Sam Faiers divided parents during the latest episode of her show ‘The Mummy Diaries’ after her son had Spanish lessons at six months old. The 25-year-old said she had hopes baby Paul would learn another language, as she lived in Spain and was fluent as a toddler. During the ITVBe show, the new mum brought…
Parenting Trend Sees Mums And Dads Take Babies To Chiropractors, But Its Safety Has Been Questioned
Some parents in America are taking their newborn babies to paediatric chiropractors to have their spines “readjusted”. Husband-and-wife chiropractic team, Drs. Stuart and Theresa Warner specialise in the treatments in New Jersey, US. The doctors claim the adjustments can help alleviate colic, asthma, fever and ear infections in babies from just four days old. However, according to…
QUIZ: Am I A Bad Parent?
We’ve all had those moments when we seriously doubt our parenting capabilities – are my children going to grow up to be terrible human beings? Is it wrong to look forward to gin o’clock? The truth is, no one is a perfect parent, and we should all cut ourselves some slack from time to time….
Comedian Beth Newell Tweets About Giving Birth In A Car, Tweets Honda Asking For A Free One
A comedian who unexpectedly gave birth in the back of a car decided to share her birth story in the way she knows best… as a joke. Beth Newell, 30, from New York, tweeted car manufacturer Honda with a selfie of herself and her newborn baby. “Earlier today I gave birth to my daughter in the back…
Mums Share The Hilarious Things Their Birthing Partners Have Done While They Were In Labour
Mums have been sharing their hilarious, cringe-worthy and embarrassing birth stories on Facebook. They were encouraged to go into the minute details after parenting blogger, Sarah Turner aka The Unmumsy Mum, requested her followers to hit her with the “funny things” their birthing partners had done. “I’d love to hear your stories, some of the ones…
Dads Urged To Take More Photos Of Their Partners To Capture Family Life ‘Messy Hair’ And All
A woman’s post about why more dads should take photos of their partners has struck a chord with many mums. Kaylin Schimpf, from Texas, encouraged men to get behind the camera and capture family moments, including “messy hair, no makeup or a dirty old t-shirt”. Schimpf said too often, women are ones behind the camera. “It…
Most Popular Baby Names In 2015 Revealed In Official Office Of National Statistics List
The most popular baby names in or 2015 have been released by the Office for National Statistics. Oliver and Amelia were once again the most popular first names given to babies born in England and Wales in 2015. Amelia – the name given to 5,158 newborns last year has been in the top spot since…
Unique Baby Names: Parents Changed Baby’s Name After Three Months Because It ‘Made Them Cringe’
A couple made the decision to legally change their three-month-old daughter’s name because it made them “cringe”. Maryland-based Carri Kessler and her husband Will initially named their daughter Ottilie because they’d “always loved the name” after hearing it from a British friend. But just hours after birth, they encountered strange reactions when they told people what their…
Kristina Rihanoff On Pregnancy Struggles And Life As A New Mum
Kristina Rihanoff has opened up about the struggles she faced during her pregnancy, as well as what life is like as a new mum. The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star, who gave birth to her first child Milena with her boyfriend Ben Cohen in July 2016, said overall she had a “happy pregnancy”. “I had a…
Dad-To-Be’s Hilarious ‘Labour Dance’ While Dressed As A Nurse Brought On Girlfriend’s Contractions
A dad-to-be managed to sneak on a nurse’s uniform and performed a hilarious dance to help his partner through labour. Bruno Bertulli, 23, said he and Holly Kane, 21, had been waiting in the hospital for a while, so he wanted to do something to entertain them both. “I just snuck off to see what I…