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Lil Links: The Big "Big O," Pregnancy Orgasms
- What makes orgasms during pregnancy so amazing — Fit Pregnancy
- Tea Leoni runs her kids to school in her robe — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Nominate your favorite mom blogger! — Babble
- Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is growing up with her son Bronx — Celebrity Baby Blog
- What to eat now that you are pregnant — The Bump
- Report criticizes Australia's shared parenting law — Parent Dish
- Samantha Harris steps down from DWTS — Modern Mom
- Wooden toilet seats can trigger children's rash — Health
Celebaby Roundup
The long weekend provided lots of playtime for our favorite celebabies. From London to Australia, they spent their days having fun with their famous parents. Click through to see who was out enjoying their holiday break!
Cookie's Swan Song With Rachel Griffiths
Cookie magazine promises "All the best for your family" and this month, they were right on the money with mama Rachel Griffiths gracing their final cover. While the Australian beauty looks classy and beautiful in the glossy print, it is her outlook on parenting that has me in awe of the career mama. The laid-back yet hardworking mommy shares a beautiful life with her husband, son and two young daughters.
Celebaby Roundup
Some of our favorite celebabies were out enjoying the great August weather over the weekend. From the beaches of California to the streets of Australia, it looks like they had a great time — click through to see what they were up to!
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Getting Busy More May Improve Chance of Conception
Wanna-be-parents who have limited sex on schedule to improve their chances of conception might want to toss their thermometers and hop into bed! New research shows that couples engaging in daily sex prior to ovulation may have increased chances of seeing two pink lines on the pregnancy stick. One report said:Reported Tuesday at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) meeting in Amsterdam, the study involved 118 men suffering from "higher-than-normal" genetic damage to the sperm.
Sugardaddy Eric Bana Entertains Us From Troy to Star Trek
Eric Bana has been on most mama's radars since they saw him in Black Hawk Down. But, many did a double as the actor strutted around ancient Greece in Troy. Any daddy that can steal a scene from a shirtless Brad Pitt makes a definite impression.
Mommy's Lil Helper: Pipila Pacifier Sanitizer
Think about all of the places a pacifier falls and what we do to clean them before giving them back to our babes. Now entertain all of the germs that those suckers gather and you may be running out the door to buy the Pipila ($30), the portable pacifier sanitizer that uses UV and ozone rays to kill 99.9 percent of germs.
Introduced in Australia and about to hit the U.S., the Pipila accommodates most pacifier shapes and does not distort the nipple in its cleansing process.
Baby Bump: Lotus Births
I had heard of water births, home births, c–sections and standard hospital and epidural aided births, but not lotus births. Instead of cutting the umbilical cord after delivery, a lotus birth requires the child stay attached to the placenta until they naturally separate, which takes between three to 10 days.
Mothers tend to the placenta and often create special pouches for it, as it must stay close to the newborn during those postpartum days.
Did You Follow Any Customs or Rituals?
Different cultures celebrate births in various ways. In China, it is common practice for elders to cook chicken and rub the tongue of the bird over the child's lips in hopes of a good talker on her first birthday. Some Indian newborns are dropped off a tower 15 meters high onto a white sheet in hopes of a healthy and strong future.
Lil Links
- Postpartum dads — Cool Mom
- Biarritz baby gear by Kate Spade — Ohdeedoh
- Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman in Australia with Sunday — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Jamie Lynn Spears: back in shape right after having baby — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Crafty mamas help their kids make gak — Yahoo Shine Parenting
- When kids get competitive — The Poop
- Surrogate baby trapped in legal limbo — Parent Dish
- Simple shoes let kids walk the walk — Inhabitots
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