A bride has taken to Reddit to rant about her pregnant sister, who is also her maid of honor, after she asked if she could move her wedding date. “My sister Ella and I have always been close growing up, despite her being three years older,” she explained to the forum. “We’ve always been best friends, I was her MOH and … Read more
It’s the sweetest itch. “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” star Samantha “Sammi Sweetheart” Giancola wants a baby — and she described her deeply personal IVF journey to The Post in an exclusive interview. The 37-year-old got engaged in March and has spent the last year undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatments, which will be a focus of Part 2 … Read more
A distraught mum has been left in a state of permanent confusion after hospital staff mixed up her twins, leaving her unsure which baby is which. Saffron Crisp had carefully chosen the names of her twin girls well before they were born but her best laid plans were turned upside down when the midwives pulled … Read more
Selena Gomez revealed that she cannot carry children. The actress and singer, 32, revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair published Monday that her “medical issues” have prevented her from having a safe pregnancy. “I haven’t ever said this, but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children,” Gomez shared. Selena Gomez on the cover of … Read more
Congratulations are in order for USWNT star Alex Morgan. The San Diego Wave FC striker announced she and husband Servando Carrasco are expecting their second child in a video revealing she is retiring from soccer on Thursday. “This is also not the retirement video I expected when I initially thought I was going to do … Read more
In cod they trust. Eating fish while pregnant may reduce the likelihood the child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by 20%, a new study finds. Taking fish oil supplements did not produce the same result. “This study provides yet more evidence for the safety and benefit of regular fish consumption during pregnancy,” said … Read more
I was lying in bed with my husband recently when he said something that cut me to the core. I had my top off as I normally do to sleep, and he made a joke about my deflated post-baby boobs. “I’ll have to call you my pirate with the shrunken chest,” he said, laughing. “A combination of sadness and … Read more
It’s a … mistake! A new study conducted by BabyCenter revealed that nearly one in 10 parents say they wish they had chosen a different name for their child. Out of the 450 respondents, one mom revealed on the parenting site that she has “major regret” naming her daughter Cleo. The survey shows 1 in … Read more
Jessie* is a nurse who works in a hospital on an overnight shift. She has a coworker in her unit who is heavily pregnant and is about to go on maternity leave. “She’s nice, but pretty lazy,” Jessie admits to Reddit’s AITA forum. “Some of my other coworkers thought throwing her a baby shower before she goes on … Read more
Wrap it up, Zoomers! The World Health Organization has issued a warning about an “alarming decline” in condom use among adolescents that is expected to lead to a long list of consequences, including higher STI rates and increased healthcare costs. A recent study found that almost a third of 15-year-olds (30%) reported using neither a … Read more
A dad-to be ranted to his friends about how his wife is using her twin pregnancy as an excuse to get out of things. Of course, she’s now found out. It will come as no surprise that he’s in a tad bit of poop, so he’s posted online to ask whether he was actually in … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m part of a group of four girlfriends. We gather for all of our birthdays and treat the birthday girl to dinner at a restaurant of her choice. However, one girl in the group orders several expensive cocktails, and the bill comes out to be a fortune. She seems to have no regard … Read more
What a worrywort. Rhode Island pharmacist Ethan Melillo is calling St. John’s wort — an herbal supplement with roots in ancient Greece that’s now used to treat mild to moderate depression — “the worst supplement to take if you are on other medications.” “Honestly, if someone tells you to take this, I think they really … Read more
Even “light smoking” — defined as just one or two cigarettes a day — can be a real drag on pregnancy, causing “major health problems” for the newborn, researchers warn in a new study. Though smoking during pregnancy is known to raise the risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight, restricted fetal growth and other … Read more
A dad-to-be ranted to his friends about how his wife is using her twin pregnancy as an excuse to get out of things. Of course, she’s now found out. It will come as no surprise that he’s in a tad bit of trouble, so he’s posted online to ask whether he was actually in the … Read more
Severe birth defects have become increasingly common as new research points to fentanyl misuse as a new possible cause. Recently, at least 30 infants across the US have been born with “fetal fentanyl syndrome,” NBC News reported on Friday — a rare condition caused by mothers using the street drug while pregnant. “I have identified … Read more
Finding out I was pregnant with my second son in 2016 was an exciting and nerve wracking time. I peed on two or maybe three sticks and felt all kinds of emotions before sharing the good news with my husband. In a time before TikTok and long before the ‘take a pregnancy test with me’ trend currently doing the rounds, … Read more
A mother-of-one who suffered from a traumatic birth and four pregnancy losses has called her husband ‘selfish’ online for refusing to get a vasectomy. “I’ve recently lost our fourth baby. I’ve had three previous miscarriages,” she explained to Mumsnet. “We had one live birth from an IVF pregnancy, our very young child who has additional needs and was born … Read more
A spoonful of luxury helps the medicine go down. One pricey NYC hospital reportedly charging multiple times the going rate per birth in the US is raising eyebrows over the lavish post-partum practice of doling out Chanel gift bags to lucky mothers. Past guests of New York-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at Weill … 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