A woman with two wombs only learned she had multiple uteruses while pregnant with her second child — after doctors missed it the first time around. Hayley Scudder, 34, was told her condition is so rare that the odds are one in a million, so she now refers to her double uteruses as “limited edition.” … Read more
They’d rather Santa be the only one making special deliveries during the holidays. Getting naughty in late March may bring about a not-so-nice surprise for the expecting moms who’ve deemed Christmas “the worst” birthday date for kids. “The results are in, and 40% of moms shared that the worst of the worst birthdays is December 25,” revealed … Read more
A mom was so traumatized by her first pregnancy that she says she “literally developed of phobia” and had her fallopian tubes removed at age 24. Belle Mourraille, now 28, was bedridden for months and lost 30 pounds while pregnant, and after thinking she was going to die during childbirth, she opted to undergo a … Read more
Adele is suffering from partial hearing loss after contracting a painful ear infection. The “Easy On Me” hitmaker, 36, told the crowd at her Las Vegas concert Friday that the temporary pain has been the worst she’s ever experienced — even “worse than childbirth.” “I actually have an ear infection, which is actually pretty grim. … Read more
Many moms struggle to breastfeed one baby, but when Alecia Staines saw a desperate call for help from a mom of twins she didn’t hesitate to step in and help. Alecia had first met the young mom at childbirth education classes she was running in Noosa and struck up a relationship with her. After the … Read more
Forty-one percent of moms said pregnancy did not go as planned, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 American moms looked at their experience while pregnant and found that 39% created a game plan for themselves while pregnant — although one in four (25%) weren’t able to stick to it. But the journey only … Read more
Advice Needed I need to know if I’m being sensitive. We had our son four years ago, and he was delivered via c-section for a few reasons. Since then, my husband has made random comments like “You didn’t deliver him; he was cut out, a C-section is the easy way out” and “You wouldn’t know … Read more
She’s a total 10 — 10 centimeters dilated, that is. But that doesn’t stop influencer Kylen Suttner from putting on a full face of makeup before having to push in the delivery room. In a viral TikTok posted Thursday, which has since garnered more than 6 million views, Suttner filmed a “get ready with me” … Read more
Every new mom has the right to get some rest after birthing a whole new human, but one mom’s question around whether she should help more at home has gone viral. The 26-year old new mom, who already has a primary school age son, took to a popular forum to ask for advice after her husband said he needed more help … Read more
Dating for marriage. Tokyo City Hall is developing a unique dating app, Tokyo Futari Story, to encourage residents to consider marriage and parenthood and tackle the country’s initiative of increasing population after decades of decline. The app’s name derives from “Futari,” which means “two people” in Japanese, a nod to the hope that pairings can … Read more
The bride was all dressed in white — hospital gauze, that is. When Nora Regis’ water suddenly broke at 33-weeks pregnant last month, she and then-fiancé Michael Odland scrapped their lavish May 10 wedding plans for a maternity ward holy matrimony, instead. “You know what they say, you make plans and God laughs,” Odland, 38, … Read more
When Ellie Gonsalves shared a list of all the reasons – 118 of them – why she doesn’t want children, she was branded vain, selfish, and even, bizarrely, an “unfit mother”. “People have put me in the Cruella de Vil category and think I hate children,” the Australian model told Stellar, out today. “But I love … Read more
The Block star Jess Eva has taken to social media to share details of a very relatable accident. The TV star and mum-of-two posted an Instagram story on Friday, featuring a carefully-censored gym picture, admitting she’d just wet herself. “Wee’d myself during a morning workout,” she wrote over an image of herself in workout gear, … Read more
A British mom was left “absolutely terrified” after learning that the newborn baby she was caring for in the hospital was not actually her own child. The shocking incident occurred last September at a hospital in Dorset, England where Maisie Beth, 22, had given birth to her daughter, Isabelle. Beth says she only realized the … Read more
Call it a born ultimatum. A mom-to-be is already experiencing family drama caused by her own mother. The elder matriarch is exercising self-declared “grandparent rights” and demanding she be present at the child’s birth — against her daughter’s wishes. “My mother works in the midwifery unit where we are having the baby,” the expectant parent, … Read more
NFL Network personality Jamie Erdahl recalled breaking down in “petrified tears” when a scary situation unfolded as she gave birth to her daughter, Nora James, in New Jersey on March 30. Taking to social media on Monday, Erdahl — who serves as a co-host on “Good Morning Football” —explained that she underwent an emergency C-section … Read more
Her birth experience was truly one of a kind. A UK mom gave birth to twins 22 days apart in different hospitals, baffling doctors and other twin moms. “To this day, I still can’t find a woman in the UK who can beat 22 days,” Kayleigh Doyle, 22, told SWNS of the gap between births. … Read more
Breast milk produced by men who transitioned to women is as good for babies as milk from a genetic female, according to British health researchers. A leaked letter from the University of Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust found that the milk produced by transgender women after taking a combination of drugs and hormones is “comparable to … Read more
Sure, they’re born free — but taking the risky route could come at a high cost. Welcoming a baby into the world is often revered as sacred by most women. So rather than having the precious moment marred by the stressful madness of rushing to a hospital, getting drugged up and helplessly handing over the … Read more
Keeping quiet is a labor of love. With sweat dripping, pain surging and a baby barreling through the birth canal, the last thing most women in labor want to hear are comments and critiques from their likely well-meaning, albeit carping mothers and mothers-in-law. One seasoned midwife warns that mouthy grannies-in-waiting might be more irksome than awesome to … Read more