go. After all, how else can you walk this journey?