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5 foods to fight postpartum depression

Add these mood boosters to your postpartum diet to keep depression at bay.

New report sheds light on how a mother’s age affects the gender pay gap

But that’s not the whole story. 

To my friends who don’t have kids—I miss you, and it won’t be this way forever

Thank you for sending invites out over and over, and understanding when I say no 90% of the time.

My cancer diagnosis taught me I can’t protect my child from her feelings

Pretending everything was okay wasn’t working for us. 

Working motherhood is: Counting down the minutes until I see my baby

Nine hours and 40 minutes that someone else would feel my daughter's hand wrapped around her index finger.

Cardi B reveals she’s pregnant—check out her baby bump debut on SNL

“I’m finally free!” Cardi B says.

Natalie Alcala’s Pregnancy Style

The founder of Fashion Mamas is giving us #bumpenvy.

A letter to myself, before becoming a mom

There are pieces of you still burning brightly within me. However, there are parts of you I had to let go.

I finally learned to let go of my mom guilt once my second child came along

I’m learning and growing just as much as my kids are. 

Motherhood is: Looking at old photos of your kids as they sleep

Even if you feel so relieved that they are finally, finally asleep.

The formula for parenting success is easy: Trust yourself, mama

This is my new mantra: do what works for your family until it no longer works.

Why everyone wants to touch your pregnant belly

Don’t make this weird.

What is the ‘right’ age gap between kids?

Whatever you want, mama. 

My unexpected support system helped me through a major crisis—and I’m forever grateful

This community of moms reaches far beyond my Venice, California neighborhood.

The 3 words every new mom needs to hear: ‘Are you okay?’

Postpartum depression snuck up on me.

True life: Somewhere along the way, I started feeling like a ‘real mom’

Being a mother is the most challenging, heartening, strengthening and humbling role I have ever had.

To the mama who thinks she did ‘nothing’ today

What seems to me like a walk around the block to get outside of the house, seems to my kids like a family expedition.

True life: My house is messy and full of children growing older every day

So no, I’m not spring cleaning.