Breastfeeding offers plenty of health benefits both for the baby and the mother. When it’s time to go back to the office, many mothers wish to continue providing their offspring with their milk. This transition, however, presents plenty of challenges due to the lack of infrastructure and innovative products to support mothers returning to work in corporate America. Typical current scenarios include…
When you have a newborn baby, your waistline may be the last thing on your mind. Yet women often feel pressured to lose their “baby weight” as quickly as they can after pregnancy. It’s completely normal to have some weight left over at the end of pregnancy. This is due to the change in body composition to support the pregnancy. Bouncing back to your…
You’ve been mulling this over for a while, and now the time has come to decide whether you should stay at home or go back to work after your maternity leave ends. Whether this is an easy or tough choice for you, the unconditional love and care you have for your child will weigh heavily into your decision as you consider these…
Having children isn’t always as easy as it looks on Instagram. There’s so much more to motherhood than serene baby snuggles and matching outfits. But there’s a reason we’ve fallen so deeply in love with motherhood: It’s the most beautiful, chaotic ride. Every single day, moms sit back and wonder how something so hard can feel so rewarding. And Eva Mendes…
Being a working mom is hard, but being an entrepreneur who is building a startup can present even more challenges. You’re probably not confined to a traditional work schedule so there isn’t much “time off.” There are going to be many, many learning curves along the way. All while trying to prioritize your own family. When the company you’re growing feels like raising…
Have you ever wondered how working mamas make it work? Maybe you’re about to head back to work after your maternity leave and you’re not sure how everything is going to fall into place. Or you want a sneak peek into how other moms make family time happen when they’re gone eight-plus hours each day. Here is some advice from…
Angelina Jolie is learning a lot from her growing kids! In a new interview with Hello!, the 44-year-old actress opens up about how watching her six children with ex Brad Pitt become teenagers has impacted her. “When your children are little you feel more ‘mommy.’ When they are teenagers you start to remember yourself as a teenager,” she says of Maddox, 18, Pax, 15,…
One morning in May 2016 — having unexpectedly become a single parent several months earlier, and sick of lying awake nights trying to mentally balance my household budget — I did something that, at the time, felt drastic and slightly shameful. After taking my 5-year-old to school and my 2-year-old to day care, I returned to our fourth-floor walk-up, tidied…
There’s no book to prepare you for all of the things you’ll have to figure out when returning from maternity leave. Here are five things that will help you regain your work sense of self and then some. 1. Take it easy on yourself In every way, you need to be kind to yourself. More so than you ever have. The way you’ve…
When women become mothers, they usually have two options: Go back to work or stay home with the little one. It can be tough to feel inspired when you’re thrown back into (or continue to remain in) a 40-hour workweek that isn’t flexible. Luckily, you can create better working options (and a happier life in general) for yourself, starting with your mindset. Here…
