Some prenatal vitamins contain a “concerning” amount of toxic heavy metals, while others don’t have key nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy, a shocking new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus tested 47 prenatal vitamins — 32 over-the-counter and 15 prescription — for their choline and iodine levels and checked … Read more
Picking the right baby name isn’t child’s play — and for one consultant there are many monikers that give her the “ick.” Colleen Slagen, a baby naming expert and mom-of-three, boldly dished on the naming conventions she finds cringy in a recent TikTok video that has drummed up debate online. To start, she decried sibling … Read more
Andrea Konovalske’s modeling journey to New York Fashion Week came with a small bump in the road. Her baby bump. “I was extremely excited to be chosen to walk during NYFW, [but] I was accepted prior to finding out I was pregnant with baby No. 3,” Konovalske, 34, an expecting mom of two and a rising runway … Read more
Gum’s the word — and a new study links chewing the right kind to a decrease in preterm birth and delivery of low-birthweight babies in an impoverished African country. “It surprised us all that such a simple intervention could have such a dramatic effect,” said lead study author Dr. Greg Valentine, associate professor of pediatrics at … Read more
The notion that men struggle to concentrate on more than one thing at the same time is both commonly accepted and scientifically proven. But one dad in Western Australia has quite literally given the ideology that his gender can’t multitask a run for its money in hilarious – and slightly nerve-racking – CCTV footage. Arron Nash shared … Read more
This could be egg-cellent news for women struggling with infertility. A research team from Japan says it has developed a new egg maturation technique that may improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. IVF babies account for about 2% of US births each year. The success rate depends on various factors, including the quality of the … Read more
About 8,500 Guava Family baby strollers have been recalled due to issues with their brakes. The Roam First Generation Strollers were found to have brakes that could either not engage or disengage, which could lead to injury, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. The Roam First Generation Strollers from Guava Roam have been recalled due to issues … Read more
It’s a parenting trend that gives “mommy-and-me” a whole new meaning. Millennial and Gen Z mothers are bringing their babies to job interviews in an effort to combat the soaring costs of child care — insisting that any company that doesn’t value or understand their role as a mother doesn’t deserve them. “It takes hours … Read more
Reading glasses, graying whiskers and male-pattern baldness — it’s the elderly vibe expecting parents want for their incoming little ladies. Old man monikers are all the rage amongst pregnant mommies and daddies gearing up to welcome daughters in 2025, thanks to the “My Best Friend’s Dad” baby naming trend. “I think we’ll start seeing more traditional … Read more
Turns out the Octomom is truly one of a kind. The rate of triplet births and births of a higher order — like quadruplets, sextuplets and octuplets — dropped 62% in the US between 1998 and 2023, according to a Thursday report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reports that … Read more
What’s in a name? A couple billion bucks — if you choose wisely. Brayden, Cayden and Jayden are today’s cool kids’ names for boys, for sure. But when it comes to attracting capital, kicking it old-school is the name of the game, according to a new study on billionaire baby names. Old-fashioned, biblical names are … Read more
Get ready for the Beta babies. Gen Alpha refers to babies born between 2010 and 2024 but, from the beginning of next year, tots welcomed into the world will be members of Gen Beta. Like each generation that came before them, Betas will have their own set of unique styles and behaviors. They’ll also have … Read more
This study isn’t playing around. The holiday shopping season seems to come earlier every year. But just because the sales have started, it doesn’t mean that you need to fill your cart — it’s actually better for your children that you don’t Despite what your children wanna hear, having too many toys is bad for … Read more
Millions of parents use and have used baby walkers to teach their tots to walk for years, but it may come as a surprise to many that they are considered harmful. The toy, which helps support babies as they learn to take their first steps and develop other motor skills, has long been declared to … Read more
Mattel is recalling all models of its Fisher-Price Snuga infant swings after five deaths were reported from suffocation hazards between 2012 and 2022, the consumer protection authority and the toymaker said Thursday. The Snuga Swing, targeted at infants of up to nine months of age, has both front-to-back and side-to-side motions and comes in 21 different … Read more
What’s old is new again. Names once considered antiquated now have a shiny new allure, and one baby name expert predicts that some of the trendiest monikers next year will be old-fashioned favorites, such as Maple or Poppy. “Think Goldie, Birdie, Elsie, and Nelly,” Laura Wattenberg, the founder of Namerology, told Today. “It’s that throwback sound, … Read more
Two best friends in Florida got to experience one of life’s most meaningful experiences together — becoming mothers — and it was caught on camera. It started in May 2024, when Carolynn Shada announced her pregnancy to her best friend, Kali Gaynor — only to get a surprise of her own when her friend said … Read more
An expectant mother grabbed a healthy lunch on her way to the hospital — and had her newborn taken away as a result. The dystopian saga unfolded after Susan Horton, a stay-at-home mom from Northern California, squeezed in a few bites of pre-made salad from Costco as she prepared to give birth to her fifth child … Read more
Babies conceived via assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, have a 36% higher risk of developing a major heart defect than children conceived naturally, a new study finds. Still, heart defects are relatively rare. The study authors found them in 1.15% of naturally conceived babies and 1.84% of babies born after assisted reproduction. … Read more
Nobody puts baby in a corner. Residents in the English village of Rochdale are freaking out after a giant baby doll was erected in the town square, with some petrified pedestrians describing the installation as “creepy.” The 27-foot-tall toy tot, named Lilly, features giant moveable limbs and a mouth that opens and shuts like a … Read more