Tay Lautner on Pregnancy, Mental Health, and Stepping Into Motherhood

Mini Magazine’s new fall issue is here and inside, Tay Lautner opens up about the highs and lows of pregnancy, body image, mental health, asking for help, and learning to loosen her grip on what comes next.

We spoke with Tay just before she welcomed her first baby—a girl named Lennon Taylor—and before she knew exactly what this next chapter would look like.

“I’ve been able to really sit in contentment with not knowing what’s next,” she tells us. 

Now, that next chapter is here.

In the cover story, Tay Lautner talks candidly about how pregnancy challenged her physically and mentally, how her background as a nurse has shaped the way she approaches birth, the support she’s found in her marriage with husband Taylor Lautner, and why she’s already thinking about the kind of example she wants to set for her daughter.

Browse our new fall issue below to read our full conversation with Tay, plus a look at the tween brand boom, creativity and family life with beloved author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers, a seat at the table with Fly By Jing founder Jing Gao, Elisa Solomon on the meaning behind the jewelry we hold close, a boutique-hotel-inspired bedroom made for sleepovers, bedazzled baby bumps, and the baby gear going full throttle.

ALSO INSIDE— Lalo The Chair II, UPPAbaby Kona, New New Patch, Craig Conover’s debut children’s book, Dagne Dover CEO Melissa Mash, Little Spoon Co-Founder Angela Vranich, and more!