Pregnancy
Pregnant? We’re here for you, mama. From pregnancy nutrition to birth prep, we’ve got expert advice and essays from other moms who’ve been there.
What’s a Perfect Pregnancy?
When your perfect pregnancy expectations go awry, it actually prepares you to become a mom.
8 ways to have a peaceful return to work from maternity leave
Be kind to yourself.
Pregnancy Profile: Elise Loehnen
goop’s pregnant editorial director lets us inside her home (and head).
The Postpartum Comparison Game
5 tips on how NOT to let social media impact your postpartum fitness routine.
I am strong: How my unmedicated birth changed me
I realize how extraordinary my body really is—it not only is able to give birth but was, in fact, made to do so.
Labor Inducing Food Drive
NYC’s 3 best spots for labor inducing food.
Connecting With Your Baby Before Birth
How much impact can you make on fetal development during pregnancy?
How pregnancy & motherhood taught me to let go of control
Life is a gift not to be firmly grasped but accepted with open arms.
Walking alongside a friend when she loses her baby
What do you say when nothing you say will fix it?
NYC Mamas: Join us for a newborn care class for expectant and new parents
A morning dedicated to expectant and new parents to learn all the basics of newborn care.
Why You Should Try Lying In Postpartum
Let someone take care of you while you take care of baby.
Music in the Womb
From easy to extreme, here’s 3 ways to get baby grooving in utero.
Want to help NICU mothers? Support paid maternity leave.
We must find ways to support our mothers and fathers, particularly those with babies who need a little extra TLC.
The grief of due dates—remembering my miscarried baby
“It’s a really big club, but one I’d hoped you would never have had to join.”
The 4th trimester struggle is real
Everything explodes: your heart with love, your mind with this new reality, and your body with— well, a baby.
Porn Does Not Teach You How to Get Pregnant.
How even being a “Curator of Sex” didn’t prepare me for birth and motherhood.
She Said, She Said: Birdsong Brooklyn
The postpartum doulas behind Birdsong Brooklyn indulge us in a pregnancy face-off.
Safe Driving During Pregnancy
10 tips to make every trip safer when you’re driving for two.
What You Missed: Tips by Trimester
Here’s what an indulgent evening during pregnancy looks like.