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Give me morning sickness or back labor, but there's no way I'm going back to birthing class. My first pregnancy was a breeze — the excitement of an impending baby and an ignorance that was bliss. My days prior to motherhood didn't involve reading up on the latest autism statistics or bisphenol A scares. But I was a tad worried that the pain of childbirth would be similar to the sensation Read more
Jennifer Garner packed up the car and headed out to Pasadena on Saturday with Violet and Seraphina Affleck to visit with friends. Yesterday, Jen and the girls stopped off at the Pacific Palisades farmers market before meeting up with Ben later in the day to watch a school play. Even though weekends are filled with activities with the kids, the busy parents of three recently snuck away from their Read more
It's hard to imagine a time when Heidi Murkoff's What to Expect When You're Expecting wasn't a staple on nightstands of expectant moms. But 28 years ago, when Murkoff was unexpectedly pregnant with her first child, she didn't know where to turn for information about how her baby was growing or what she could eat. Being an information hound, she gobbled up information and turned her research into Read more
Jennifer Garner held onto Seraphina's hand as they picked Violet up from karate class in Santa Monica yesterday. The mom of three is back in LA with her girls after a trip to Las Vegas, where she attended CinemaCon. Jennifer was honored with the female star of the year award and made two hot appearances at the event, which were her first since giving birth to Samuel in February. Jennifer and Ben Read more
Could a glass of wine during pregnancy land you behind bars? It might if you live in Alabama. In this upcoming weekend's New York Times Magazine, Ada Calhoun delves into Alabama's controversial chemical-endangerment laws where mothers who give birth to babies with even a trace of drugs in their bloodstreams are not only ordered into rehab but are criminally prosecuted for putting their newborns Read more
Hilary Duff hopped out of her car and headed to Pilates in LA this afternoon. She's been getting back to regular workouts since giving birth to her son, Luca Cruz, three weeks ago. Hilary spent 20 minutes on the elliptical last week and also went to a gym class. On Tuesday, Hilary released the first picture of baby Luca and then followed it up by tweeting another snap and writing, "Oh no! The Read more
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Ben Sommer, conceived through alternative insemination, is a young man now and tells the story of deciding to meet his donor. I grew up in a middle-class home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with two loving parents, both of whom are women. My conception was perhaps the most organized and scientific miracle of Read more
When Australian tourist Rachel Evans unexpectedly went into labor at Vancouver International Airport last Summer, some three months before her due date, the baby's health and well-being were the immediate concern for the new mom and dad John Kan. After the baby, Piper, was born, she needed 90 days of neonatal care, and while the couple took out travel insurance and extra coverage, they did not Read more
Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Erin Lane about raising girls. Last week I wrote about the five things that worry me about raising my son. This week I’m spilling my guts about what scares me about raising my daughter. There is definitely some overlap. Read more
Jennifer Garner and her daughter Seraphina Affleck visited a children's center in Santa Monica yesterday. Seraphina snacked on a lollipop while Jennifer held onto a large yellow balloon as the two made their way back to the car. Jen has been busy with her two oldest daughters since giving birth to son Samuel in February. She took Violet to ballet class over the weekend and ran errands with Read more
