Nursing at Target, Sucking Snot and Wiping Goo Out of Hair: 34 Very Candid Celebrity Snapshots Every Mom Can Relate to

With her #TBT shot, Kelly summed up what parents across the country have been thinking all summer with her throwback shot featuring all three of her children under the age of 6 and a hilariously deadpan stare: “A vacation with your kids is a trip, not a vacation.”

This mama’s definitely got her hands full. “Every single time I get out of the car. How? Why?” the actress joked of her haul, which included a hat, an iced coffee, a waterbottle, books, notebooks, homework, her phone and her keys. She added the hashtags “not staged” and “I’ve got it.” 

Talk about being on mom duty (no pun intended)! The Little People, Big World star shared this snap of son Jackson for “all those mamas out there that sometime[s] feel like they are sinking.” She captioned the shot with a detailed recount of her day — which started with hosing husband Zach Roloff’s vomit off the porch after he woke up sick, and ended with finding their son (and his crib) covered in poop. And it didn’t stop there — since they had no hot water in their house that day, Tori had to drive him to another house to get him cleaned up. “If you were having a rough day I hope this helps. I can laugh now that Jackson is asleep in a throughly scrubbed crib,” she wrote. 

Can we take a moment to acknowledge how adorably mesmerized Willow and little brother Jameson (whom the singer shares with husband Carey Hart) are?

The singer stayed wide awake as son Jameson sleepily breastfed and daughter Willow clocked in some zzz’s. Heaven on earth.

Philipps looked distraught in a snap she shared, as she wiped goo from her and husband Marc Silverstein’s daughter Cricket Pearl’s curly strands. “ITS ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMEONE GETS SLIME IN THEIR HAIR,” she wrote alongside the post.

… and in the same vein, mom’s nap time.

The country singer documented a little construction project happening in her backyard as her husband Mike Caussin and their daughter Jolie Rae built a house for the family’s two dogs. And after a long day being “Daddy’s little helper,” Jolie decided to take a break and quench her thirst — with water from the dog bowl. “You’re not a doggy,” Kramer told her little girl, joking that she’ll show this video to Jolie’s future boyfriends.

“I am pleased to offer up this photo as the start to your week,” wrote Story’s mom, who is married to actor Aaron Paul.

… and the singer wasn’t mad about daughter River Rose’s reaction. “So this happened…. #RiverLovesSanta ….is it wrong I slightly enjoyed this ha!” Clarkson, who has two kids (and two stepkids) with husband Brandon Blackstock, captioned the crying pic.

The Hills alumna snapped this funny photo of her son, Sonny — whom she shares with husband Tim Rosenman — as he picked his newest friend’s nose. Port hardly even noticed. “But also look at their toes,” she wrote.

Otis, whom Wilde shares with comedian Jason Sudeikis, had a very long day.

The actress documented her daughter’s birth, jokingly flipping off the camera “juuuuust as the drugs kicked in.” In the same photo caption, Wilde revealed daughter Daisy’s birth wasn’t smooth sailing, but that she felt “deeply grateful” for the medical team who cared for her during her stay.

“Birdie was teething so bad and wanted to breastfeed all night,” wrote the wrestling champ, captioning a middle-of-the-night selfie with daughter Birdie, whom she shares with husband Daniel Bryan. “I knew a bunch of the girls were next door and I didn’t want them to wake up to Bird crying so I kept her in bed with me. No sleep but I survived the day on pure adrenaline for the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble.”

Have you seen a cuter sight? “Usually how we end dinner,” Bella wrote on Instagram.

“Multi-tasking, getting rest, working, being a mama, the world as it is now… It’s hard, beautiful and messy AF,” the model-actress, who is mom to two sons with husband Kylie Newman, wrote, doling out advice to fellow mamas. “Reminder to myself and all to be gentle with ourselves. We are doing the best we can with what we know and have in each moment.”

Nursing can happen anytime, anywhere, as The Honest Company founder proved during a day of shopping. Alba’s trip to Target was interrupted when the actress had to stop and breastfeed her and husband Cash Warren’s son Hayes in the store’s dressing room. 

Oh, you know, just another day in the life of the funny-lady (a.k.a. Mrs. Jason Biggs), who posted a photo of herself sucking out the snot of son Lazlo’s nose.

The Glee star was pretty impressed with her child, whom she shares with ex Ryan Dorsey. “And the Oscar goes to … Josey Dorsey for best performance in a fake cry!”

