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The Latest Trend In Modeling: Airbrushing Babies

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Models, Children, Body Image, Parenting, Babies, Baby Fat, Airbrushing, Children's Health, Magazines, Living News
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

Airbrushing our children's imperfections sends the message that our kids are not good enough as they are. And who wants to teach that to their children?

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Is My Baby Angry?

parenting.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Psychiatry, Child Development, Psychology, Anger, Parenting, Babies, Baby, Children, Living News

Your 4-month-old looks amazingly like that always-furious boss you once had, but what is she really feeling?...

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The Health Care-Abortion Issue: An Open Letter To The Catholic Bishops

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Stupak, Reproductive Rights, Birth, Pro Choice, Catholicism, Children, Pregnancy, Catholic Bishops, Pro-Life, Babies, Catholics, Religion, Morality, Health Care, Pro-Choice, Spirituality, Politics News
Valerie Tarico

Dear Bishops: In our struggle to get health care for all, you saw an opportunity to make sure that American women can't afford abortions, a way to be the deciders for all of us.

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Antibiotics Linked To Birth Defects, Study Says

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Antiobiotics, Health, Infection, Birth Defects, New Study, Parenting, Bacteria, Babies, Medicine, Wellness, Bacterial Infection, Living News

CHICAGO — Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and b...

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The (New) Great Debate

Dr. Cara Natterson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Vaccines, Vaccine Debate, Vaccination, Baby Health, Babies, Politics News
Dr. Cara Natterson

In my office, when parents tell me they just want to wait before they give their children vaccines, I explain that this is a choice not to vaccinate.

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Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth

Yahoo! News | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Post-Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Health Tips, Parenting, Babies, Newborn, Health, Pregnant, Childbirth, Living News

New mothers may be so consumed with their newborns that they forget the ordeal of childbirth. How quickly their bodies actually recover is another sto...

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Are Womb Transplants The Next Frontier In Fertility?

Politics Daily | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Birth, Infertility, Infertility Treatments, Health Insurance, Motherhood, Fatherhood, New Treatments for Infertility, Future, Babies, Fertility Treatments, New Fertility Treatments, Womb Transplants, Results, Parenthood, Health, Home News

Doctors in Britain have announced that they have figured out a process to transplant wombs that could result in healthy pregnancies -- and they estima...

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Erin Brockovich, Seventh Generation Launch Million Baby Crawl Campaign (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Cleaning Products, Children, Million Baby Crawl, Exposure to Chemicals, Organic Cosmetics, Chemicals, Babies, Legislation, Toxic Chemicals, Diapers, Infants, Activism, Seventh Generation, Erin Brockovich, Green Cleaning Products, Kids Safe Chemicals Act, Healthy Families Act, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, Video, Green News

Oh baby! Seventh Generation has teamed up with Erin Brockovich and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in order to overthrow the old chemical legislatio...

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How First Candle is Fighting SIDS

Emma Byrne Rooney | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, First Candle, National SIDS Alliance, Charity, Children, Motherhood, Sids, Babies, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, The Giving Life, Living News
Emma Byrne Rooney

Every year, First Candle celebrates another year of helping babies survive and thrive with a beautiful evening of dinner and dancing under the stars.

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Navigating Competitive Motherhood Is A Job Unto Itself

Pauline Millard | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Manhattan, Relationships, Working Mothers, Kids, Pauline Millard, Motherhood, Babies, Lactation, Stay at Home Mothers, New York City, Childbirth, Living News
Pauline Millard

During visits to Madison Square Park, I started to grasp the complicated terrain of Manhattan Motherhood, and how I wished someone had written a guide about what to expect when breeding in New York City.

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Super Mom: Nicole Block

Meredith Lopez | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Meredith Lopez, Working From Home, Stationery, Wahm, Relationships, Maternity Leave, Starting Your Own Business, Graphic Design, Motherhood, Parenting, Babies, Wedding Invitations, Sahm, Interview, Living News
Meredith Lopez

And so, this is the first of a three-part series I'm calling "Super Moms" - interviews with three of my mom friends who lead extraordinary lives beyond diapers and playgrounds.

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Judy Hsu, ABC 7 Anchor, Gives Birth On The Eisenhower Expressway

ABC 7 | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Judy Hsu, Judy Hsu Baby, Babies, Giving Birth, Chicago News

ABC7 anchor Judy Hsu delivered her fourth baby - while riding in the front seat of a car on the Eisenhower Expressway -- early Tuesday morning. ...

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The 11 Best Dancing-Baby Videos YouTube Has To Offer!

