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Rightfully so, said Stephanie Bird, MD, Medical Director of Gynecology, Brigham & Women’s Fish Center for Women’s Health in Brookline, Massachusetts. “It’s important for women to pay attention to their baseline because not all bleeding is a period. Any abnormal change that extends beyond one menstrual cycle is cause for concern.” I recently went in for several tests: thyroid check, transvaginal ultrasound, endometrial biopsy, blood work, and, thankfully, after lots of co-pays, I got clean results (so far)....

Gagnon, a Canadian doula, birth photographer, and founder of The Maya’s Nest, witnessed this unbelievable “face presentation” birth during one of her client’s labor experiences. More from CafeMom: Newborn Baby ‘Walks’ Moments After Birth in Amazing Video Samantha Garcia Gagnon/The Maya’s Nest Face presentation childbirths are quite rare, as they only occur in one out of every 600–800 live births. Unlike common vaginal deliveries — where LO comes out facedown or with the crown of the head visible — face presentation births put baby’s face on full display, which results in breathtaking images like this one....

To that end, I’ve gathered pictures of my friend’s babies wearing clothes that aren’t gender specific. I challenge you to guess if the baby is a girl or a boy. Baby #1: Boy Or Girl? #1 Baby #2: Boy Or Girl? #2 Baby #3: Boy Or Girl? #3 Baby #4: Baby #5: Baby #6: Boy Or Girl? #6 Baby #7: Boy Or Girl? #7 Baby #8: Boy Or Girl? #8 Baby #9: Boy Or Girl?...

Your toddler’s 2nd birthday is coming. The little sprout is growing so fast, as is apparent from his highwater pants and 3/4 length sleeves. With your funds not growing quite as rapidly, you’d really like to put a note on the party invitation asking guests to buy clothes instead of toys. After all, your son already has tons of those, and will be getting plenty more from family alone....

The short answer? Hell no. In fact, many happily married couples don’t share the same faith, says Paul Hokemeyer, JD, PhD, a licensed marriage and family therapist who practices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Telluride, Colorado. And according to the Pew Research Center’s recent Religious Landscape Study, almost 4 in 10 Americans (39 percent) who have married since 2010 have a spouse who is in a different religious group....

“About a decade ago the thought of raising a child vegetarian or vegan was considered a risky move,” says Carolina Jantac, RD, registered and licensed dietitian and spokesperson for KidCritics.com, which awards seals of approval to foods that pass health and taste standards for kids. “But nowadays more people are jumping in the bandwagon.” And many experts say raising kids with these dietary restrictions can be safe, provided parents take a few precautions....

Send a virtual cupcake to a friend and help raise money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). And you could also win a “Red Hot Red” washer and dryer from Electrolux. Send a Virtual Cupcake. Save a Woman’s Life. This Valentine’s Day, exclusively at electroluxappliances.com, you can design and send a special virtual cupcake to a friend, family member, or loved one. For every virtual cupcake sent, Electrolux will donate $1 to The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) as part of its $500,000 commitment to help fight ovarian cancer....

I spoke with three “sexperts” — Claire Cavanah, cofounder of sex-toy shop BabelandWendy Strgar, “loveologist” and founder of organic sexual health products company Good Clean LoveDr. Lauren Streicher, OB/GYN and clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Medical School — to find out what kinds of products they absolutely DO NOT recommend, and which ones they do. Toys made of jelly rubber are also porous, added Cavanah, “which means they can harbor bacteria, too....

Now that our kids are toddler and older, strep bacteria loves our house. It wasn’t an issue when our kids were babies. Babies rarely become infected, probably because the antibodies they receive before birth are still at work and most babies have very small tonsils. Did you know that strep sometimes shows up in different forms and on different places of the body other than the throat? I didn’t until I read this article from the March issue of Parents that I wanted to share: Step Impetigo How to spot it: A rash, usually around the nose or mouth....

Chips get stale when they are left open and come in contact with moisture in the air. To get them crispy again, you need to remove that moisture. Here are two ideas: Microwave chips for about two minutes. Bake them in an oven for about two minutes. To keep chips from going stale initially, store them in an air-tight container. You can even freeze chips in an air-tight container to keep them even longer....

In the United Kingdom, approximately 70 percent of 8-month-old babies get more than healthy levels of sodium, and researchers say the U.S. diet has a similar trend. Though salt is necessary in small amounts, most kids are getting more than twice the maximum safe amount. Why is this bad? What are the risks? And where is it all coming from? The answers to these questions are seriously pissing me off!...

A study published in the March 2017 edition of Sex Roles: A Journal of Research revealed that while adults in the US are delaying the decision to have children or skipping the parenthood business entirely, that choice isn’t sitting well with others. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, an associate professor of psychology at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, looked into the bias that exists against those who’ve decided they never want to be called “mom” or “dad....

But just how good are the products that IG advertises to us? Pretty damn good, it turns out. Here are 16 products we’ve bought — and LOVED — thanks to Instagram ads. “I was looking for cute, affordable jewelry that was also good quality. When I saw an ad in my feed for a site called Stone and Strand, I checked it out — and IT’S AWESOME. Stone and Strand is like ASOS for fancy jewelry....

Last weekend, I purged the house of the big plastic Dora playhouse, the set of Baby Einstein videos, and all of the other movies and TV shows my kids now deem babyish. Unlike when I box up their sweet baby clothes or Halloween costumes, there was nothing bittersweet about saying goodbye to entertainment geared towards the under 5 community. Hallelujah was all I could think as the Purple Heart truck drove all of the well loved disks away....

For nearly a year now, the desire to have more freckles has lingered in the back of my mind, so I took the plunge and got the polarizing procedure done myself. If you’ve been considering freckle tattoos (secretly or not), follow my lead. Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know. If you have any big events around the corner or just can’t live without your makeup on certain days of the week, you need to plan accordingly....

The sweat situation ALONE is a killer. You practically need primer for your primer. But nothing is as bad as accidental raccoon eyes. Sweat plus the oils on one’s skin combine to strip mascara off your eyelashes and deposit it firmly under your eyes. It’s not cute! But I’ve discovered the easiest, most foolproof way to stop your mascara from smudging all over your under eyes. And it uses something you probably already have in your makeup bag....

I remember the first time someone asked me how many children I had after my 10-year-old daughter Sara Jane had died in a car accident. My husband David, my 13-year-old son Zeb, and I had gone to a community potluck where we didn’t know a lot of people. I was moving down the buffet line when the nice man next to me casually asked the seemingly innocuous question. I was stunned, frozen in place....

We have a dish in our house called Messy Beans. It’s nothing more than a can of vegetarian baked beans with a touch of cinnamon. Kiddo loves them, gets giddy when I announce we are having them for dinner, jumps up and down … and then proceeds to strip. Yup, Kiddo eats messy beans naked or, really, near-naked (she does have on panties). This has occurred ever since she was a baby....

title: “The Story Behind This Rainbow Baby Smoke Bomb Photo Shoot Is Even More Emotional Than The Pictures” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-22” author: “Nancy Fields”

Warning: Some of the following images are graphic in nature. More from CafeMom: Anti-Vaxxer Mom Found Out Her Daughter Was Secretly Vaccinated & Is Beyond Furious However, despite the flood of blood, Evie had the opposite reaction. “Evie was so calm, telling me everything was OK,” she says. Ten minutes later, her husband arrived as the ambulances pulled up. “He took her [from] me and they cut the massive clot out of her mouth,” she says....