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Can You Take Plan B While Breastfeeding? An OB-GYN Weighs In
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by on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

Can You Take Plan B While Breastfeeding? An OB-GYN Weighs In

South_agency/Getty Images Sometimes life (and sex) doesn’t go as planned, which might prompt you to take emergency contraception. Maybe you had unprotected sex, or a condom broke, or you forgot to take your birth control pill. Regardless of how you got there, you may be in need of Plan B, a popular option for emergency...

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A Study Has Found An Ingenious Way To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies
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by on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

A Study Has Found An Ingenious Way To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies

SolStock/E+/Getty Images We have long known the power of storytelling. It boosts imagination, teaches morals, improves memory, helps mental health, and increases our knowledge. Recent studies have also found that it can even improve your kids’ behavior and develop their empathy. Now, we have another benefit of fairy tales and storytelling to add to the...

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My Health Tracker Knows When I’m Overstimulated
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by on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

My Health Tracker Knows When I’m Overstimulated

Natalia Lebedinskaia/Moment/Getty Images It’s a scene every parent has watched play out. For whatever reason, your kid who normally bounces into school happy as can be is just not wanting to detach from you one morning. My son is 3, and he usually bops into pre-K with his oversized backpack on, all smiles, no problem....

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A "Melatonin Hangover" May Be The Reason You Feel Like Garbage In The Morning
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by on January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

A "Melatonin Hangover" May Be The Reason You Feel Like Garbage In The Morning

Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images I struggle with sleep. I rarely get more than five to six hours a night — even when I’m exhausted. So, like many people, I’ve turned to melatonin on occasion to try to help me get a little more shuteye. But every single time I’ve used melatonin supplements, I’ve spent the next...

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