Motherhood

Why I removed my tattoos after having kids

Why I removed my tattoos after having kids

Tattooed women like Courtney Love and Drew Barrymore used to be my idols, but after having my kids, I realized I didn’t need a bunch of tattoos to tell the world who I was.

Deana Morton

Having autism made me a better mother

Having autism made me a better mother

Laura James only learned that she had autism at the age of 45, after her kids were grown. But in many ways it helped—rather than hurt—her ability to parent.

Laura James

Can we stop scaring women about the horrors of breastfeeding, please?

Can we stop scaring women about the horrors of breastfeeding, please?

I wish I had read something like this during all my pre-baby insomnia. Pregnant women shouldn’t be afraid of breastfeeding!

Emily Senger

I am not enough for my son—and that’s OK

I am not enough for my son—and that’s OK

When my son was born, I felt like being a good mom meant doing everything for him. I had to be the one putting him to bed every night and feeding him.

Kelly McQuillan

I lost my child when I was 20 weeks pregnant, but I’m still her mother

I lost my child when I was 20 weeks pregnant, but I’m still her mother

Allison McDonald Ace shares her heartbreak over the baby girl she loved and lost.

Allison McDonald Ace

Sorry, kids—I'll never be THAT mom

Sorry, kids—I'll never be THAT mom

The Pinterest mom. The PTA mom. The mom who leaves notes in the lunch box and always buys organic. Sorry, kids—that's just not me.

Joanna Myers

How breastfeeding your second kid can be completely different than your first

How breastfeeding your second kid can be completely different than your first

Each parent and child has a unique experience when it comes to nursing. If you struggled breastfeeding your first baby, it may be easier with your second.

Alex Mlynek

SNL's spot-on childbirth skit will make you pee your pants with laughter

SNL's spot-on childbirth skit will make you pee your pants with laughter

Amy Schumer's "The Day You Were Born" skit is so hilariously accurate, you may just wet yourself. Maybe do some Kegels before hitting play.

Kevin John Siazon

This hysterical Mother's Day parody of the Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' is EVERYTHING

This hysterical Mother's Day parody of the Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' is EVERYTHING

Get ready for a '90s nostalgia trip. These Spice Moms give their thoughts on Mother's Day: "If you wanna thank your mother, you gotta clean up this mess."

Kevin John Siazon

On my first Mother's day I felt like an imposter

On my first Mother's day I felt like an imposter

On my first Mother's Day, I was having serious bonding issues with my baby and didn't feel like I deserved to be celebrated.

Leslie Kennedy

17 mind-blowing ways your body changes after giving birth

Postpartum care

17 mind-blowing ways your body changes after giving birth

Pregnancy and childbirth transform your body—sometimes in weird and not-so-wonderful ways. Here’s what you need to know to deal with it.

Bonnie Schiedel

The strength of a mother

The strength of a mother

For Mother's Day, we honour motherhood in its many forms with these nine extraordinary tales of strength, perseverance, loss and (most importantly) love.

Christina Gonzales

I just want to drink a cup of coffee without any interruptions

I just want to drink a cup of coffee without any interruptions

YouTube star, AmandaMuse, imagines her dream day as a mom. It starts with sleeping in and waking up to a cup of hot coffee. Hello, heaven!

Today's Parent

I don’t have people to help me—I have no village

I don’t have people to help me—I have no village

It doesn’t look like I’ll ever have one of those enviable networks of friends and family to help raise my kids. But here’s how I learned to be OK with that.

Charity Mathews

How to feel like yourself again after having a baby

How to feel like yourself again after having a baby

Life has changed in a major way, but you can get back to feeling like yourself again—inside and out—with a little style, beauty and emotional self-care.

Today's Parent

Will my adopted boys bond with me?

Will my adopted boys bond with me?

Attachment is a central issue in all adoptions. As a new adoptive mother, I needed to learn that the process of bonding and attachment takes time.

Wendy Litner

This exhausted mom begging for her husband's help is all of us

This exhausted mom begging for her husband's help is all of us

Being a parent is tiring. Being a mom is downright grueling.

Kevin John Siazon

The excruciating loneliness of being a new mother

Postpartum care

The excruciating loneliness of being a new mother

After I had my first son, I didn’t just feel different; it was like a grenade had been detonated, deep in the command central of my life.

Leah McLaren

6 things I wish I’d known before getting pregnant

6 things I wish I’d known before getting pregnant

Pregnancy is one of those life events for which no one can adequately prepare you. Here are some of the things I wished I knew going into mommyhood.

Bee Quammie

I love my baby—but I'm scared about what's happening to me

I love my baby—but I'm scared about what's happening to me

Every thought and waking moment is consumed by Sonny’s next feed or nap or poop. It was glorious and exhausting and rewarding and frustrating all at once.

Whitney Port, Flare

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