pregnancy struggles

10 ways to distract yourself during the two-week wait

Trying to conceive

10 ways to distract yourself during the two-week wait

Waiting two weeks to take a pregnancy test can feel like torture, especially if you’ve been disappointed. Here’s how to distract yourself during the TWW.

Amy Gibson

Canada's “Vagina Coach” Can Help You Stop Peeing When You Laugh

Pregnancy health

Canada's “Vagina Coach” Can Help You Stop Peeing When You Laugh

It's very common, but it's also totally fixable. So why is peeing when you laugh or sneeze something so many moms choose to live with?

Today's Parent

Experiencing infertility led to my calling as a death doula

Experiencing infertility led to my calling as a death doula

Sarah Bird

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

All the new terms and acronyms to know when dealing with secondary infertility

All the new terms and acronyms to know when dealing with secondary infertility

Online infertility communities are great sources of support, but can be intimidating if you don't know all the acronyms. Here's a curated cheat sheet.

Angie Shiffman

Everything you need to know about secondary infertility

Everything you need to know about secondary infertility

Bonnie Schiedel

Sarah Nicole Landry

Influential Parents List

Sarah Nicole Landry

The body-positive influencer known as The Birds Papaya is one of the year's most influential parents for making sure no stretch mark or topic was too taboo.

Today's Parent

The myth of the horny pregnant lady

The myth of the horny pregnant lady

Aleksandra Jassem and Nikita Stanley, The Rebel Mama

Why I'm grateful for all of my pregnancy losses

Trying to conceive

Why I'm grateful for all of my pregnancy losses

I had to remind myself how lucky I was: I was under 35, I was healthy, and we could afford IVF. But I also found it hard not to feel sorry for myself through all the pregnancy losses.

Delaney Seiferling

6 Things People Did That Made me Feel Seen After my Miscarriage

6 Things People Did That Made me Feel Seen After my Miscarriage

Miscarriage support is vital for recovery. These simple acts confirmed that my loved ones weren’t expecting me to just forget what had happened.

Ainsley Doty

How I dealt with all the injections and hormones during in vitro fertilization

Trying to conceive

How I dealt with all the injections and hormones during in vitro fertilization

Undergoing IVF is a roller coaster of emotions. Here are six things that made all of the injections and hormones more bearable.

Sarah Kelsey

Pregnant women, stop waiting for someone to offer you a seat

Pregnant women, stop waiting for someone to offer you a seat

I can’t imagine a man awkwardly avoiding eye contact with a row of subway commuters while secretly seething through his own discomfort.

Jessica Pollack

This mom-to-be had the best response to a stranger's unsolicited advice

This mom-to-be had the best response to a stranger's unsolicited advice

Everyone thinks they can tell pregnant women how to live, but this expectant mom had the best way to make a stranger instantly regret saying anything.

Kevin John Siazon

Yup, this celeb mom-to-be has taken to wearing diapers!

Yup, this celeb mom-to-be has taken to wearing diapers!

You read that right, Shay Mitchell says that diapers have helped her deal with this one super-annoying pregnancy struggle.

Kevin John Siazon

Pregnant women, you're officially high-level athletes

Pregnant women, you're officially high-level athletes

A new study puts pregnancy in the same category as Ironman triathlons when it comes to peak human endurance. Can we take a moment?

Chris Deacon

10 strange pregnancy symptoms nobody tells you about

10 strange pregnancy symptoms nobody tells you about

Everyone talks about morning sickness, moodiness and cravings, but your mom friends didn't mention these possibly-TMI, totally strange pregnancy symptoms.

Today's Parent

10 things you realize when you’re trying to have a baby

Trying to conceive

10 things you realize when you’re trying to have a baby

Thinking about having a baby? You’ll begin to see your life and everything in it (right down to your cervical mucus) in a whole new way.

Sheri Segal Glick

What to eat to get pregnant faster

Trying to conceive

What to eat to get pregnant faster

You might be wondering whether eating certain foods can increase your chances of conceiving. Here's what you should know before trying a fertility diet.

Alex Mlynek

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 to treat your pregnancy melasma

How to treat your pregnancy melasma

Are there dark patches popping up on your face? That’s melasma or chloasma as it's called during pregnancy—and there are a few ways to prevent flare-ups.

Tammy Sutherland

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