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Feel Good Diaries

I Live In Denver, Make $152K A Year, & Spent $1,628.23 On My Wellness Routine ...

Kobe Bryant Loved Being A “Girl Dad”

Elizabeth Gulino

Cameron Diaz & Benji Madden Got Creative With More Than Their Bab...

One of the toughest decisions parents must make is what to name their child. What’s in a name? How creative should you get? Should you continue family na

by Tara Edwards

How I Came To Terms With Raising A Daughter Who Doesn’t Loo...

During labour, when my midwife announced, “I see blonde hair,” she might as well have told me she saw a kitten. I’m half-Chinese, and my husband is w

by Stephanie Gray

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Take Baby Archie To His First Playgroup

Royal baby Archie is growing up. People reports that his parents, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, took him to playgroup for the first time this week. The s

by Molly Longman

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“The Deepest Chasm Of Grief”: How Bereavement Doulas Help Women H...

In the moments right after her daughter’s birth, Elizabeth Soika was afraid to open her eyes. What would this little girl, this “tiny fighter,” this

by KAELYN FORDE

Yet Another Gender Reveal Party Ends In Disaster — This Time A Pl...

As gender reveal parties grow more and more audacious, they are somehow getting more dangerous, too. Take, for instance, a stunt that ended with a plane cr

by Alejandra Salazar

Gyms With Childcare For The Fitness Obsessed Parent

by Molly Longman

I Went On A Babymoon, But Didn’t Have A Baby

We thought we’d have a baby by now. My fiancé and I started trying to start a family last September – first naturally, then by thawing the 14 eggs I h

by Ruthie Ackerman

Whitney Port: How My Friendships Changed After Having A Baby

When I was a kid, I remember thinking that the friendships I had then would last my entire life. I learned phrases such as friends forever and through thic

by Whitney Port

6 Badass Moms You Need To Follow, Right Now

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I Love My Kid, But…Co-Parenting With My Ex Is An Emotional Roller...

I Love My Kid, But… is Refinery29 and Red Baron‘s exploration of the honest, often unspoken, realities and challenges that come along wit

by Claire Gillespie

All The Disney Movies On Netflix Right Now — Before The Disney+ P...

by Jessica MacLeish

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I Love My Kid, But…I’m Sick Of Being Told How To Parent

I Love My Kid, But… is Refinery29 and Red Baron‘s exploration of the honest, often unspoken, realities and challenges that come along wit

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I Love My Kid, But…Dating As A Single Mom Is HARD

I Love My Kid, But… is Refinery29 and Red Baron’s exploration of the honest, often unspoken, realities and challenges that come along with parenthood.

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I Love My Kid, But…Parenting Is Loud. Very Loud.

I Love My Kid, But… is Refinery29 and Red Baron’s exploration of the honest, often unspoken, realities and challenges that come along with parenthood.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Teresa Purzner Finds Power In Teamwork

Dr. Teresa Purzner is the co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Cerebelly, a baby food company with a scientific focus on brain development. A neurosurge

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Fertility Spectrum

I’m Never Having Children—Why Does That Make You So Upset?

I don’t remember when I first realized that I didn’t want to have kids. But I do remember the first time I articulated that sentiment to my mother. I w

by Erica Cerulo

Fertility Spectrum

Going Solo: 5 Single Moms Talk Divorce, IVF & Being The Breadwinner

Motherhood is a tough, beautiful, and nerve-wracking ride. Having a partner can help, but is not always an option. For reasons ranging from personal prefer

by Molly Longman

Fertility Spectrum

How Much Would You Spend To Have A Baby?

After Jordan Valley, 30, miscarried twice, she decided she wanted to get informed about her fertility status. After spending one year and $4,000 on testing

by Erika W. Smith

Fertility Spectrum

270 Women Reveal How They Really Feel About Their Fertility

Nowadays, with celebrities opening up about their experiences conceiving, and assisted reproductive technology advancements on the rise, people are more aw

Fertility Diaries

I’m 31, Have Unexplained Infertility, And IVF Only Cost Me ...

Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. History: I just t

How Traveling Helped Me Heal From My Miscarriage

Today is the day a tiny screaming bundle of joy should have been placed on my chest. I should have been staring into my baby’s eyes, but instead I’m st

by Catherine Lux

40 Women On Their Post-Baby Sex Lives

The doctor tells you to wait six weeks. Then what? We asked mothers to be brutally honest about post-partem sex. Here’s what they told us.

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Entertainment News

Cue The Succession Theme Music: Kieran Culkin & Wife Wel...

Everyone’s favorite Succession miscreant is now a dad. Luckily, I trust Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton with a living thing waaaay more than the actor

by Kathryn Lindsay

She Lost Her Son In Sandy Hook — Now She’s Fighting To Save...

On Wednesday, Sandy Hook Promise, a gun violence prevention group in Newtown, CT, launched its annual back-to-school PSA. The PSA — called Back-to-Schoo

by Natalie Gontcharova

The Future Of Baby Food Is Sleek, Organic & Rooted In Science

It’s no secret that going organic is trendy. People want quality and transparency in everything from their produce to their beauty products these days. A

by Molly Longman

Everything You Need From Lauren Conrad’s Amazon Baby Registry

by Amanda Randone

Shawn Johnson Opens Up About Her Pregnancy Complications

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson wants people to know that the journey to motherhood isn’t always a straight line. There are ups, downs, tears, and br

by Molly Longman

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