Latest M+A Posts

• Relax! These Wacky Pregnancy Symptoms are Totally Normal

  Pregnancy can do a real number on your body — and it goes beyond the obvious effects, like causing you to sport a baby bump or skip your periods. The truth is, there are certain pregnancy symptoms...

• Your Body After Delivery: 7 Changes That Are Totally Normal

  There's denying that pregnancy is a whirlwind—but postpartum recovery can throw you for just...

• The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask on Your School Tour

  As a new or expecting parent, lining up amazing childcare...

•  Back to Work After Baby: 9 Ways to Smooth the Transition

  Whether you’re anxious over (re: dreading) the return, under-the-radar excited to sip coffee and answer emails again, or somewhere in between, there’s no getting around...

• Can You Actually Predict Your Fertility?

  For those accustomed to tracking their steps and sleep with the swipe of a finger, it would make sense that pulling up data about our ovaries should be just as easy. A number of startups and drug...

• The Quick Guide to Writing Your Birth Plan

  There’s really only one thing you can bet on when it comes to delivering a baby—unpredictability! Babies tend to arrive on their own schedule, in their own way. But there are lots of choices to be...

• Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy: What Every Woman Should Know

  For plenty of women, growing a bump is anything but blissful—between

• Is This the Best Investment You Can Make After Baby?  

  Postpartum doulas—caregivers trained to ‘mother the mother’ after birth— are becoming a...

• Teach Your Baby to Nap Like a Champ (For Better Nighttime Sleep)

  By Hadley Seward, Pediatric Sleep Consultant + Founder of Bonne Nuit Baby

  As new parents, we’re all fixated on...

• Happy Soon-To-Be Mother’s Day!

  It’s no secret—we can’t give enough mama love.

  In fact, we try to find ways to celebrate moms all year long. And Mother’s Day just gives us one more...

• Girlbossing with Sari Azout

  When we think of all the GirlBosses we’re lucky to call friends, there’s one we like to make of point of keeping up with—Sari Azout. If she’s not off starting her own...

• To My Baby on Mother's Day

  “Dearest Kamilla baby,

  I am not with you on our first ever Mother's Day. It's absolutely my fault; I booked this time-sensitive...

• What the HECK is a Doula?!

  There’s so much to do and remember in the months leading up to baby. Paint the nursery. Pick a stroller. Practice swaddling. The list goes on and on....

• A Letter to My Baby: Jourdan Fairchild

  

• We Speak Dad, Too

  When I founded Monica + Andy it was out of my own experience as a new mom. I was overwhelmed by my love for my daughter, underwhelmed by the organic

• Styled for Success with Corri McFadden

  If there’s a mompreneur out there that makes it all look easy, and oh-so-darn-good, it’s the founder of eDrop-Off Luxury...

• A Letter to My Babies: Judy Sachs

  Dear M&N,

  As you know, you were “floating around in the sky” for quite a while waiting to come join our family. It wasn’t easy for me to get pregnant. And it wasn’t easy for me to stay...

• Work It with Liz Adams

  With close to 100k followers on Instagram, we’d say Liz Adams of Sequins & Stripes is doing this social thing right. We just can’t seem to get enough of her refreshingly honest (and fashion...

• A Letter to My Baby: Chelsea Norton

  Dear Jack,

  I built many things while waiting for you. Not physical things, I'm no woodworker, but I spent time and thought tearing down walls and building up dreams in my heart. Each day...

• Newborn Baby Checklist: 8 Must-Haves

  Welcome to Monica + Andy. We’re made for moms who start nesting before they even start showing. Love-at-first sight moms (ultrasounds count) and take-too-many-pics...

• Baby’s First Month: Meet Vivien Grey

  Say hello to Kristie Wagner.

  Kristie, our Director of Brand Experience, is mom to Jake (age 6) and last month gave birth to a beautiful (and healthy!) baby girl, Vivien Grey.

• Family Affair: Leslie + Risa of Big City Moms

  Your world undoubtedly changes when you gain mom-to-be status. You’re overwhelmed with joy — and just plain overwhelmed! Cue sisters Leslie Venokur and Risa Goldberg.

  The...

• Work It: Bethany Ciotola’s Beautiful Chaos

  Bethany Ciotola is the (absolutely gorgeous) gal behind Bethany and Her Boys. The NYC blogger shares a home with two — well, three if you...

• Top 10 Tips to Traveling with a Baby (that you've never heard before!)

  We’ve been told to bring baby blankets, a change of clothes and to stock up on snacks...

• Work It: Morgan Hutchinson: Dress to Impress

  When we were expecting, we tore through all the editions of What to Expect. One thing we didn’t think about? What to expect to wear while barely getting out the door to pediatrician...

• Work It: Motherly’s Dynamic Duo

  Left-Jill Koziol Right-Liz Tenety

  You thought you knew what momlife was all about, but then came baby and, girl, were you in for a big surprise. Between juggling their own...

• Hospital Bag Must-Haves

  Nursery finished? Check. Car seat installed? Check. Your hospital bag packed? Um...

  If you're one month from your due...

• Letter to my Baby: Samantha Augeri

  Dear Jack and Ben,

  Surprise! Twins! It's a day I'll never forget. That's the first time I saw you, Twin A and Twin B, on my 8-week ultrasound.

