Health

Should I switch to a home birth during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Here are some key points to know when switching to an out-of-hospital birthing setting.

5 expert tips for healing your pelvic floor from birth (without leaving home)

The good news is that there are things to do from home to assist you in your physical rehabilitation from birth.

Brittany on finding help at the Alexis Joy D’Achille Center for Perinatal Mental Health

"I was listened to. I was recognized and taken seriously."

7 best foods to boost your fertility

Changing your diet may increase your chances of getting pregnant.

I miss saying yes

Parenting through a pandemic means So. Much. No.

Essential workers need childcare, so grandparents are filling the gap

Despite the risk.

Jessica on having thoughts of wanting to hurt herself postpartum

"I kept trying to quiet the thoughts by telling myself it wasn’t permanent, but it seemed almost impossible to believe. It was like an out of body experience."

It’s science: *This* is one of the best ways to deal with stress (for you and your kids)

It's simple and costs zero money.

How the pandemic will impact your child’s long-term emotional health

There's good news, mama.

This is mothering in a pandemic

We are not meant to live in isolation.

Here’s how to shop for groceries safely + without stress right now

Delivery spots are hard to snag right now. Here's how to shop safely if you have to go to the store.

I am done living in crisis mode

I would obsess over news reports and death rates and the endless cycle of bad news. I decided—I can't live this way.

How to raise an optimistic child in a pessimistic world

While the news is hard right now, you've got all the tools you need to make the world a better place.

The unexpected COVID-19 symptom parents need to know about

What you need to know about "COVID toes."

How to combat postpartum depression and anxiety during COVID-19

7 expert ways to start to feel better

Sesame Street & CNN team up to help explain COVID-19 to your kids

The 90-minute special "will tackle issues including education, anxiety, screen time and playdates," CNN states.

Megan on persistently having to beg for help for postpartum depression

"I kept begging the nurse to tell me that I was OK. I kept saying over and over again, “I don’t feel alive. Am I alive?” The nurse kept asking me if I knew that I was repeating that over and over again. I didn’t care though. I didn’t feel like I was in my body. I was so detached from reality and the world around me..."

This viral at-home hair waxing video is so relatable (& so funny)

We spoke to the experts for at-home hair waxing tips.

10 questions kids have about coronavirus (& how to answer them)

"When is all this going to end?"

Pregnant women about to give birth need COVID-19 testing

As many as 1 in 8 moms are asymptomatic.