Sleep when the baby sleeps? If her son is napping, Jessica Goodwin is busy writing! Her work has appeared on Scary Mommy, Chocolate & Chaos, Mamalode, Mother Hustle, Tribe Magazine, and the AJC.
Some women expect pregnancy to be nine blissful months where they get to enjoy their growing baby bump, a glowing complexion, and the joys of impending motherhood. Pregnancy is beautiful, right?
Pregnancy and childbirth are both momentous events in a woman’s life. As soon as a woman becomes pregnant, she has a lot of questions about what it will be like giving birth. In fact, a lot of times, ...
A normal, healthy full-term pregnancy lasts from 37 to 41 weeks. Babies born after 37 weeks are considered full-term. Babies born before that are considered premature or pre-term. And if a woman is st...
Premature labor, also known as preterm labor, is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of gestation. An estimated 15 million babies are born prematurely every year. Many babies that are born prematurely...
Looking for a little #fitspo? Want some motivation or need a little push to start a fitness program? Then look no further and check out these fit mamas! These women worked out before, during, and afte...
According to womenshealth.gov, the definition of infertility is not being able to get pregnant after one year of trying. (Six months if a woman is 35 or older.) The CDC states that about 10 percent of...
A miscarriage is the loss of a baby before the 20th week of pregnancy. According to the March of Dimes, up to 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. A lot of times, miscarriages happen before a wo...
When a woman finds out that she is pregnant, it won’t be long before she is confronted with many long TO-DO and DON’T-DO lists. Many of the TO-DO’s are obvious: eat a healthy and well-balanced diet, g...
When a couple decides that it’s time to have a baby, there are a few ways to go about TTC – trying to conceive. On one hand, the couple can ditch whatever form of birth control they were using and let...
Even if you don’t know her name, you might recognize her face – or her body. Tammy Hembrow is an Australian social media star and fitness expert with several million followers on Instagram. She also h...
Along with being one of the happiest times in a woman’s life, lots of moms-to-be consider pregnancy to be a 9-month-long break from “that time of the month.” For many women, going all that time withou...
Most people agree that pregnancy is a wonderful and beautiful thing. As women, it’s something that our body is just naturally made for – we are designed to carry and protect another growing and develo...
There’s been a celebration of the “dad bod” in recent years. But what does a dad bod look like, exactly? It’s kind of the average “normal” guy physique. Not necessarily a guy who hits the gym regularl...
We all know that fertility varies from woman to woman: Fertility can even vary from one pregnancy to the next. Some women may struggle for ages to conceive or need to rely on medications and treatment...
When new parents bring their brand new baby home from the hospital, family and friends often swoop in for a visit – or several. Caring friends may drop off ready-made meals and gifts. Some family memb...
What is it about memes that makes them so great? We see them every day, and while many of them might not mean a lot to some people, they can really strike a chord with someone else. They simply take a...
Pregnant women have a long list of things to worry about. Eating the right stuff, avoiding the bad stuff, gaining the right amount of weight, genetic testing, a baby registry, childbirth classes, figu...
Where parents decide to live and raise their kids is a huge decision. There are many different factors to consider when thinking about where (and when, and if!) to relocate – education, jobs, cost of ...
A question most people love to ask new parents is, “Is the baby sleeping through the night?” Some babies will begin to sleep for longer stretches between 4 and 6 months, but sleeping through the night...
Many brand new moms will attempt to pull out the stops in anticipation of their new baby’s arrival. They stock up on diapers and tons of baby clothes, fill the freezer full of pre-made meals, and nest...