  I'm a twin, but they...

• Introducing the Sequins & Stripes Modern Layette Cuddle Box

  With a refreshingly honest and seriously chic blog, an adorable 2-year-old boy and a baby on the way,

• Work It: Emese Gormley

  Emese Gormley is a New York City PR powerhouse who just happens to count Molly Sims as a BFF (Sims consistently relies on Gormley for beauty advice). But what happens when said powerhouse adds two...

• How to Photograph Your Kid Like a Pro

  Their outfit is perfect. Every last hair is in place. And still the picture you took of your little looks like just that — a picture you took. We asked friend of M+A,

• Leader of the Pack: Jacq Tatelman, Founder of STATE Bags

  With everything going on in the world these days, it’s important to do your part to make a difference. Our spirit rallied when we spoke with alpha female Jacq...

• Letter to my Baby: Kristin Malta

  My dearest son, this is my wish for you,

  The day felt like a dream
  From the moment we knew you were to be.

  So tiny, yet so loved by your daddy and me.
  Just a tiny orange seed...

• Say hello to The Mentor Files Podcast

  01 - Andy Dunn, The Founder of Bonobos, on building a solid team. The Mentor files is a different type of podcast.  This is not a podcast to showcase one-on-one interviews, rather it is meant to be a platform for listeners to “eavesdrop” in on private conversations with my closest advisors and mentors.  

• We Are More Than Our Fertility

  When I experienced my first pregnancy loss I was stunned. After having my daughter without any issues and a strong heartbeat at the beginning of my second pregnancy,...

• 02 Katia Beauchamp - Birchbox Co-Founder & CEO on Marketing a Subscription Box and Staying Relevant

  In 2010, Katia Beauchamp started Birchbox and revolutionized the way we shop for beauty products. The subscription-based company now has over 1 million global subscribers and has managed...

• 5-Minute Makeup Tips for Moms

  Let’s be honest, with little ones, sometimes it feels like a win if you manage to brush your teeth and hair before running out the door. While a perfectly contoured...

• 03 Cynthia Rowley - Artist and Entrepreneur Leading a Global Lifestyle Brand

  Famed designer Cynthia Rowley is perhaps most well known for her namesake clothing brand. However, since she launched her label in 1983, she has expanded from clothing into everything...

• Work It: Lele Sadoughi

  Motherhood may be less than glamorous (cue snotty noses and dirty laundry), but Lele...

• 04 Sam Yagan - CEO of ShopRunner and Co-Founder of OKCupid on How to Hire the Right People and Scale Your Business

  Sam Yagan holds quite the entrepreneurial resume. During his college years, he co-founded SparkNotes, which sold for $30 million to Barnes & Noble just one year...

• Mom's the Word: News to Know Now

  Whether it's a new study, a product recall or just a funny video we thought you had to see, each week we gather articles relevant to parents from around the web...

• 05 Payal Kadakia - The Founder + Executive Chairman of Classpass on Adapting to Evolving Roles for You and Your Team

  When Payal Kadakia went online one day in 2011 to book a ballet workout class, she was “miserably frustrated” with how difficult it was to find and attend the right type of class. After realizing...

• Work it: Kristen Ronan on PR and Parenthood

  With over 10 years of public relations experience at international brands such as DVF and Farfetch, Kristen Ronan excels at communication, time management, and...

• 06 Daphne Oz - Emmy Award Winner and New York Times Bestselling Author on Why It’s So Important to Invest in Yourself

  Daphne Oz is a healthy lifestyle expert, entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling cookbook author, chef, Emmy award-winning TV host and mother of two (with another one on the way!). If anyone has...

• 07 Jessica Herrin - Drawing Lines Between Work Life and Personal Life with the Founder of Stella & Dot

  Jessica Herrin was on a mission when she set out to create the direct sales accessory company, Stella & Dot. For her, it wasn’t as much about the product she wanted to create, but rather a...

• Work It: Tali Magal on Producing a Successful Career with Kids

  Chloe, DKNY, Mercedes Benz, Vogue, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and U2—Tali Magal’s client list reads like a who’s who of the fashion, entertainment, and advertising...

• 08 Danielle Moss - Co-Founder of The Everygirl on Using Instagram to grow your Business

  In 2011, bloggers Danielle Moss and Alaina Kaczmarski teamed up to launch a website with a budget of less than $6k. Since then, The Everygirl has become a household name and the ultimate online...

• 09 Heidi Zak - Finding Product Market Fit with the Co-Founder and CEO of ThirdLove

  When Heidi Zak couldn’t find a quality bra that fit her right and looked great, she realized there was a hole in the market and ThirdLove was born. The...

• 10 Vivienne Decker - Forbes Contributor on Lessons Learned from Female Entrepreneurs

  If there is a female millennial entrepreneur that is shaking up their industry, chances are Vivienne Decker has covered them for Forbes.com. She has interviewed some of the country’s most...

• 11 Sari Azout - Partner at Level Ventures on The Power of Storytelling in the Digital Age

  As an advisor, investor, and entrepreneur, Sari Azout wears many hats. Early on in her career she worked as an investment banker in the consumer and retail division of Lehman Brothers. From there,...