Pregnancy

8 Gross Things That Happen After Childbirth

Because getting the baby out is just the beginning.

To decrease your partner’s labor pain, hold her hand

Everything you do for your partner while she's in labor makes a difference. Even if all you do is hold her hand.

After 3 years of trying and a round of IVF, I am finally pregnant

It was as if I lived in a world of successive failure. Month after month, benchmarked by my inability to get pregnant. I would break down at every pregnancy announcement.

5 lucrative strategies that will earn you an extra $1,000 a month, mama

Consider starting a service for a passion of yours, like teaching music or tennis lessons.

I planned everything about becoming a mom—and then I actually became one

Just weeks prior, I had everything planned so precisely. Things that pertained not just to the infancy stage I was so freshly experiencing now, but things that I had no right to plan, as I wouldn't truly understand them for months and some even years.

5 tips on how to manage hyperemesis gravidarum

Remind yourself over and over that this can only last nine months and that it's not your fault or choice.

Gabrielle Union’s baby name is an ode to family 😍

It's unique and beautiful.

Surviving birth trauma: The unexpected grief that followed my delivery

You would think almost dying would make me grateful for living—but it left me stunned and incredibly sad.

‘Effortless IVF’ is a new procedure that lets same-sex couples share the conception experience

Ashleigh and Bliss Coulter *both* got to carry their son.

He’s deployed—and I’m pregnant

I am here with you, mama.

I didn’t know how badly I wanted a natural birth until it wasn’t an option

It wasn't until my husband and I dashed out to buy a few baby necessities in case I started bleeding or went into labor early (two of the condition's risks), did I realize I wouldn't get to apply anything I'd already read about natural childbirth. I burst into tears.

Amy Schumer’s pregnancy jokes: ‘I’ve had a really tough pregnancy so far’

She's making jokes, but telling the truth.

Amy Schumer is pregnant, but no her career has not ‘stalled’

She sets the record straight on Instagram.

Justin Timberlake helped this lucky mama reveal the sex of her baby 🎉

He paused his show to make the special announcement.

This pregnant woman saved her husband’s life right before giving birth

Warning: This amazing story might make you cry.

Exercise during pregnancy can reduce your risk of complications by at least 25%, says study

Researchers say 150 minutes of physical activity a week makes a huge difference.

I only have 2 weeks left before my maternity leave ends

It occurs to me that this ritual is the first of many symbolic cords we will cut.

Amy Schumer is going to be a mom! 🎉

She made a big announcement on Monday!

Meghan Markle is scaling back royal tour engagements

And sending an important message to the world 🙌

Meghan Markle opens up about how she’s dealing with her pregnancy symptoms

We get it.