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This surprising pregnancy snack could cut your baby’s allergy risk—here’s what to know

If you’ve been craving avocados, you’re not just fueling your body with healthy fats—you might also be supporting your baby’s immune system in a seriously powerful way.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

Baby, Baby Health, Children's Health, Health & Wellness

News

Calling all mamas—take our 2025 State of Motherhood survey

Motherhood can be so many things—and we want to know what it's like for you.

Updated Feb. 27, 2024

News

Child Shopping Guide

The mom’s guide to tween stink: 8 kid-friendly deodorants they’ll want to use

Middle school gives them enough to worry about.

Updated Apr. 22, 2025

Child Shopping Guide, Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

News

Buford the brave: Hero dog finds missing toddler 7 miles from home in Arizona wilderness

In a heart-stopping story with the happiest ending, a loyal ranch dog named Buford is being hailed a hero after finding a missing toddler who had wandered seven miles away from his home in the rural Arizona wilderness.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

Baby

This surprising pregnancy snack could cut your baby’s allergy risk—here’s what to know

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

Baby, Baby Health, Children's Health, Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

No one made diapers for his daughter—so this dad launched his own brand

When Brady Crandall’s daughter was born with a brain injury called hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), he never expected he’d one day be founding a diaper company.

Updated Apr. 21, 2025

Health & Wellness, Children's Health

Health & Wellness

The ‘mental health walk’ that wasn’t: this mom’s viral tiktok is our collective parenting nightmare

Perese-Cullen's viral TikTok with 475K views that's making moms everywhere snort-laugh through their exhaustion.

Updated Apr. 18, 2025

Health & Wellness, Mental Health, News, Viral & Trending

Health & Wellness

How the medical system hurts black mothers—and what community leaders are doing to fix it

April 11-17th is Black Maternal Health Week, and this year’s theme emphasizes the power of Black-led perinatal, maternal, and reproductive health organizations to drive systemic change and foster community healing.

Updated Apr. 17, 2025

Health & Wellness, Women's Health

Women's Health

Pregnant mom felt one strange symptom—ChatGPT told her to act fast, and it saved her and her baby

The question was casual—“Why does my jaw feel tight?”—but what happened next was anything but.

Updated Apr. 14, 2025

Women's Health, Health & Wellness, News, Pregnancy, Third Trimester, Viral & Trending

Health & Wellness

Fisher-Price recalls more than 250,000 stroller toys due to choking hazard

Fisher-Price has issued a recall of approximately 253,000 Brunch & Go stroller toys after discovering they could pose a choking risk to little ones.

Updated Apr. 15, 2025

Health & Wellness, Children's Health

Pregnancy

30% of maternal deaths happen after 6 weeks—but most are preventable

From 2018 to 2022, pregnancy-related deaths rose by nearly 28% in the U.S.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

Pregnancy, Birth

Women's Health

Pregnant mom felt one strange symptom—ChatGPT told her to act fast, and it saved her and her baby

The question was casual—“Why does my jaw feel tight?”—but what happened next was anything but.

Updated Apr. 14, 2025

Women's Health, Health & Wellness, News, Pregnancy, Third Trimester, Viral & Trending

Viral & Trending

Pregnant teacher pauses math lesson to share a moment with her baby—her students’ reaction says it all

“My class is ALWAYS trying to watch her move, so when she was super active during math, we had to stop and watch,” says the video.

Updated Apr. 11, 2025

Viral & Trending, News, Pregnancy

Women's Health

Spicing up your pregnancy: How chili may lower gestational diabetes risk

Recent research suggests that incorporating chili into your diet might offer unexpected benefits, particularly in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes.

Updated Apr. 02, 2025

Women's Health, Health & Wellness, Pregnancy

News

Gen Z nurse quietly honors every baby she’s delivered—and her method is leaving people in tears

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

News

Mom says no to another dog—until a senior rescue “chooses” her teen

In a TikTok video that's capturing hearts across social media, Rodriguez documented her teenage daughter's immediate and profound connection with a senior husky mix.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

News

Two divorced moms move in together to raise their kids—what happens next surprises even them

When that TikTok from @s__june first crossed my feed, showing two best friends tackling household chores and parenting together after their divorces, I almost dropped my phone out of sheer jealousy.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

Health & Wellness

Got questions about the Covid vaccine for kids? Here’s a helpful FAQ for parents

Experts answer your biggest questions about Covid vaccines for kids 5 to 11.

