Paula Bernstein 
If you suffer from migraines during pregnancy, you’re not alone—millions of women are faced with these debilitating headaches each year. Learn what triggers migraines, what your hormones have to do with them, and how you can get relief. “You kids are giving me a migraine!” Ever heard that one? If you grew up in my house, … Read more about Moms and Migraines: Understanding Triggers and Treatments
Have you heard about the phenomenon of babies sign language and want to try it with your own baby or toddler? Learn how to teach baby signing within your family, the benefits and choices of classes. Even if your baby is too young to talk, you can teach her ways to get her message across through … Read more about Baby Sign Language Made Simple – Benefits & how-tos of baby signing
Good prenatal care means visiting the obstetrician even before you conceive, as well as maintaining a healthy diet and avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol. It also means taking a prenatal vitamin supplement. Prenatal vitamins contain important nutrients in stronger dosages than regular multivitamin supplements (even those formulated for women). Just picking up some more ordinary … Read more about Your Prenatal Vitamin Primer Why, when, and how to choose the right supplement
If there’s one phrase that parents dread hearing from kids, it is “I’m bored.” (Coming in a close second: “I think I’m gonna throw up.”) Sometimes, boredom can actually benefit kids — I’ve found that unstructured time gives my children a chance to come up with creative ways to entertain themselves. Then again, there are … Read more about 15 Genius Ways to deal with bored Kids
I never suspected getting pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy would be so difficult. Unlike other struggles — the loss of a loved one, coming out to your parents, high-school bullying — where people say, “It gets better,” this does not. The longer it takes to get pregnant only highlights how ridiculously difficult it is to … Read more about 6 Ways to prepare yourself for IVF
The struggle is real. We hear people say that all the time, right? In a ridiculous #firstworldproblems sort of way. I mean, deciding to cure your hangover with pizza or a cheeseburger isn’t exactly a struggle. Well okay, maybe it is a bit in that particular moment. But not in the grand scheme of things. … Read more about 5 realistic Ways to reduce Stress while trying to conceive
We don’t often think of the word “good” when we think of infertility. There is so much pain and heartache that comes with it, especially since it’s so often accompanied with loss. Somewhere along the journey, you change. You become a hardened version of yourself, perhaps more bitter and jaded by the struggle and unfairness … Read more about 4 (Good) Ways infertility changes you forever
I honestly don’t know how many negative pregnancy tests I’ve had over the past three and a half years. I imagine I could figure it out if I dug deep enough, but who wants to go there? I’ve already dealt with the disappointment that comes with each of those negatives so there’s no need to … Read more about 6 Ways to deal with a negative Pregnancy Test (when you wanted a positive)
Fertility-challenged women like myself start out on the road to motherhood with one mission: to birth a baby. We enter this journey with a clear and (mostly) level head. But for those who don’t get pregnant on that first try, the road quickly morphs into so much more than a path to a baby. Infertility … Read more about 5 emotional Challenges all Fertility-challenged Women face
The dreaded two-week wait. Those of us in this game know it as the 2ww. Those awful days between your pregnancy attempt — whether that be a natural try at home or a medicated attempt at the fertility center — and the day you get your pregnancy test results. There are a few things to know … Read more about The 8 Stages of the two-Week Wait