When someone is trying to get pregnant (from penis-in-vagina sex, at least), they often do everything they can to help their partner's sperm reach their

We knew when Slick Woods announced her pregnancy on Instagram, writing "just when I got tired of raising you n*ggas, God blessed me with my own," the

Christine Eaton*, 35, lives and works in San Francisco, CA and her two-year-old’s monthly toddler daycare is more expensive than her mortgage payment

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In a new video posted to her YouTube page, model and YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous cries while recounting a recent experience at a cryobank (which freezes

A party isn’t a party without Cardi B. Or in this case, a concert. The rapper just proved that motherhood won’t stop her from making money moves,

On last night's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kris Jenner is on then-pregnant Khloé Kardashian's case about eating more, because she's

Last Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first smartphone app for contraception, called Natural Cycles. Using your phone as

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In Beyoncé's Vogue cover story, she wrote about her experience giving birth to her twins, Rumi and Sir. Beyoncé says she had toxemia, or preeclampsia,

In case you missed it, Beyoncé is on the cover of Vogue's September issue. In the story, she opened up about her birth experience, most notably that

UPDATE: This story was originally published on August 1, 2017. Yesterday, Jessie James Decker posted a photo to Instagram of herself breastfeeding with

Like most people, my limited knowledge of Winnie-the-Pooh comes from being force-fed the cartoon as a child. I knew that he enjoyed honey; that he often

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There are a handful of random quirks that people swear can determine the sex of a pregnant person's baby. Some of them seem nonsensical, for example, if

When novelist and short story writer, Lauren Groff, refused to answer the classic work-life balance question during an interview with The Harvard

A new and disappointing trend is emerging: Apparently, American employees are donating their own vacation days so their expecting co-workers can have

A boy? It never occurred to me that I’d have a boy. For nearly my entire 12-year career, as a fashion journalist and former Cosmo editor, I have

Even the least pregnant among us enjoy the snuggly comfort that a body pillow offers. But, for those who are with child, curling up with some additional

On Saturday, actress Brigitte Nielsen announced the birth of her fifth child, at the age of 54. Nielsen has yet to confirm whether she conceived

Jacinda Ardern is no stranger to firsts: At 37, she has become one of the youngest world leaders as the prime minister of New Zealand. Yesterday,

Eva Longoria gave birth to her first child, a boy named Santiago Enrique Bastón, Tuesday night. Longoria shared the first photo of her son with Hola

As the daughters of fathers, let us say a thing about dads: We love them even though they sometimes make us want to rip our hair out. That goes for our

You haven’t lived until you’ve had one of my dad’s cheese omelettes. They’re known as “cheesers,” and they’re always worth a drive from

"I had dreams of someone following me constantly. Still remember them, and it was 28 years ago," one mom told Refinery29. Another described a

Now that genetic testing is kind of trendy thanks to home DNA tests, more people are curious about how their genes impact their health. And as more

The funny thing about fertility is that when you're trying to avoid getting pregnant, it can feel like you're fertile all of the time. And if you are

Modern Money Matters is Refinery29 and Chase's exploration of what the modern American family really looks like — from starting a family to

Update: Just in time for President Trump to speak at a major anti-choice fundraiser tonight, his Office of Population Affairs has released the full text