Huffington Post | Posted 10.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Babies, Slidepoll, Dancing Babies YouTube, All the Single Babies, Video, Britney Dancing Baby, Dancing Baby Videos, Dancing Baby, Youtube Videos, Baby Videos, Baby Dancing, Youtube Dancing Baby, Dancing Babies, Dancing Videos, Comedy News

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The Juban Princeling Turns One Year Old

Meredith Lopez | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, C-Sections, Milestones, 2008 Births, Brooklyn, Parenting, Babies, Toddlers Meredith Lopez, The Balanced Life, Bailout Bandits, Living News
Meredith Lopez

This Thursday, October 8, my son the Juban Princeling will turn one year old. I know it's a cliche to say so, but I can't believe he's a year old already!

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Most Babies Born This Century Will Live To 100, Research Shows

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Long Life, Aging, Aging Research, Baby, Anti-Aging, Health, Immortality, Engineer-Human-Immortality, Lifespan, Babies, Wellness, Living News

LONDON — Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says. Danish experts say ...

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Live On Stage: Moms Tell All

Heather Cabot | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Theatre, The Well Mom, Heather Cabot, Moms, Mom-Bloggers, Drug Addiction, Women, Twitter, Children, Family Care International, Theater, Motherhood, Facebook, Babies, Gender, Living News
Heather Cabot

Through a series of new stage productions in New York and elsewhere, mom bloggers and tweeters will step into the spotlight and tell motherhood like it is to a live audience.

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Thus Spoke the Juban Princeling

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Baby Talk, Derek Jeter, Television, Car Commercials, New York Yankees, First Words, Parenting, Babies, Ford, Living News
Meredith Lopez

My baby's first word is "Mama." Very simple. Very basic. Kind of cliché, but I'll live.

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Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce: I Hate Dogs, Especially Mine!

Vicki Iovine | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Girlfriends' Guide, Pets, Babies, Divorce, Dogs, Relationships, Vicki Iovine, Living News
Vicki Iovine

Then came the divorce, the brand new home, the brand new furniture and my best efforts to create a lovely and peaceful haven for myself and my kids. I would never have mentioned the dogs and their continued residence with Dad at the old house...

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Natural Home Childbirth: Amazing!

Grant Cardone | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Ama and Childbirth, Natural Childbirth, Birthing Techniques, Angelina Jolie, Epidurals, Child Birth Rate, Babies, Grant Cardone, Living News
Grant Cardone

In the US today, only 1% of all deliveries are done at home. The AMA obviously did a great sales job of convincing the US population away from natural childbirth an into the hospital.

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New York Considering Law That Bans Shackling Pregnant Inmates

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Pregnant Inmates, New York Prisoners, Pregnant Prisoners, Venita Pinckney, Shackling Pregnant Inmates, Prison Babies, New York Inmates, Babies, Women Inmates, New York, Shackling Pregnant Prisoners, New York News

NEW YORK — For nearly four hours before she gave birth, Venita Pinckney had a chain wrapped around her swollen abdomen. Her ankles were shackled...

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Keep It To Yourself

Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Pacifiers, Northern State, American Academy of Pediatrics, Green Day, Breastfeeding, Baby Einstein, Princess Superstar, Baby Carriers, March of Dimes, Co-Sleeping, Coffee During Pregnancy, Parenting, Yo Gabba Gabba, Babies, Parenting Advice, Jay-Z, Noggin, Living News
Meredith Lopez

If there's one thing we women, especially brand-new mothers, enjoy hearing, especially from men and especially from our fathers, is that breastfeeding "seems like a hassle."

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Homemade Formula: Recipe for Disaster

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Babies, Breastfeeding, New Moms, Baby Formula, Infant Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Living News
Barbara Dehn

Many moms who can't breastfeed, for whatever reason, feel tremendous pressure to breastfeed, that they don't quite measure up, which can lead to feelings of guilt, shame and anger.

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Lazy or Pragmatic Parenting?

Juliet Linley | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Parenting, Babies, Breastfeeding, Living News
Juliet Linley

How much longer will I nurse my child? Until I no longer find it convenient.

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Breastfeeding Around the World

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Benefits of Breastfeeding, Baby Formula Standards, Breast-Milk-Benefits, Newborns, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Raising Children, Toddlers, Breast Milk, Babies, Living News
Barbara Dehn

Babies and toddlers are the most vulnerable to serious bacterial infections leading to diarrhea, dehydration and in some cases, even death when the water supply is compromised.

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Daddy Dearest

Juliet Linley | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Italy, Fatherhood, Parenting, Babies, Families, Family, Living News
Juliet Linley

Why aren't babies in Italy allowed to be babies anymore? Why are they made to feel that seeking the comfort of mummy is something to be ashamed of and scoffed at?

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