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The hottest parenting trend of 2016 is expected to be 3D printed fetuses

No more covering your refrigerator with ultrasound photos of your newest family member; the new trend coming our way is going to require shelf space. With 3D ultrasounds growing in popularity and 3D printers becoming more readily available it was just a matter of time before fetal images began being printed for parents-to-be.

According to the trend predicting website, Channel Mom, this will be the hottest parenting trend of 2016. Several companies already print these models and it can … Keep Reading!!!

Crowd-Birthing: A new birth trend

Featured image credit: One Tree Photography

Not that long ago women birthed alone, only doctors and nurses trained to see such horrors were allowed to be with expectant moms. Men were in the waiting room, hands full of cigars, anxiously awaiting the doctor to come out and announce if they had a new daughter or son. He dared not see his wife in any state other than dolled up making his dinner. Friends and family waited at home for carrier … Keep Reading!!!

Adoption Is Trendy?

Yes, unfortunately adoption is trendy.

  I am very worried about the consequences of adoption being something stylish, rather than a creation of a family. 

(Fact: Ethiopian adoptions doubled following Angelina Jolie’s adoption of her daughter.)

 

International and transracial adoptions are quickly sweeping over Hollywood. As family that adopted internationally and transracially, I understand the reasoning behind intercountry adoption and embracing a child of any color. However, it has come to my attention the motivation being some of these adoptions … Keep Reading!!!