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6 strategies to keep your career alive while becoming a stay-at-home mom

Wondering how to keep your career alive even if you choose to become a stay at home mom?

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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‘When does motherhood get easier?’

While it may not get any easier, trust me—it’s going to keep getting better.

Updated Nov. 30, 2022
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My baby was misdiagnosed with Trisomy 18

What it feels like to hear your baby might have a genetic disease.

Updated Feb. 11, 2022
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My internet mom friends are real

They make me a better mother. They live in my phone. They live in my heart.

Updated Mar. 23, 2023

Motherhood: The ultimate case of imposter syndrome

Of course I felt like a phony parent—that’s how all mothers feel in the beginning.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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‘I’m still mama’: 5 encouraging mantras for working moms returning from maternity leave

Going back to work after maternity leave is a challenge on many levels—but you’ve got this, mama.

Updated Feb. 07, 2022

What partners can do: 5 ways to support mom + baby in the 4th trimester

Dads truly make the difference—in breastfeeding, birth recovery and baby’s happiness.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

I was just her, the mom with a toddler and an infant

Without that hard year, without that time in the trenches, I wouldn’t be able to recognize how far we’ve come.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

I’m ready for another baby—but he’s not

It’s rare that two people are ready at precisely the same moment. 

Updated Sep. 01, 2022

What runs through his head when he finds out you’re pregnant

As I waited, I half felt very manly and proud of myself and I half felt like there was no way this was happening.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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8 reasons why our stretch marks make us proud

Stretch marks remind us that we are miracle workers—that we created a human inside of our bodies. WHAT.

Updated Nov. 10, 2022

3 ways my village helped me through a miscarriage

1. They let me know I wasn’t alone.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

How it Feels to Go Back to Work After Maternity Leave

5 stages of adjustment you’ll experience as a new working mom.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
bollywood prenatal fitness moves

Bollywood-Inspired Prenatal Fitness

Stay fit during pregnancy with these Bollywood-inspired moves.

Updated Jan. 20, 2022
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