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More from CafeMom: The 7 Photos You Must Take During Your Baby’s First Year More from CafeMom: Baby’s Epic ‘Taco Smash’ First Birthday Photos Win the Internet title: “Dad And His Daughter Take The Most Creative Costumed Photos” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-30” author: “Charles Dodson” More from CafeMom: The 7 Photos You Must Take During Your Baby’s First Year More from CafeMom: Baby’s Epic ‘Taco Smash’ First Birthday Photos Win the Internet...

Another place we need a little more patience? Cutting the baby’s umbilical cord. Generally done within the first few seconds, this rush to cut can cause a lot of immediate issues for the baby, as the awesome Penny Simkin demonstrates in a very easy-to-understand video. Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RywNup2CM So, like she demonstrates so beautifully, even if there’s a medical issue or baby needs to be resuscitated, it’s still imperative the cord remain attached to the placenta as long as possible....

We all do this. I routinely refill single-use water bottles for my kids. I’ll wash out takeout containers for the next day’s lunch. Lots of those things aren’t recyclable, and I hate putting more waste into the landfill as much as the next person. There are safety risks. I know, I know, chances are we’ll all be fine … maybe. Lots of plastic items, cutlery included, are developed for single-use, which means it will break down, degrade, leach, and act as a bacteria magnet if used more than one or a couple of times....

He was born into a family that probably has about the most colorful bunch of names I have ever seen. In the world of parents trying to outdo one another in the original name department, the de Matteo Shooter Jenningses win hands down. Blackjack joins his sister, Alabama Gypsy Rose, who is 3. Another kickass name. I’d love to get a look at their baby book collection. From their name choices to their appearance, this family just exudes cool....

Anyway, another great thing about giving fudge as a gift is that it stays fresh longer than cookies or most other treats (with the exception of fruitcake, but who wants that??). If properly wrapped, fudge will keep for up to two weeks. This fudge recipe from Martha Stewart is much easier than most because it doesn’t require a candy thermometer. So even the kids can help out! I can’t wait to receive give this fudge as a gift … Martha Stewart’s Foolproof Holiday Fudge Ingredients...

The FDA says benzocaine may cause a rare, serious, and possibly fatal condition called methemoglobinemia, which reduces the amount of oxygen carried the bloodstream. We have the signs of methemoglobinemia and what you should do if you have a teething baby at home. Here is what we know: The FDA is telling parents and caregivers not to use products with benzocaine on children under 2, except when under the care of a doctor....

Our relationship had always been troubled, and once I married and moved away, it became impossible to communicate. Every phone call was a guilt trip about how I had left her, every conversation started with criticism and judgment and ended with me in tears. It took distance and time for me to realize my mother’s erratic and unreasonable behavior might have been grounded in undiagnosed mental illness (something that runs in her family)....

How luxurious? I did the math. And it turns out that for for somehow who publicly dragged Jeffree Star for his materialistic, status-obsessed life, Kat isn’t that far behind him in the luxurybitch stakes. Here’s how much it costs to live like Kat Von D. I reached out to a friend of mine who owns a high-end secondhand clothing store for pricing help, and even she was like “Holy shit, dude, that’s insane....

More from CafeMom: This Woman Was Allegedly Fire for Premenopausal Period ‘Leakage’ & Now She’s Suing “It started as a fun, silly, ridiculous thing among friends to make our summer great,” Joanna Cooney, one of The Clams, told BuzzFeed. “But we recognize there are people who don’t have access to this stuff and fall through the cracks.” “We are embarrassed that there are women here (in Australia) who are living without basic necessities like pads and tampons, to facilitate this very basic body function,” Francis van Beek, creator of The Clams, tells Mimp magazine....

Here’s how to braid your hair — the French way. title: “How To French Braid Your Own Hair” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-01” author: “Charles Oshaughnessy” Here’s how to braid your hair — the French way. title: “How To French Braid Your Own Hair” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-08” author: “Christopher Greer” Here’s how to braid your hair — the French way. title: “How To French Braid Your Own Hair” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-04” author: “Craig Smith” Here’s how to braid your hair — the French way....

A toxic friendship is one where “your self-esteem is constantly under threat,” explains Jeanette Raymond, a licensed psychologist, therapist, and relationship expert, as well as the author of Now You Want Me, Now You Don’t. “The bonds of the connection are used to make you feel disloyal and ashamed about doing things for yourself without the friend, either alone or with others.” If you think about it, Raymond points out, toxic friendship is a contradiction in terms....

We asked Dr. Kat Van Kirk, licensed sex therapist and resident sex expert at Adam and Eve, for her tips on working out our “love muscle” on our own and with our lucky partner. How to do Kegel exercises. When you do Kegels, you’re activating your pubococcygeus muscle, which stretches from your pubic bone to your tail bone and comprises your pelvic floor. Dr. Kat recommends two different approaches: Pulsing your pubococcygeus muscle, and flexing it in a static hold for as long as you can....

I absolutely ADORE my new microbladed brows, but there was one part of the process that was far harder to bear than I thought. I’m not talking about the pain. But water, steam, sweat, makeup, and excess sun exposure can all change the color of the pigment or contribute to fading in the week following the procedure. So for seven days, it was no long, hot showers or eye makeup for me....

When Lime Crime dropped its unicorn hair dye meant for dark hair, I was sold! Our Revelist beauty team tried the dye and it didn’t work on any of us. Out of us three, I was the most disappointed since I had never dyed my hair and was looking forward to wearing the cool colors I grew up wanting to try for the first time. As you can imagine, finding a temporary dye that gives bold color without frying my hair to hell isn’t the easiest challenge....

What started out as colorful beauty knick-knacks at the checkout line has transformed into rows and rows of indie beauty products in its main apparel store. But Forever 21 just tried to up the ante even MORE with an entire spin-off store dedicated to beauty called Riley Rose. That’s right, Forever 21 now has an entire beauty store and it’s nothing like the checkout line. My first thought walking in was, Sephora and Ulta, this store is coming for your entire NECK....

“I’m not sure why,” she told Regis. “You know, it’s only 140 characters; we can’t get into the why. But every day he comments on my leg wear and he’s been feeling like my tights have been too dark and too childlike, so StuckInHose, this one’s for you.” But what if Ripa’s really on to something and it’s time to ditch the kiddie tights and slip into something more mature?...

The answer? Experts say it’s totally fine for a baby shower registry to include big ticket items. “If you need an expensive item like a stroller or car seat, it’s okay — and probably expected — to put those gifts on your registry,” says Megan Frisbee of party planning site Gig Salad. And after all, odds are certain close family members will want to give you a substantial gift, and you’ve just made the task of guessing what you’d like that much easier....

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Star confirmed the end of the friendship all the way back in April, and we assumed that was the end — but somehow this thing just keeps coming back up. So in a shade-not-shade way, Star appears to be saying, “I didn’t copy Nikkie — but SHE copied someone else.” Want more? Visit our Eyeliner Addict Facebook page and like us for more breaking beauty news! title: “Jeffree Star Claims To Have Dirt On Nikkie Tutorials” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-16” author: “Kathy Difilippo” Star confirmed the end of the friendship all the way back in April, and we assumed that was the end — but somehow this thing just keeps coming back up....

Still, it’s terrifying to hear. When we send our kids to school, we expect the teachers to step in for us — to make sure our kids are safe and not doing anything awful or harmful to themselves or other children. I know there are rules and that teachers cannot accompany kids into the bathroom (at least it is that way in my kids’ school), but how do two children go into the bathroom together — the bathroom inside the classroom — and have enough time to take their clothes off?...