Celebrity News

Here are all the celebrity babies born in 2021!

Wait until you hear her queenly name!

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8 working moms share how they find work-life balance

“I set the boundary to focus separately on family and work. My inbox is never empty, but I make sure my computer and iPad are away so I’m not tempted to look at them.”

Viral & Trending

Mom goes viral on TikTok for data presentation showing reality of maternity leave

In a viral TikTok, this mom uses data visualization to show just how hard maternity leave is.

News

Buford the brave: Hero dog finds missing toddler 7 miles from home in Arizona wilderness

Updated Apr. 23, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

News

A baby in the corner, someone swiping Hinge, divorce jokes in the air—welcome to girls night in your 30s

Updated Apr. 21, 2025

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News

12 dads show up for an Easter egg hunt—then realize they’re the eggs

Updated Apr. 21, 2025

News, Viral & Trending

Parenting

25 people reveal the tiny acts of love from childhood they’ll never forget—and now do for their kids

Across Reddit, users shared moving stories from their childhoods that reveal one powerful truth: it’s not about being a perfect parent. It’s about showing up.

Updated Apr. 21, 2025

Parenting, Life, Motherly Stories

Toddler

She waited seven days—and her reaction to dad’s return is everything

The video, titled “POV: Daddy’s come back from shift,” resonated with millions—and not just because it’s adorable.

Updated Apr. 17, 2025

Toddler, Parenting

Parenting

15-month-old Annie is already crushing job interviews, according to the internet

In a quick-fire Q&A with her mom, Annie answers a series of questions with surprising confidence for her age.

Updated Apr. 16, 2025

Parenting, Motherly, Toddler, Toddler Learn & Play, Toddler Milestones

Food

Target recalls baby food over lead concerns—here’s what parents should do

Over 25,000 units of Good & Gather Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme Vegetable Purée—sold exclusively at Target—have been recalled due to concerns about elevated lead levels.

Updated Apr. 16, 2025

Food, Parenting, Safety

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Pregnant? Bookmark these 13 articles now

A guide for every stage in your incredible journey.

Women's History Month - Mom and grandma reading a book to her son

6 ways to celebrate Women’s History Month with your kids

Make memories while building lasting knowledge with these fun and easy ideas.

State of Motherhood

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Beauty & Style

Fringe Accessories

7 ways to get in on the fringe trend during pregnancy.

Updated Oct. 11, 2021

Beauty & Style, Life, Style

Life

5Qs with Dana

Bump Envy

Updated Feb. 19, 2025

Life, Beauty & Style, Style

Life

Your $100 Mom Face Overhaul

A nontoxic beauty routine that won’t break the bank.

Updated Dec. 20, 2021

Life, Beauty & Style

Motherly

This is for my girls ✊

“Tell every young woman you know—your sister, your niece, your colleague—to be comfortable with imperfection.”

Updated Oct. 11, 2021

Motherly

Career & Money

Paid leave is good for babies, women, families, businesses and America. Here’s why

THIS.

Updated Nov. 23, 2022

Career & Money, Life

Life

I love my babies. And now I’m learning to love my body.

Even though we know that our lives will never be the same again once we have had a baby, we expect our bodies to.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Life

Parenting

Girls Who Code’s Reshma Saujani on why bravery matters for girls and women

Girls Who Code’s Reshma Saujani explains how bravery is the key to our daughter’s successful futures.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Parenting

Life

Marriage after kids: The junk drawer effect

Sometimes seeing your partner through someone else’s appreciative eye is just what you need to see him the same way.

Updated Sep. 01, 2022

Life, Marriage & Partnerships, Relationships

Motherly

You’re kind (of a big deal)

Work hard and be kind—to yourself. People to be kind to: yourself, your partner, your future baby, your fellow working mamas. Did we mention yourself? Trying to conceive can be stressful and full of anxiety. (Also exciting!) It's essential that you start loving yourself for the journey. Work hard and be kind—to yourself. XO, TeamMotherly P.S. Print our our TTC self-love mantras to nurture yourself when trying to make a baby. Stick one on your mirror, your fridge, your coffee pot ☕️ (your true source of happiness). And remember: You deserve all the joy in the world.

Updated Oct. 04, 2022

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