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The scientific case for cutting long commutes for pregnant people (and the rest of us)

There are health benefits when pregnant women have shorter commutes.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Returning to work after maternity leave inspired me to start my own business

The lesson I want my son to learn is: if you're not happy, change it. Take ownership of your decisions and be brave.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

One hour is all you need to create a summer your kids will remember ✨

It requires pretty much no planning or bucket list-making or thought, other than keeping your eyes open for opportunity.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Jessica Simpson’s before + after pregnancy feet photos are 😂

We're so happy she can see her ankles again.

Updated Sep. 07, 2022

3 ways to tackle your most-dreaded ‘adulting’ tasks in under 30 minutes

Being a grown-up isn't always fun, but it turns out that some of the things you've been procrastinating about the most aren't actually that bad.

Updated Jun. 19, 2019

Dear first-time mama: Here’s the truth

You will wonder why you can do calculus, but nobody ever taught you how to cook one-handed while holding a newborn attached to your breast.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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The one thing I wish I’d known about having sex after baby

When my husband wanted to start having sex again, I most definitely didn't.

Updated Sep. 28, 2022

I want to have more kids, but I’m worried I won’t be able to handle it

With just one child, I eat standing up and in a rush every day. At times, remembering to eat something (or anything at all) is difficult.

Updated Sep. 29, 2022

Dear second child: I’m sorry you don’t have my full attention

I want so badly to slow down, sing to you, dance with you in the kitchen, babble with you while I prepare dinner. But I am so distracted. So exhausted.

Updated Sep. 06, 2022

10 celebrity Father’s Day pictures that melt our hearts

Father's Day 2019 is here and it is adorable

Updated Jan. 12, 2022

I’m a sleep consultant and I co-slept with my baby

My favorite thing to tell families is "sleep is only a problem if it is a problem." What I mean by this is that you are the only one who can determine if what you are doing is working for your family or not.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

New flour recall: What parents need to know

Don't eat raw cookie dough with your kids, says the FDA

Updated Jun. 14, 2019

Millennial parents don’t want advertisers to sell them gender stereotypes

The good news is that some companies really get it.

Updated Jun. 14, 2019

5 important ways to celebrate your postpartum body, mama

We still have work to do in this arena, and mamas, that work continues with us.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Losing my father completely changed the way I parent

I think about all the things I didn't get to say, all that we didn't get a chance to do, and what I would have done differently.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

All I can be right now is an ‘okay’ mom—and I’m fine with that

I know this is a "hard season" of life. But I also know—because every well-meaning person over 40 tells me constantly—that these days go by so fast and to cherish them.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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