The Top Chef host didn’t waste anytime when getting ready for an appearance. The model’s daughter, Krishna, breastfed while Lakshmi did her own makeup in this throwback snap. 

“He said he swallowed a big burger,” the Sister, Sister alumna said, captioning this funny mother-son mirror selfie, ahead of the arrival of baby No. 2 with husband Cory.

The Bachelor grad has never been one to hold back when it comes to giving followers a sneak peek into her life — particularly motherhood. “If my life has been looking too glamorous on Instagram lately, just know 4 out of 5 times this is how I use the bathroom,” wrote Roper Tolbert, who shares daughter Emerson with husband Tanner.

New moms can definitely relate: The Eric & Jessie: Game On star shared a picture of herself feeding her and husband Eric Decker’s son Forrest Bradley, pairing the sweet snapshot with a relatable question. “Is it possible for a baby to want to be on the boob 23 hours a day?” the singer jokingly asked her Instagram followers.

The Lip Sync Battle star did her bit to show the reality of being a new mom by sharing a photo of herself just four days after giving birth to son Miles Theodore, her second child with husband John Legend.

In the picture, the model is dressed in postpartum mesh underwear, which she hilariously called “Asian pear underwear” — a reference to fellow mom Ali Wong‘s Netflix special, Hard Knock Wife. And she was even holding a carefully wrapped pear!

Murgatroyd and husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s son Shai decided that sitting with Dad by Mom’s feet made the most sense during the family-of-three’s trip to Hawaii. “Poosh wanted the floor, so Papa gave him the floor,” Murgatroyd captioned the snapshot.

Leaks happen — and the Dancing with the Stars pro and first-time mom isn’t afraid to share her experience with her Instagram followers. “Thanks [husband] @robert_herjavec for capturing these VERY REAL New Mom Moments!!” she wrote, crediting her husband for taking the candid snapshot. She continued: “I’m just a rookie at this job and learning every day but I’ve never done anything more challenging or amazing!”

A far cry from her What to Expect When You’re Expecting character who somehow inherited a glowing complexion and superhuman energy with her pregnancy, Decker (whose husband is athlete Andy Roddick) took to Instagram to show off her skin blemishes — a direct result of pregnancy hormones, she says — which she sarcastically called “effin awesome.”

Dressed up and ready to take on the day, the model-actress headed to a private room to pump (and snap a selfie!) before returning to a press event for her company, Finery. “Yes I am in a back room pumping as they talk outside,” wrote Decker. “Yes this sucks. But YES this is why it’s awesome to be a part of a female founded, female-run startup.”

Getting the perfect Santa photo is often a Christmas miracle and something parents everywhere struggle to achieve — the fitness guru (and mom-of-four!) included. “This is us… Rafa: hates Santa,” Hilaria, who’s married to actor Alec Baldwin, wrote in the caption. “Carmen: asked for a magic carpet. Leo is like: whatever…as long as food is involved in this experience. Alec: the forever photogenic celebrity, And me: trying to avoid traumatizing my 2 year old and GETTING MY OBLIGATORY SANTA PHOTO…while sacrificing any attempt at a decent pose.”

The sweetest meet-cute you’ll ever see! After her home birth, James Van Der Beek’s wife introduced her four kids to their little sister, Gwendolyn, and the kids took turns holding their baby girl.

The Pose star shared a photograph depicting the scene immediately following the birth of his daughter Gwendolyn, including a “messy bed,” “plastic sheeting underneath old sheets,” a “vomit bag (unused),” an “inflatable birthing tub (also unused),” a “happy, healthy baby,” a “happy, healthy mom in her own shower right after giving birth” and the placenta, which sat in a metal bowl (out of frame here).

“… I love every bit of my postpartum bod,” wrote Otis with this Instagram pic of herself posing in a white tank top and matching “hospital undies” three days after the birth of daughter Henley Grace, whom she shares with husband Doug Hehner.

She continued: “It’s truly amazing how my body helped create & carry an 8 lb 2 oz baby … I’m feelin’ like I can conquer the WORLD after pushing her out. Women are SO much stronger than we give ourselves credit for.”

Spending the day with daughter Everly proved to be quite artistic for Dewan and ex Channing Tatum’s only child, who very creatively painted the World of Dance star’s face.

Like mother, like daughter! Clad in pink pajamas, Miss Blue Ivy Carter channeled Queen Bey by slipping into the Grammy winner’s high heels at home.