Parenting

There are so many things I wish I could tell my naive, pre-baby self — like that I didn’t have to be the only one getting up for feeds, that it was OK...

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After her first child was born in early 2025, Maureen*, a recruiting manager based in the greater Philadelphia area, remembers the tears that came see...

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ShutterstockYou’ve read the books, scrolled the threads, and taken in every hot take your FYP has to offer. But when you’re preparing to a newborn, yo...

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ShutterstockThe earliest weeks with a new baby are filled with firsts… and questions. Was that the first smile or just gas? Did they actually take to...

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ShutterstockWhen you’re preparing to have a baby, decisions come at you fast. Weeks are spent agonizing over the stroller that folds small enough to f...

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ShutterstockIt’s 3 a.m., and your newborn baby needs a fresh diaper. You’re half asleep, and your tiny human is somehow still semi-snoozing. You ginge...

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Raising kids in the age of smartphones is... complicated. On one hand, you want to keep them innocent and screen-free for as long as possible. On the...

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Thana Faroq/Moment/Getty ImagesDespite being a grown woman with children and a fully developed frontal lobe, every month or so it happens. I’m just g...

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Not too long ago, I was gifted with a fancy schmancy new vibrator. Sorry: personal pleasure device. It came in a big, heavy box. It had multiple compo...

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Antonio Hugo Photo/Getty ImagesOne of the most common baby naming dilemmas is pronunciation. On one hand, nobody will mispronounce Emma or Noah, but E...

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Westend61/Getty ImagesWho doesn’t love a good deal or, even better, getting something for free? And when a bunch of companies genuinely want to give y...

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ShutterstockAs a mom, taking care of everyone else is second nature. Taking care of yourself — especially when it comes to your mental health — is ano...