Health

Having a newborn during a pandemic is the hardest thing I’ve ever done

I celebrate despite "it all." I celebrate myself. That I am managing. I am managing. These feel like heartbreaks. These feel like miracles.

These are only the vitamins I give my children and here’s why

It's hard to say who loves these more—my kids or me.

Your child’s brainpower is linked to these 3 important factors, says study

But 95% of American children don't meet all of the recommendations.

How a pediatric ER doc stocks her medicine cabinet for cold + flu season 😷

Here's what to keep, what to toss and what to get now.

CDC urges families to skip trick-or-treating this Halloween

Here's what the CDC recommends.

Karina, a mental health professional, on not recognizing her own prenatal anxiety

"Working from home, homeschooling a five-year old who didn’t understand the idea of not leaving the house or seeing other siblings, and coping with the daily changes of pregnancy was beginning to make me feel anxious."

Dear exhausted mama, you deserve to rest

The pandemic has indeed made life harder, but the truth is that you have been fighting for as long as you can remember. It's time to stop fighting and rest, guilt-free.

How to navigate the stress of the NICU during a pandemic—according to a neonatologist

Here are 5 tips that can help, mama.

Morgan on postpartum depression, anxiety and mom rage as a first time parent during Covid-19

"Every night when the baby would wake up and cry, I would cry too—and every time I felt like I was losing control."

Need a break from cooking? Here are our editors’ favorite ways to lighten the load

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12 ways to *actually* help a new mom during a pandemic

There are many ways that you can support a new mom right now! You just have to think outside the box a little bit.

Sanyya on health anxiety while raising a baby during a global pandemic

"My baby should be in a park under the sun, on the swings, walking on grass, befriending other kids, but instead, he is at home all day every day, pacing from one room to the other, playing with the same toys each day, seeing no new faces apart from his parents."

This mama’s honest postpartum selfie is powerful + beautiful

"Here I am, day 1 postpartum, in my mesh underwear."

Jane on feeling like a failure as a mother because her baby had to go to the NICU

"No one told me I could change my clothes. No one told me I could bathe. I needed a caregiver. I needed an advocate. I needed someone to take care of me."

I wasn’t prepared for the grief each milestone would bring

For every stage of motherhood that ends, a new one begins, bringing different but no less abundant joys.

This viral photo of a kindergartener crying at virtual school is the reality for so many kids right now

This year is just so hard.

This company has created ‘paid period leave’ for their employees

Would you take days off for your period?

The scientific reason why that first post-birth meal tastes SO good

Dear turkey sandwich: We love you.

Here’s exactly how to manage your own stress this school year, mama

According to an expert.

Gentle parenting is hard—especially when everything else feels hard, too

But here are two good reasons to stay calm, even when you're struggling.