When a new job (with a demanding travel schedule) coincides with a surprise pregnancy and throws a mom’s work-life balance plan out of whack. Assessing the situation.
I have strong feelings about gender norms and plan on having more than one child. Is there a way to request gender-neutral baby clothes and toys without sounding rude?
What is the best gift etiquette when receiving baby shower gifts at home from non-party-attending friends?
Why are your cloth diapers deteriorating at an alarming rate? Could it be how you wash them?
Gift registry etiquette is always a sticky subject and even more so when the guest of honor is coming in from out-of-state.
An expectant mom is moving to the suburbs and deciding on whether to stay with her current OB care and birth location or chose one that will be closer to home. We have some thoughts on the pros and cons of each.
We received an important request on behalf of NPR and ProPublica, who are teaming up for deep-dive investigation into why so many American women die — or come close to dying — during pregnancy and childbirth. Please consider taking a few minutes to share your story.
Midwives are telling this mom that she will probably have difficulty breastfeeding post an elective c-section. She wants to know if that’s true?
What do you do and say when not only do many people inquire about your birth plan, but then those same busybodies try to change your mind?
A trying-to-conceive mom needs strategies to help her during the two-week-pregnancy-confirmation-waiting window. She has lots of anxieties about utilizing her typical de-stressing strategies. We have some advice.
We are far less concerned about this expectant mom’s weight gain than we are about her feelings about her weight gain.
A reader asks whether it is safe to continue practicing hot yoga now that she’s pregnant.
A mom is returning to work full-time and will be leaving her toddler at daycare and is concerned that his reluctance to drink may increase there leading to dehydration. What can she do prevent these problems?
We list our favorite brands and retailers for plus-size maternity clothing, as well as styling tips from our been-there-done-that mom friends.
Dear Kate undies are perfect for women who suffer from mild urinary incontinence and a strong period flow and need extra protection. It’s common for moms to experience urinary stress incontinence for years after childbirth and these high-performance undies are a life-saver.
My pregnant sister-in-law just told us her baby’s name…which is the same as ours. I’m due first. Can I ignore her calling “dibs” on the baby name?
What kind of exercise is safe during pregnancy?
A longtime reader is trying to conceive now and needs help finding an online community that doesn’t indulge in cutesy talk. Would love your thoughts.
A mom experiencing secondary infertility asks how to deal with the conflicting feelings of jealousy and sadness she experiences when her mom friends get pregnant and she doesn’t.
A big sister turns to us as her younger sister is frustrated while in the early days of trying-to-conceive. The wise, older sister has run out of fertility advice to give and looks to us.
Welcome to a new, on-going series about the most common (and maybe some uncommon) fears we deal with regarding pregnancy. This is a safe space for some sympathy, comradery and friendly head pats with people who have Been There, Are There, or who are just plain scared about Going There. This first installment is about the fear of infertility.
This is the last installment of our Weekly Pregnancy Calendar. Amalah had her baby boy! Read her list on ideas for how to spend that final(s) week(s).
Amalah focuses on how to introduce your siblings and pets to the new baby.
Amalah’s hitting the home stretch. The focus this week is on memorializing your pregnancy.
Amalah is fast approaching her due date and she has been bitten by the nesting bug. Some of her recommendations for do’s and don’t’s.
An expectant mom is grappling with whether she should forgive the in-laws who have treated her terribly for the sake of the grandparent-child relationship.
An expectant mom is incredibly stressed about her new in-laws potentially attending her upcoming baby shower. What can be done? First, we need to get to the root of the mess.
An expectant mom has some serious familial and relationship issues that are causing her stress and leading to depression.
We have advice for an expectant mom on how to break the pregnancy news to her older sister who is insecure about her own standing in the immediate family.