new motherhood

Choose quiet: Soft mornings and slow nights for new motherhood

When life with kids gets loud, gentle routines can help your nervous system settle and your home feel kinder. Here is a simple way to build calm into your bookends.

This viral video of the unfiltered newborn stage is every new mama’s reality 

Let's give it up for this mama keeping it real just weeks into her motherhood journey.

It’s a privilege to be called mama

I am grateful for the mess that is motherhood.

The moment you become a mother is self-discovery in its rawest form

No one really talks about the redefining moment that happens after you become a parent.

If you’re about to give birth and feeling nervous, know this

You've got this, mama.

Katy Perry’s new mom confession is so relatable

The new mom is changing up her grooming routine to make more time for her baby.

The fragility of motherhood doesn’t go away—but it makes you stronger

I feel fragilely caught between fear, sensitivity and joy.

This is the one gift I give all new mamas

We all need a little extra encouragment sometimes.

A very important letter for new mamas

Listen, mom-guilt is a dirty liar. Yes, it's your job to fill your little human's needs, but you matter too. Don't forget to take care of yourself. Hang out with friends, take a drive blaring 90's hip hop or shower without interruptions—trust me, you'll be a better person (and mom) because of it.

A letter to my babies on our first Mother’s Day

You have been surprising me from the very start.

When did you first feel like a mother?

When I heard them say, "Mama" for the first time.

My first year of motherhood taught me the most important lesson of all

For the first time ever, everything shifted and I had to pour my whole self into one person, the one person who needed me the most.

Just because you have a baby doesn’t mean you feel like a mom right away

It took me nine months to become a mother, and years to take on the label.

What do most new moms say they need? Their mom

New research suggests that even with all the high tech resources available, most pregnant women still seek advice and emotional support from their own mom, and rank her guidance as being more meaningful than other recommendations.

How are you feeling, mama?

The postpartum period deserves a better question than just "how are you doing?"

Meghan Markle is *all* new moms when she says, ‘Not many people have asked if I’m okay’

She opened up about pregnancy and life with baby Archie in a new interview.

New moms spend 1,400 hours a year worrying about babies’ health, poll says

Whether you're in the midst of caring for an infant or that scary-wonderful time is years behind you, you're probably nodding to yourself right now, thinking, "Is that all?"

I didn’t fall in love with motherhood at first

One day, after weeks and weeks of having a fussy baby, that little bundle of joy is going to crack their first smile, and your heart is going to absolutely burst with happiness as you quickly grab your phone to capture a picture.

5 wins to celebrate during your first month being a mama of 2 ????

5. Handling baths and bedtime solo.

To the new mama: There will be days

On those days when you doubt yourself—because they will surely come—remember this: You were born for this job. They have chosen you and there is nobody else in this world they would rather have by their side for their journey to becoming them.