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And you thought your relationship to your mother was already complicated. Last year we learned that the size of your mother's hips might affect your risk for breast cancer. Daughters born to mothers with wide hips, according to a Finnish study, are three times as likely to develop breast cancer. New research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine adds more insight to the Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Stacie Lewis about considering pregnancy a disability. Shortness of breath. Inability to lift heavy objects. Need for specific seating. Exhaustion. Months of nausea followed by months, possibly a Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Andrea Updyke about that old wives tale that says babies sleep better after eating solid foods. Feeding a baby can be a non-stop barrage of questions. Is he getting enough? Is he getting too much? Read more
Throwing a Halloween bash? Don't miss our free printable box for stashing all of those sweet treats! Think small! The kids will gobble up these bite-size party food ideas! Beyoncé is launching a maternity line; see how she's dressing while expecting. Yum! Six new candies for Halloween this year. 10 apps to help expectant mamas prepare for baby's birth. Fold it up! Collapsible gear is all the Read more
Double stroller pushers are often faced with a dilemma: sacrifice comfort for the convenience of a compact stroller, or choose a wide side-by-side carriage that is often unwieldy and hard to manage in crowds. The newest crop of double strollers is out to solve that dilemma with side-by-side pushchairs that mimic the size and maneuverability of classic single strollers. The latest to enter the Read more
Melanie Brown welcomed a baby girl with Stephen Belafonte! Kim Kardashian is ready to start a family Find out which French movie Jake Gyllenhaal and his friends watched Alyssa Milano says her heart has tripled in size since the birth of her son Elizabeth Hurley's boyfriend says they're in love! Read more
DrSugar is in the house! This week she's discussing mommyrexia and the implications of eating disorders during and after pregnancy. I recently read an article from the New York Post on "mommyrexia," a phenomenon garnering a lot of public attention recently. Mommyrexia describes pregnant women obsessed with staying skinny during pregnancy and then doing whatever they can to get back, as quickly as Read more
Childbirth — and preparation for childbirth — is not a one size fits all experience. Expectant parents have options regarding the birth. Plenty opt for a traditional hospital birth while growing numbers are choosing to deliver in the privacy of their own home. Just as there are options as to how and where a mama-to-be gives birth, there are numerous ways to prepare for the big day. Lamaze, Read more
I'm not quite sure what makes Pygmy Hippopotamuses so cute — their small size or seriously squinty expressions. Take Kambiri, for example, she's giving the camera the stink eye like the man behind it is about to steal her leaf . . . that's also bigger than her head. Don't worry, lil girl, all eyes are on you, not the foliage! Born in Sydney's Taronga Zoo — also the home to that superstar Read more
Being in the last few weeks of my pregnancy, I have to confess that I haven't been keeping up with my kegels. Early in my pregnancy, new moms urged me to keep my pelvic floor strong, but distracted by the impending appearance of my new little one, exercising this area has not been a top priority. That is until now. Helping a fellow instructor out at a postnatal yoga class over the weekend, I Read more
