What’s a girl to do while you’re waiting for the biggest news of your life?
Gender-neutral is a huge trend this year, with parents opting to choose less-gender specific identities and goods.
Say yes to new adventures. Pulling the goalie and taking a swing at making a baby is a big. Freaking. Deal. It feels so reckless! Thrilling! Scary! Sexy! Strange! Fortunately, you've taken the steps to get yourself ready for this incredible change you're about to experience. (Or not. Totally winging it is totally cool with us, too—but take your prenatals.) You're about to become a traveler on the most life-changing adventure there is: parenthood. So exciting! You wild thing, you. XO, TeamMotherly
Celebrate your small victories while you're trying to conceive. Good things come in small packages. So think of your body as a tiny house that you need to prepare for an amazing new guest: your baby. Eat nutritious foods (both of you!), stay mentally centered and work with purpose. All your preparation will get you ready for your next great adventure: becoming parents. XO, TeamMotherly P.S. More small packages, please! We're adore Deborah Lippmann's fertility-friendly nail polish line (no formaldehyde!), so we Amazon Prime'd those babies straight to our house. Read more about what chemicals to avoid when TTC here.
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Have the courage to ask to be heard, and lean towards each other through the process.
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A record number of American women are keeping their maiden names when they marry. Whose last name do their babies get?