Kristin over at Faces of Loss is just 14 positions away from earning a $25,000 grant from Pepsi to get booklets printed up and sent to hospitals. If she makes her goal, when a mom goes to the ER with a miscarriage or stillbirth, she will go home with information. How often can you influence things–actually [...]
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Being a stay-at-home parent is a full-time job in itself, but making a little extra money on the side can help offset the costs of staying home. One of the most common questions that stay-at-home parents ask is what they can do to make money in their down time and there are lots of possible [...]
Read More..The C-section rate in the United States continues to grow – it increased from 27 percent of all births to 34 percent in just the past seven years. An unfortunate result of this increase is that many more women will be forced to undergo a cesarean section for every birth following their first because current [...]
Read More..Actress Selma Blair (39) and her fashion designer boyfriend, Jason Bleick, welcomed a son on Monday, July 25th. Arthur Saint Bleick weighed in at 7lbs. 12oz. The couple chose to keep the sex of the child a secret until birth. The couple met while collaborating on Bleick’s fashion line EVER. They announced the pregnancy in [...]
Read More..There must be something in the water on the set of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Two stars of the show revealed their impending arrivals over the weekend. Charlie Day (35) announced his wife Mary Elizabeth Ellis’s (32) pregnancy at Comic-Con over the weekend. This child will be the first for the couple. Day said [...]
Read More..In what is probably one of the most creative ways to drum up excitement about breastfeeding, a company called Milk for Thought has launched a countrywide “Latch on America!” tour of it’s Big Pink Bus. The bus has already made stops in Oregon, Washington, Utah, California and Colorado. The next states to see the bus [...]
Read More..The first ever clinical trial reviewing the use of umbilical cord blood to treat acquired hearing loss in infants is currently underway. Acquired sensorineural hearing loss is not present at birth and usually develops due to infection, head trauma, or loud noises. Babies with hearing loss have a particularly hard time learning language and tend [...]
Read More..Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe’s four-month-old son Skyler is already rocking an itty bitty Gucci bomber jacket, Tod’s Loafers, and $3500 worth of other designer kicks, but his wardrobe still isn’t cutting it for his fashion-forward Mama, who is taking matters into her own hands.
Read More..Kick back and relax this weekend with fun backyard-friendly crafts, a summer meal you can whip up in minutes and a must-see family flick. We’ve rounded up the best end-of-July activities from some of our favorite kid-centric blogs and sites.
Read More..Remember back in January when we told you that names like India, Harper and Willow would be huge this year? Well, it didn’t take long for that prediction to come true: Harper of course, is the newest baby Beckham, while Willow is Pink‘s little bundle of joy. Since it’s only August and we’re already two out [...]
Read More..New mom Ivanka Trump clearly doesn’t have to work — but even with a brand new baby at home, it seems she can’t resist the lure of popping by the office. The Donald’s daughter — who has tweeted little else besides baby-stuff in the eight days since giving birth — posted on Twitter this week, [...]
Read More..You live in Massachusetts. Your parents live in Colorado. Your sister lives in Florida. And your in-laws live in London! Does that mean your kiddo can’t be close to all of them? Pshaw! These fun beyond-the-phone-call bonding ideas will keep your kids close to your family’s hearts—and vice versa.
Read More..At my daughter’s recent birthday party, one of my friends did something I thought was slightly deranged: Along with the requisite gift for the honoree, my pal brought a similar present — for my other daughter.
Read More..The anticipation is killing you! Will baby be an Ethan or an Emma? Check out these 18 ways to tell — some are just for fun — some have science to back them up! Baby already here? Were these tips right?
Read More..Summer’s here, and if your kid is anything like mine, that means he’ll want to spend every waking minute at the playground. I’m all for it (and I have to admit, summer bedtime is a breeze), but with all that running around, there is a risk of heat exhaustion.
Read More..I have what I like to call "momnesia." I know it’s an impressively witty term for someone who can barely remember her neighbor’s name to think up. It’s similar to terms you may have already heard, such as "baby brain" or "preg head," which both describe the phenomenon that occurs during pregnancy — and through [...]
Read More..We know you’ve escaped the bedroom for a romp before (and no, falling from the bed onto the floor doesn’t count). But for these real couples, no place was off limits for a summer sexcapade. A roadside reststop, backyard playground and even the golf course got the sparks flying. Add these passion places to your [...]
Read More..When it comes to lunchroom accessory numero uno, we know we’ve got a much better chance of getting our kids to chow down those celery sticks if he’s got a super rad lunch box to put them in. Here, a bunch of sweet bags that’s sure to make him king of the lunch court (and [...]
Read More..My good friend, a fellow mom of two boys, recently shared the good news that she’s pregnant with number three. As she leaned over her coffee cup to tell me the details, I could see that she was fighting back tears. "Is everything okay?" I asked.
Read More..Summer isn’t over yet, but you’ve already got back-to-school season on the brain. Besides reading, writing and arithemetic, a new classroom means a chance to meet new people. Do you worry about your kid making friends? Vote in our poll!
Read More..Back to school means birthday parties, sports teams and classroom chatter — and you want your kid to fit in. Sounds easy for social butterflies, but does your kid have a hard time making friends sometimes? Vote in our poll!
Read More..We’ve all been there: You’re driving with the kids, when the song on the radio changes and before you can flip the station and the lyrics "Sex in the air / I don’t care…But chains and whips excite me” float through your minivan. Nice. You can hear the question from your 4-year old before it’s even [...]
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