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6 pregnancy-safe bug repellents

How to keep your skin (and baby) safe from bugs this summer.

Mama, thank you for allowing me to witness your birth—love, your doula

In this space with a laboring woman, time stands still. There is no phone, schedule or any connection at all to the world outside this room. My purpose is breathtakingly simple: to be attuned and inseparable from this woman who is transforming.

5Qs with Krysta

Bump Envy

Hello, motherhood. Goodbye, skinny jeans

I could lose all the weight in the world, but my shape is different. I am now, and forever, a mother.

Should you seek funding? How one entrepreneur balanced the books while raising her daughter

“When I am at work, I work hard—and when I am at home I ‘mom’ hard.”

Mothers still don’t hold the top jobs in the U.S. It’s time for change.

In the U.S., just 1/10 of the most powerful leaders are women with children. Yet 8/10 top jobs are held by fathers.

8 ways to rock motherhood this summer

#1 Practice yoga—it will aid in the release of any anxieties, which will lead you to a happier, more peaceful state.

I miss my husband, but thank goodness for my ‘military family’

My immediate family of four is not always together. But my larger, ever-changing military family is always there.

The 5 mamas you need in your thrive tribe

One of the best ways help work through the emotions of working motherhood is to assemble your “Thrive Tribe.”

How Exercise Can Help Postpartum Depression

A fitness class can do more than get a new mom back in shape.

How to Talk to Your Baby about Working

3 tips for starting the conversation about being a working mom.

5Qs with Madeleine

Bump Envy

Yes our house is messy, but our life is full of love

This is where we learn, where we grow, where we play and where we explore.

6 secrets to keeping your marriage on track as new parents

2. We talk about something other than (gasp!) the baby. 

Two easy steps to reignite the spark in your marriage as a new mama

You can have a height of passion that matches the depth of your love, but you have to create it, mama.

Varicose Veins During Pregnancy

An expert shares the best ways prevent and treat varicose veins.

What do I tell my innocent children about our hurting world?

I’m going to hide mass killings and police shootings and snipers killing officers for as long as I can. But I feel compelled to start the conversation about hate and hurt.

6 Rules for Pregnancy-Safe Sunscreen

Plus 4 of our favorite natural facial sunscreens that are safe for pregnancy.