The best way to encourage development is to keep your child busy with structured learning activities and crafts all day long—right? If you find yourself scrolling through Pinterest and Instagram searching for activity ideas to keep your little one occupied, you’re not alone. At one point or another, most of us have sifted through the…
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Elle King/Instagram Elle King shares pregnancy news along with a sweet note to those experiencing infertility For people who have experienced the unimaginable heartache of infertility, it can be incredibly painful to see the pregnancy and baby updates of friends, family, or even celebrities. After experiencing multiple pregnancy losses herself, singer Elle King had that…
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday that pregnant women are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday. Dr. Oluwatosin Goje, who works in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) at the Cleveland Clinic, says this is the best news she’s heard all week, along with the FDA’s emergency use authorization of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. “Now…
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Robin Arzón is mom to a “little goddess-warrior!” She and her husband Drew Butler have welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Athena Amelia Arzón-Butler. The couple announced the news on Tuesday, March 2, sharing sweet family photos to social media. “My husband Drew and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our…
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Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Halsey shuts down discourse around her pregnancy announcement The singer Halsey announced in January that she was expecting her first child, her rainbow baby, with her boyfriend Alev Aydin. The announcement, like most celebrity baby announcements, came as a surprise, which isn’t all that shocking, because one day you assume a celebrity…
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All pregnant women are at a greater risk of complications if exposed to the coronavirus and should be vaccinated as soon as they are eligible, no matter how far along in their pregnancies they are or if they are breastfeeding, Hughes said. The CDC recommends that all states include pregnant women in its phase 1C…
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Scrolling through your social feed, you’ve likely come across #BlackBoyJoy tagged on images featuring Black “boys” that fall along the age spectrum from babies to adult men. The hashtag may touch you, or it might make you question “why should we only care about Black boy joy?” It goes without saying that every parent wants…
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Scary Mommy and Natalie McComas/Getty I had my last baby at 35. I’m not going to lie—it felt harder than having my first baby at 27. Maybe because my body was older and my uterus was gently used, or possibly just because I was so freaking tired already from raising two other kids while carrying…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While there are now three COVID-19 vaccine options available in the U.S., there isn’t one for children and the Food and Drug Administration has not yet recommended any of them for pregnant women. There are vaccine trials underway for both children and pregnant women. News4Jax explains where companies and experts stand on…
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Ever since Harry and Meghan Markle announced they’re expecting their second child earlier this month, experts have been trying to figure out what they’ll end up naming baby. According to one report, many are betting that the baby, should it be a girl, will be named after Harry’s late mother, Diana. Prince William, Harry’s older…
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