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Is 40 Weeks the Ideal Maternity Leave Length?

By Sharon Lerner — 2011

Long leaves are good for both babies and mothers, but extra-long leaves may not be, and other surprising lessons from Europe.

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Dating As a Single Parent: After the Kids Go to Bed

How to make it work at home.

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Leah Klungness
2017
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New Mothers, Let’s Talk About Your Professional Identity Crisis

Parenthood — especially for women — changes you. After giving birth, the brain actually redesigns itself, trimming old connections and building new ones. If you’re someone who has constructed your adult identity around your career, these changes to how you operate can shake your foundations.

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Janna Koretz
2020
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10 Hardest Things About Being a New Mom

Why the first weeks with baby are so tough—and how to get through them.

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Lissa Harnish Poirot
2020
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This Is the Best Advice for New Moms

There's no shortage of advice available to new moms. Between best-selling parenting books, well-meaning family and friends, and even strangers on the street, there's plenty of advice to consider.

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Megan Beauchamp
2021
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Dating: The Struggle Is Real for Single Parents

Deciding how to handle dating situations can be an issue in any relationship.

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Lea Lis
2019
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How Not to Hate Your Husband After You Have Kids

Author Jancee Dunn couldn’t believe how furious she would get at her husband after they had a baby. Here are her tips for working through it.

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Janice Dunn
2017
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My Husband and I Grope Each Other in Front of Our Kids, and Here’s Why

My husband and I grope each other constantly. I don’t think a day goes by without at least one of us copping a feel. I say this proudly because after almost 20 years of being together, we are still hot for each other. And I don’t see any reason to hide this from our kids.

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Elisha Beach
2021
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How Parenthood Will Change Your Sex Life, According to a Neuroscientist

As a sex therapist and neuroscientist, I’m often called upon to help clients cope with the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of rebooting their sex lives after parenthood. The truth: Finding your way back to satisfying sex can be a big challenge.

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Nan Wise
2020
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How to Reconnect with Your Partner After Having Kids

Don’t wait for the most convenient time to rebuild intimacy. You’ll be waiting a long time.

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Christina Caron
2020
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5 Steps to Keeping the Romance Alive After Baby is Born

Having a child is undeniably one of the greatest joys life brings, but it’s also an adjustment.

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Natacha V. Beim
2018
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