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Actress Hayden Panettiere opens up about her postpartum depression
Nashville star Hayden Panettiere has recently joined the mom club but, like so many others, it hasn’t been the easiest journey. Hayden and her fiance, Wladimir Klitschko, welcomed their daughter Kaya Evdokia into the world December 2014.
In a questionnaire for Us Weekly Hayden admits that she has gone through the same thing as roughly 1 in 5 new moms.
I suffered a bit of postpartum depression. You’re not alone or crazy, ladies!
On Monday, Hayden once again opened … Keep Reading!!!
Australian doctor re-attaches a toddler’s head to his spine following car accident in groundbreaking new surgery
An amazing medical breakthrough has happened in Australia this week. A toddler’s head has been re-attached to his neck following a car accident and it’s nothing short of miraculous work by the doctor.
Two weeks ago 16-month-old Jackson Taylor was traveling in the car with his mom, Rylea, and his sister. They were hit head on by another driver. Everyone escaped with relatively minor injuries, except Jackson. Rylea tearfully recalls the aftermath
… Keep Reading!!!The second I pulled him out, I knew
Tips for a family friendly kitchen
The key to designing a family-friendly kitchen is function.
Make sure that everyone in the family has a space for their daily routine, and you’ll create a family-friendly kitchen that meets everyone’s needs.
Here are some tips and tricks to make your kitchen right for everyone.
Thinking Ahead
Before getting started, it’s important to think ahead and ask yourself the right questions. A little bit of forethought can go a long way towards creating a great design that satisfies everyone.… Keep Reading!!!
Turn baby turn: How I tried to flip a breech twin
At my 35 week appointment my doctor and I started discussing my options since Baby A was breech and B was head down. In this instance, he recommended c-section if one of them did not flip. The reason is that twin A’s chin could lock onto twin B’s chin during delivery and get stuck. Now I should note that the way they determine who is Baby A is based solely on who is closer to the cervix. An external version … Keep Reading!!!
Montreal’s ‘Route du Lait’ provides judgment free spaces for breastfeeding moms
A group of businesses in Montreal, Quebec are coming together to make their support of nursing moms known. The new Route du Lait (which translates to The Milk Way) is a network of businesses in Montreal that have agreed to provide a safe environment for nursing moms, guaranteed to be free of judgment and harassment.
… Keep Reading!!!To businesses wishing to participate in this project, we propose providing mothers with a space where they can sit down and breastfeed. This area does
Homerun off the field: Woman gives birth during Padres game
During the 3rd inning of the Padres-Giants game on Thursday night the real excitement was happening off the field where baby Levi was making sure his mother had a memorable birth story to share with the world.
Mom and Dad went to cheer on their team before their family expanded but Levi had other plans. Mom, who was 39 weeks pregnant, went into labour but didn’t make it out of stadium. Fortunately, Giant’s catcher and “sorta doctor” Buster Posey was … Keep Reading!!!
Mom responds to bullies at a coffee shop by paying for their coffee
A Michigan mom walked into a Tim Horton’s coffee shop to buy coffee and donuts, with her daughter in tow. It was then that two women in line behind her started mocking her weight and appearance.
“Oh look at her hair, it’s nasty looking and the roots are coming through,” and “Oh she’s a whale, oh the whale needs to eat.”
Even though it hurt her to hear those comments, especially after a 177 lbs weight loss, Dianne Hoffmeyer decided … Keep Reading!!!
Single mom has to take her baby to class, professor holds him so class can continue
By A.M., IANtB Science Editor
Remember that Israeli professor who held his student’s baby during lecture? Well, it’s happened again here in the U.S.!
Amanda Osbon of Nashville, TN is a student at DeVry University. One day, she couldn’t secure childcare and, as a 4.0 student, skipping class was not an option. So she swallowed her pride, she said, and took her toddler to class. During class, the child wondered up to the professor, and Professor Joel Bunkowske, who … Keep Reading!!!
Struggling to put together a crib has never looked so good thanks to Ryan Reynolds
By Nikki Waring
The Green Lantern himself couldn’t put together an Ikea crib and we have the proof.
Ryan Reynolds hilariously shows us how he handled the worst part of expecting a baby. The crib assembly!!! I don’t want to ruin the video for you but it involves alcohol, duct tape and swearing. Sounds about right.
Ryan’s daughter, with wife Blake Lively, is 9-months-old now. Fatherhood looks good on him.… Keep Reading!!!
‘Rainbow babies’ are celebrated in these before and after photos
The term “rainbow baby” refers to a baby born following a miscarriage, still birth or infant loss. It references the rainbow at the end of the storm and signifies the brightness and color this new baby brings back to their parents’ lives.
This beautiful rainbow photo shows 7 moms pregnant with their rainbow babies, beautifully painted and dressed in the colours of a rainbow. Months later they got back together to re-make the shot with their babies in their arms. … Keep Reading!!!
Would you be okay if your child brought home this note from school?
Cary Reed, the father of a 7-year-old student, is raising concerns about the notes a 4th grade teacher passed to his daughter. His daughter was new to the school and had not really made many friends, so she sat alone at recess.
… Keep Reading!!!This fourth grade teacher was on the playground and had given up his lunch hour to play with the kids, which on the surface is commendable. But then she came home with a note from him that she
‘I want everyone to be smiling’. This little girl asks her divorced parents to get along
It is the age-old struggle for divorced parents; dealing with arguments that naturally come with the dissolution of a relationship but trying to remain civil for the sake of the children. Sometimes it’s easy to forget how much the fighting and bickering can affect the kids.
6-year-old Tiana explains, quite eloquently, what she wants to see from her parents and how she doesn’t like to see them fighting. It all started with a fallen shoe rack which ignited a fight … Keep Reading!!!
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