Main photo: Courtesy of Molly Sohr. Photographed by Kristin Sweeting. In the spring of 2020, Molly Sohr and her husband Andrew had been trying for a baby for four years….
When you imagine giving birth, you may feel a combination of emotions. Add to that all of the little logistical details and, yes, it’s completely understandable to feel a bit…
If you’ve been counting the days until your second trimester begins, you aren’t the first. For many mamas, this is a glorious stage of pregnancy when less-than-pleasant symptoms from the…
If you’re reading this, we have a feeling congratulations are in order! The first trimester of pregnancy is often awash with many emotions—thanks in large part to the hormones flooding…
Most likely at some point during your pregnancy, you’ve been encouraged to keep your pregnancy weight gain at a minimum to avoid developing diabetes. According to the International Diabetes Foundation,…
Raise your hand if back in high school you got the impression that making babies was as easy as 1, 2, 3, sex? [Slowly raises hand]. For so many women,…
When you’re trying to conceive, every little twinge or sensation in your body has you wondering…is this it? A little queasy after lunch? Pregnant. Moody and short with your partner?…
After months of breastfeeding around the clock and diligently trying to put her infant son to sleep in his bassinet, Toronto mom Kate Galt was bone-tired. Nothing was working anymore….
In pregnancy, you’ll undergo a variety of routine scans and lab work, from anatomy scans to the oral glucose test, to ensure everything is progressing normally. Toward the end of…
Giving birth is miraculous and messy; agony and ecstasy. In these powerful birth photos, photographers from around the world captured some of the most intimate and raw moments of birth…
When it comes to getting dressed in the early days of pregnancy, it can be hard to find your personal style, especially if you are still keeping the exciting news…
There are no pictures of my son on the day that he was born. There are some photos from that day, sure—of me, hooked up to fetal monitors, giving a…
Jean, a 24-year-old mother of two, said: “People don’t think there’s hungry kids out there [in Canada].” She would like us to know “there definitely is.” More than 1.2 million…
There is a great shopping debate around how much true maternity wear you need to purchase for the short-lived pregnancy. And while there are strategic ways to shop non-maternity items that…
Babies come with a lot of stuff. And when you’re out and about, a roomy, comfy diaper bag is the place for everything you need to be prepared for whatever the day throws your…
By Marea Goodman and Ray Rachlin There are lots of ways to make a family–including lots of different fertility processes, each with a different three-letter acronym (IVF, IUI, ICI, we’re…
When you were 25, the “fall-back” time change meant an extra hour to stay out at night, or an extra hour to sleep in on a Sunday. Pure bliss. But…
Autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and rheumatoid arthritis are incredibly common. So common that you probably know someone who has one—if it’s not you. And astoundingly, nearly 80% of people…
From December 22 to January 19 is Capricorn season, and those born under this zodiac sign are described as highly motivated, responsible, disciplined, and family-focused. Capricorns are ruled by Saturn…
As mamas, we always want to give our babies our all—and that begins during pregnancy! My second pregnancy hit me much harder than my first, and when I told my…