Pregnancy

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

Healthy pregnancy snacks for moms-to-be

Pregnancy health

Healthy pregnancy snacks for moms-to-be

You can satisfy your hunger and be healthy with great pregnancy snacks options that boost your calcium, iron, omega 3s, and ease your morning sickness.

Cara Rosenbloom

How the new Employment Insurance parental sharing benefit will work in Canada

How the new Employment Insurance parental sharing benefit will work in Canada

Canadian parents who share their leave are now eligible for extra time with their little ones through the EI parental sharing benefit. Here's how it works.

Jessica Pollack

Can we please stop asking about 'good' babies?

Can we please stop asking about 'good' babies?

It was the most frequently asked question during my daughter’s first few months of life—and the one I liked answering the least.

Amy Green

Postpartum depression: "My brain is sick, but I tell myself this is just what parenthood is"

Postpartum care

Postpartum depression: "My brain is sick, but I tell myself this is just what parenthood is"

When you're pregnant, you read about what postpartum depression might look like. In this raw memoir excerpt, a new mom shares what PPD feels like.

Amanda Munday

How safe is it to take a hot bath when you're pregnant?

How safe is it to take a hot bath when you're pregnant?

A soak can be a soothing antidote to a stressful day or an achy body—especially when you're expecting—but is it OK to take a hot bath while pregnant?

Amy Valm

Why pregnant women start to see other pregnant women everywhere

Why pregnant women start to see other pregnant women everywhere

You're expecting a baby, and now you've started to see pregnant women everywhere you look. We asked the experts what’s going on.

Raina Delisle

How EI maternity benefits in Canada work

How EI maternity benefits in Canada work

There's lots to do before baby arrives—finish the nursery, pack your hospital bag and apply for EI. This is how EI maternity benefits work in Canada.

Lisa Kadane

20 Jewel And Gemstone-Inspired Baby Names

20 Jewel And Gemstone-Inspired Baby Names

Rich jewel tones are trending in home décor and fashion. The fad is inspiring parents to choose these unique gemstone baby names for their newborns, too.

Kat Armstrong

8 epidural myths that way too many women believe

8 epidural myths that way too many women believe

Saroo Sharda

14 black and white baby products

14 black and white baby products

Welcoming a baby doesn’t mean your home has to look like a daycare. Check out these on-trend black and white baby gear products for nursery inspiration.

Ariel Brewster

18 celebrity baby names you would actually want to use

18 celebrity baby names you would actually want to use

Naming your baby is a big deal, and while we've cringed at many a Hollywood moniker, some celebrity baby names are actually amazing. See the ones we love...

Adriana Parente

Does eating dates during pregnancy improve your labour?

Does eating dates during pregnancy improve your labour?

If there’s a way to encourage a smooth labour, we’re all for it. But can eating dates during pregnancy improve your odds of an easier childbirth?

Lindsay Kneteman

18 Baby Names Inspired By Princesses

18 Baby Names Inspired By Princesses

We know not every girl wants to be a princess, but you can still get inspired by these baby names—both real and fictional princesses included!

Sarah Mariotti

19 Baby Names That Mean Love

19 Baby Names That Mean Love

Brainstorming baby names? Rooted in Greek, Scandinavian and Indigenous traditions, these unique names all mean the same thing: love.

Amy Valm

What to do when your water breaks

What to do when your water breaks

Feeling a bit panicked about when your water will break—and if it will happen in public? Here's what you need to know about this common sign of labour.

Today's Parent

Six ways you’re sabotaging your postpartum recovery

Postpartum care

Six ways you’re sabotaging your postpartum recovery

Having a baby is a big emotional and physical transition. Avoid these common mistakes for a faster, smoother postpartum recovery.

Kate Daley

I had postpartum depression and swore I’d never have more kids. Now I’m pregnant

Postpartum care

I had postpartum depression and swore I’d never have more kids. Now I’m pregnant

How can I feign enthusiasm about launching back into life with a newborn when I’m still haunted by the traumatic experience of my first time at bat?

Stephanie Gilman

Why I decided not to find out the sex of my unborn babies

Why I decided not to find out the sex of my unborn babies

Lots of people plan elaborate gender-reveal strategies, but when it comes to finding out whether I was having a boy or girl, my choice was to wait it out.

Bethany Kandel

I knew infertility was a thing—I just never imagined it would be my thing

Trying to conceive

I knew infertility was a thing—I just never imagined it would be my thing

The five-year plan was to get married, buy a house, start and finish a master’s degree then have two kids. What's that they say about best-laid plans again?

Sonal Champsee

What no one told me about being pregnant with twins

Trying to conceive

What no one told me about being pregnant with twins

When Emma found that she was having twins, everything about her pregnancy finally made sense. But then came everything else that comes with having twins.

Today's Parent