A mom from a close-knit town in England says she kept her pregnancy a secret from family and friends — by moving away, deleting her social media accounts, and wearing baggy clothes. Olivia Finch, 30, became pregnant by her partner, Rob, 31, in August 2022 — just 10 months into their relationship and 13 months … Read more
A UK mother got the prize of a lifetime while playing bingo when she went into labor and gave birth to her fourth child last month. Tammy Hall, 30, started having contractions the night before, but the hospital told her it could be days before her newborn would make their way into the world. “So … Read more
She became a mommy on the fly! Soon after boarding an international flight earlier this month, an expectant mother was forced to totally wing it when she unexpectedly went into labor and gave birth aboard the aircraft. “Yay!” cheered applauding passengers on a Pegasus Airlines plane set to fly from Istanbul to Marseille, France, as paramedics … Read more
She gave birth in a New York minute — and on the side of a New York City highway. While zipping through traffic on the Jackie Robinson Parkway on Oct. 1, BelRaye Osborne, 39 weeks pregnant, knew her baby was coming faster than her husband, Tru, was driving. After the expecting mommy felt the pangs of labor … Read more
An expectant mother was in the search for a birth photographer, to capture the arrival of her baby. A Google search later, she engaged with a photographer to be with her in the delivery room. What followed was unexpected. The photographer shamed the mother for “opting in” for a caesarean section, implying it was the easy way out. The mum … Read more
Foregoing an epidural, a new mom did the seemingly impossible by delivering her baby in 40 seconds flat. Cianna Gonzalez, 24, only labored for three hours before her son “shot out,” she told Southwest News Serivce. “I felt him descending. I was screaming ‘he’s coming,’” Gonzalez recalled of the August 2022 birth. “I did not … Read more
Whoa, baby! This expecting mommy never expected to become pregnant with two additional little ones at the same time. After enjoying a “careless” night of passion in July 2020, an already-pregnant Dee Michelle and fiancé Antonio Livingston were stunned to discover that they would soon be welcoming triplets. “A superfetation pregnancy is when you get pregnant … Read more
Oh, baby! A mom and influencer is taking credit for 150 births — and counting — after passing along some steamy advice by way of a sex “challenge” during an Instagram Live video. Evidently, many of her followers took the recommendations. Sara Buckley, a 36-year-old Las Vegas content creator and podcaster, became quite the hit … Read more
This teen mom’s pregnancy started out on the wrong foot. Faye White, 19, from Braintree, Essex, England, claims he had no idea she was pregnant — until her newborn daughter quite literally stepped out of her womb, Kennedy News reported. White, who gave birth to her daughter Luna-Grace Behrens on May 6, even chalked up … Read more
These mommies-to-be are spilling hot “pregnancy drink” tea. With bellies full of delayed babies and hearts set on evicting the little ones out of their wombs as soon as possible, expectant moms are rushing to Starbucks for a tea rumored to induce labor. “When you’re 39 weeks [and] four days with no signs of labor … Read more
Buy one, get one free? Valerie Thourin, 45, and her wife, Renee, 41, welcomed their “twiblings” just 12 days apart in December 2021 after being implanted with embryos at the same time. “We didn’t plan on getting pregnant at the same time, but our cycles had synced, and our doctor suggested a twin transfer — … Read more
A British woman who flew 4,000 miles to give birth on an exotic beach is now “stranded” with her three-month-old baby in an exotic location and says she “feels like a prisoner.” Iuliia Gurzhii, 38, and husband, Clive, 51, planned a trip to Rodney Bay, St Lucia, in order to fulfill their dream of welcoming … Read more
A UK woman thought she was suffering from a stomach bug last month — it turns out she was pregnant with twins. Lucy Shaw, 34, from Staffordshire, unexpectedly gave birth to twin boys on July 5, a British hospital system announced this week. Shaw had what is called a cryptic or invisible pregnancy, which can … Read more
They were in it to twin it — but both tied for firstborn. Twins Molly and Micky McLaren, from North Lanarkshire, Scotland, are rare “simultaneous twins” born at exactly the same time. At 11:53 on April 27, after over 12 hours of painful labor, doctors told mom Diane McLaren, 34, to push when they spotted … Read more
This dog is proving that anything is paw-sible. Belle, a 2-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, is believed to be one of the first dogs allowed to accompany someone giving birth in a UK hospital. This doggy “midwife” escorted her owner, Amee Tomkin, 33, to appointments throughout her pregnancy and waited for her in the hospital when … Read more
After 25 years of trying, Helen Dalglish finally became a mom at age 53. The first-time mom from Glasgow, Scotland, endured 21 failed rounds of in-vitro fertilization, costing almost $124,500 — before she finally got pregnant with her daughter Daisy Grace, born in September 2022. Dalglish, who first started trying for a baby in her … Read more
A California influencer, who is nine months pregnant, is in a medically induced coma after suffering a brain aneurysm one week before she was expected to give birth. Jackie Miller James, 35, a social media beauty influencer was at home when she experienced an aneurysm rupture that led to severe brain bleeding, according to a … Read more
This mama had some serious plastic surgery drama. After welcoming two children and losing 75 pounds of her postpartum weight, a mother of two underwent a “mommy makeover” procedure to restore her hourglass frame. However, instead of arising from her cosmetic surgeon’s table feeling fierce and looking fab, the woman found herself “severely depressed” and … Read more
“Give me the epidural!” might soon be a saying of the past. A new fast-acting opioid administered during labor is being flagged as an alternative to epidurals. The opioid, remifentanil, would be given instead of an epidural, allowing them to be more mobile during labor. Under new draft guidelines from the UK health body, National … Read more
One woman from England was given just hours to live after developing sepsis and a flesh-eating bug following a routine Caesarean section. After Amy Hiner, 40, gave birth to her second child, daughter Evie, she developed necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis from the C-section, causing her to lose half of her stomach. “It just keeps spreading … Read more