I’m lucky; I never felt like I lost myself in pregnancy or postpartum the way so many women say they do. My friends, my interests, my quirks, and my personal failings all remained. Some anxieties were magnified, and I had to adjust my priorities, sure, but that was the extent of the great change. But...
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24 Amazon Finds Scary Mommy Editors Are Raving About In April 2025
As we inch ever so closer to the end of the school year and the start of summer, our shopping habits are perhaps beginning to reflect our frenetic state of mind. In other words, we’re all over the place! In life in general, and when it comes to our Amazon carts. Listen, at this point,...
I Thought I Was Done With Babies
Zia Soleil/Stone/Getty Images I thought I was done with babies. Now, I’m the doll whisperer. By: Laura Onstot When we sat down to dinner this past Christmas, I thought we’d survived the onslaught of gifts. My husband had cut over 30 toys out of raccoon-proof packaging. My mother-in-law and I loaded garbage bags full of...
Why Does My Back Hurt, & When Should I See A Doctor? What A Pro Says
ArtMarie/Getty Images Whether you’re wrangling little kids all day long or simply have the luck of having been born in the 1900s, there’s a good chance you’ve woken up and thought, “Oh sh*t. Why does my back hurt?” Back pain is common — so common, in fact, that 8 in 10 adults will experience it...