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I'm an adult and a proud crybaby

I'm an adult and a proud crybaby

Alena Papayanis, FASHION

How to navigate breast cancer screening guidelines

How to navigate breast cancer screening guidelines

Mammograms can spot cancer two to three years before physical symptoms develop, but screening guidelines vary between provinces. Here's what you need to know.

Mariyam Khaja, Chatelaine

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get meds for my PPD

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get meds for my PPD

The EPDS painted an image of a sad, powerless, woman crying in her room—not me. But my irritation with life and tendency toward anger was actually PPD.

Saphina Waters

I have two toddlers… and stage four breast cancer

I have two toddlers… and stage four breast cancer

You know you’re a mother when you’re still trying to micromanage a childhood you might not be around for.

Crysta Balis

I was convinced my baby was switched at birth

Postpartum care

I was convinced my baby was switched at birth

I was sure that my second son couldn't possibly be mine. I had no idea it was a symptom of postpartum depression, lurking beneath the new-mom exhaustion.

Natalie Stechyson

Six Canadian moms share the stories of their abortions

Six Canadian moms share the stories of their abortions

It may surprise you to learn that many of the women who choose to have an abortion in Canada—perhaps the majority—are moms. Here are a few of their stories.

Wendy Glauser

Pregnancy is the eating disorder trigger that no one ever talks about

Pregnancy health

Pregnancy is the eating disorder trigger that no one ever talks about

The changes that occur during pregnancy and postpartum can make women feel like their bodies are out of control. That's when eating disorders creep in.

Raina Delisle

Vag exercises are my “me time”

Vag exercises are my “me time”

Having a weekly hour for myself saved me after my son was born. But we’re not talking yoga class. My me time—pelvic floor physiotherapy—was intense.

Natalie Stechyson

Everything you need to know about D&C procedures

Everything you need to know about D&C procedures

Marisa Baratta

Why isn't anyone talking about maternal suicide?

Why isn't anyone talking about maternal suicide?

Untreated mental illness can lead pregnant women and new moms to take their own lives. Shame and stigma sometimes stop them from getting help in time.

Raina Delisle

Body positivity is out, body neutrality is in. But what exactly is it?

Body positivity is out, body neutrality is in. But what exactly is it?

Alicia Cox Thomson

What we know about COVID vaccines and periods

What we know about COVID vaccines and periods

Claire Gagné, Chatelaine

I was a stressed, disorganized mom— then I was diagnosed with ADHD

I was a stressed, disorganized mom— then I was diagnosed with ADHD

Other moms would be waving to their kids at the school gates as I peeled into the parking lot. I couldn't figure out why, until I was diagnosed with ADHD.

Dana Dougherty Reinke, Chatelaine

My Vagina Has Anxiety

My Vagina Has Anxiety

I found out the hard way that stress-fuelled muscle tension isn’t just for your neck and shoulders when I was diagnosed with dyspareunia.

Tara MacInnis, FLARE

Why can’t I stop crying? The baby blues are so real

Postpartum care

Why can’t I stop crying? The baby blues are so real

New motherhood can trigger the baby blues, a hefty dose of anxiety, sadness, irritability and fatigue, and it's important not to suffer in silence.

Amy Green

Why don't I feel like having sex anymore?

Why don't I feel like having sex anymore?

If having sex is the last thing on your sleep-deprived mind in the early days after baby, you're not alone. It's one of the 10 questions moms Google most!

Amy Green

How to treat adult acne when you're pregnant or breastfeeding

How to treat adult acne when you're pregnant or breastfeeding

Whether you’re dealing with the occasional zit or full-blown breakouts, breastfeeding acne and pregnancy pimples can be tough to treat.

Karen Robock

Don’t judge yourself if a long shower is your only form of self-care right now

Don’t judge yourself if a long shower is your only form of self-care right now

You may forget what book you're "reading" but closing the bathroom door for a few minutes or running errands solo definitely count as self-care for parents.

Kate Borsato

Why French Women Don’t Pee Their Pants When They Laugh and You Do

Why French Women Don’t Pee Their Pants When They Laugh and You Do

Unlike French mothers, we don’t get access to free pelvic floor work after giving birth. So what’s a Canadian gal to do?

Claire Gagne

5 methods of birth control moms love

5 methods of birth control moms love

There are more than enough obstacles to sex once you have kids—your birth control method doesn’t need to be another. Here are five methods moms love.

Kate Rae

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