She’s here. She’s there. She’s every-f’ing-where! Since bursting onto our TV screens in 2020 as team owner Rebecca Welton on “Ted Lasso,” Hannah Waddingham has been on the fast track to where she should be, which is as many screens and stages as humanly possible. At the moment, though, she’s about to be on Zoom. … Read more
He’s a keeper? A British new mom is defending her partner, whom she showed intently watching soccer on a computer as she prepared to give birth. “When I joked about going into labor whilst his football team were playing the entire pregnancy and I actually did, so this was our set-up,” Amber Louise Tilley wrote on a … Read more
Using the internet to self-diagnose isn’t usually recommended, but the move may have saved one young British mother’s life. Chloe-Leigh Todd, 22, said she started experiencing throat soreness, vomiting, night sweats, and weight loss in February 2020. She claims a doctor diagnosed her with tonsillitis by telephone four months later, but Todd doubted that opinion. … Read more
Philadelphia officials announced Monday they are fundraising to launch a trial program to give $1,000 monthly cash payments to expectant mothers who live in certain communities. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health aims to start the Philly Joy Bank pilot in early 2024 to help ease racial disparities in infant mortality rates. Philadelphia has the … Read more
The mother of an 11-month-old boy who was filmed with a vape in his mouth has broken her silence — she says she regrets the incident and did not realize she was being filmed at the time. The NSW mom, who was filmed laughing while the little boy inhaled fumes from a vape, was widely … Read more
A middle-aged mom who suffers from early-onset dementia has shared a heartbreaking video detailing what it feels like to live with the devastating disease. Jana Nelson, 52, was diagnosed with hydrocephalus in 2012 and her symptoms have gradually become more severe over the past decade. Hydrocephalus, a neurological disorder that can cause dementia, is characterized by … Read more
Here comes the snide. Olivia Attwood, a British TV personality and model, is going viral on TikTok for sharing on a podcast that she doesn’t think children belong at weddings — and some people are outraged. The TikTok tease, a sneak peek of her Thursday appearance on the Private Parts podcast, received over 953,000 views … Read more
Rihanna credits motherhood for her decision to “Take a Bow” at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. Ahead of her highly anticipated 13-minute “almost impossible” performance Sunday, the soon-to-be 35-year-old popstar and lingerie mogul revealed why the world’s biggest stage is the perfect place to perform live for the first time in years. “When you become … Read more
It hasn’t been easy for Madonna to get into the groove of parenthood, admitting that she’s “still struggling to understand how to be a mother.” The “Papa Don’t Preach” mom of six made the confession in an interview published in the Italian, French and Spanish issues of Vanity Fair Wednesday. The superstar — who shocked … Read more
A brazen mom is under fire for apparently taking her children to their favorite YouTuber’s house unannounced — and posting the interaction on TikTok. Sheryl Jacques — who posts under the username @xomissjaay — shared the 35-second video that begins with kids walking up to a glass door of a house identified by Insider to … Read more
Nine months of brainstorming nearly down the drain. An Australian couple’s plan for the perfect name for their newborn practically fell to pieces when their daughter reportedly arrived 24 hours too early. Convinced their baby would be born on her due date, the Brisbane-based parents decided to give her the middle name May, after her … Read more
From coast to coast, this baby’s name is raising eyebrows. Orange County mom Calyn Breann revealed in a now-viral TikTok that not everyone is as wild about her son’s unusual moniker — Coast — as she is. In the six-second TikTok, which has been viewed 1 million times, Breann holds baby Coast under a note that … Read more
That is so sick. TikTok creator Taylor Watson shared a now-viral clip of a woman surprising her man with news of her pregnancy — but some viewers didn’t appreciate the gag. In the 15-second video, the woman stands over the man with a positive Clearblue pregnancy test and asks if she can take his temperature. She … Read more
Pinocchio’s got nothing on pregnant people. There are many changes that happen to the body during pregnancy — but nose growth isn’t one often talked about. “Pregnancy nose” is trending on TikTok, with women taking to the app to share photos and videos of how their nose got larger during pregnancy. The 28.7 million views … Read more
A Missouri mommy blogger says she’s been accused of child abuse for her controversial parenting methods. Kaytlynn Green, 23, always knew she wanted to be a mother and was excited to raise her kids her way when she learned she was pregnant with her oldest child, Olive. Green reportedly does not allow Olive, 3, and … Read more
Dads will just have to wait. While children’s first words are often “mama,” across different languages and cultures, kids’ primary words are generally “this” and “that” before they utter “dad.” These words are used to grab their parents’ or caregivers’ attention, according to the largest-ever study of early vocabulary. Children are excited to spread their … Read more
Marisa Skolnick thought she would be married and starting a family by the time she was 35. Instead, in 2020, when she was that age, she broke up with her long term boyfriend and decided to leave New York to work remotely in Los Angeles and Miami. “I went off the grid,” Skolnick said. In … Read more
A mother of three was devastated to learn that she needed to have her fingers amputated — after waking up from a “mommy makeover.” Shannyn Palmer, 35, had planned and saved up for years before flying from Vancouver, Washington to Mexico to undergo a tummy tuck with muscle repair, chest lift and fat transfer to … Read more
Barbara “Babs” Thore — the supportive matriarch on TLC’s “My Big Fat Fabulous Life” — died Wednesday, daughter Whitney announced. She was 76. In an emotional Instagram post, Whitney revealed her mother suffered a series of strokes, the most recent being on Nov. 13. Babs had reportedly been diagnosed with cerebral amyloid angiopathy — a disorder … Read more
A Philadelphia suburb is mourning the loss of a 30-year-old teacher and mother who died days after giving birth to her second son. Jennifer Krasna, of Newtown, passed away “unexpectedly” Monday following the arrival of her newborn, Cade, Charlestown Elementary School Principal Chris Pickell told TV station WTXF. She leaves behind 2-year-old Ty and her … Read more