Fourth Trimester

The eye-opening advice I wish I had gotten as a new mama

Be confident in your abilities and instincts. I wish I had been more confident.

Do babies get bored? Yes—and it’s good for them

It's healthy for babied to have scheduled unscheduled downtimes when they are allowed to play alone, without structure.

Potty training is exhausting—but it will happen eventually, mama

Motherhood is all about conquering whatever mountains or obstacles are in the way of you—even if it happens to be a mountain of diapers. 😉

Gisele Bündchen opens up about new motherhood: ‘I kind of lost myself’

"All I ever wanted was to be a mom, but when you're actually experiencing that, it's a shock," shares Bündchen.

5 sensitive skin products your newborn needs for bathtime

Turn even the simplest scrub into a spa-worthy experience your baby will love.

3 products to make the early days of diaper changing so much easier

The average baby will go through about 2,500 diapers in their first year!

I am a postpartum psychosis survivor

Discover my personal story of overcoming postpartum psychosis and find hope and support for new parents facing similar struggles.

The only 5 pieces you need to create a capsule wardrobe, mama

Mom uniform coming right up.

Best gifts for new mamas + babies—that they’ll actually love

Each mama is different, but we guarantee she'll love having these gifts on hand in the weeks and months postpartum.

5 truths about postpartum recovery every woman should know

It's crucial to empower yourself with knowledge of what might happen as your body changes over the coming six weeks postpartum that have the potential to delay your recovery.

Legit ways to get free baby items—from diapers to formula 🙌

Your doctor's office is one surprising resource.

Recovering from birth requires these 5 universal needs—for every woman

How women around the globe handle their postpartum recovery.

True life: I will miss these middle-of-the-night wake-ups, my baby

As much as I don't love the exhaustion that comes with these hour-and-a-half middle-of-the-night wake-ups over the past couple of weeks—it is our time.

9 must-haves that celebrate postpartum bodies—and make us feel seen

1. Worry-free underwear

Why do our bellies go from being celebrated during pregnancy to being shamed post-baby?

The minute our babies are born, our bellies—once celebrated—must now, immediately, be hidden until they go back to "normal." Our bodies are worse than forgotten. They become Enemy Number One. It took 10 months for our bellies to become what they were, and yet our bellies are expected to disappear the moment a baby is born.

My birth experience traumatized me, and now I’m not sure if I want another baby

So I'm giving myself grace. I'm letting my mind and body heal for however long it takes.

What happens to a woman’s brain when she becomes a mother

Motherhood changes our brains and writer Chelsea Conaboy wants us to know that.

The one gift all new mamas *really* need? Grace

Maybe it's letting them know that whether you do or don't fully understand, that you admire them and love them—No. Matter. What.

What every mama should know about healing diastasis recti

What really happens to your core post-baby and how to tell if you have abdominal separation known as diastasis recti.

I couldn’t have gotten through my 4th-trimester without Anthony Bourdain

Mr. Bourdain's TV show saved my travel-loving mind during those tied-to-the-couch moments of new motherhood.