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1 week ago | 
whattoexpect.com | Blake Bakkila |Olivia DeLong
When Melissa R. was just about 20 weeks pregnant, she sat her 3-year-old son on the couch to watch Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. In the episode, Daniel’s mom and dad tell him that he is going to become a big brother. “I paused the show and told my son that he was also going to be a big brother soon,” Melissa says.
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2 weeks ago | 
whattoexpect.com | Blake Bakkila |Olivia DeLong |Tika Fender
For What to Expect’s "Mom Heroes" series, parents who have gone to great lengths to help others share their inspirational stories.
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3 weeks ago | 
whattoexpect.com | Blake Bakkila |Olivia DeLong
Just so you know, What to Expect may earn commissions from the links included on this page. All sales and prices are accurate at the time of publishing. When my water broke and I was quickly gathering the last few items for my hospital bag, I threw in my Dyson Airwrap on a whim. Call it a bit extra, but giving myself a quick blowout postpartum provided a few precious moments to feel more like myself after the most life-changing event.
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4 weeks ago | 
whattoexpect.com | Amelia Edelman |Olivia DeLong |Brittany Fung |Becky Fawcett
For What to Expect's "Mom Heroes" series, parents who have gone to great lengths to help others share their inspirational stories. By Becky Fawcett, as told to Amelia EdelmanAfter three years of trying to conceive, five rounds of IVF and three heartbreaking miscarriages, I finally said the word “adoption” out loud.
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1 month ago | 
whattoexpect.com | Mona Amin |Olivia DeLong
I’m a pediatrician who’s counseled hundreds of families through vaccine decisions since I became a pediatrician 10 years ago. I trust vaccines because the benefits generally far outweigh the rare side effects. But when it was my 2-month-old son in front of me? I hesitated. This wasn’t just a medical decision — this was my baby. My son's seizure condition caused me to worry about how he would react to his vaccinesMy first baby, Ryaan, had a very traumatic entrance into the world.
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
whattoexpect.com | Amelia Edelman |Olivia DeLong
A growing trend among traveling parents is taking off — airplane goodie bags. Delta Air Lines flight attendant Brianna Fletcher has noticed more parents handing out small consolation gifts to fellow passengers when flying with babies, especially during peak travel seasons like the holidays and spring break. One recent instance went viral when a mother handed a seatmate a goodie bag while settling in with her newborn.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
whattoexpect.com | Kim Bongiorno |Olivia DeLong
A newly pregnant New Jersey teacher recently shared the news to her AP Chemistry students — with a chemistry assignment of all things. Around 16 weeks pregnant, Stephanie Witko created a customized "mid-year review" assignment for her 10th grade students. Each problem related to a lesson she had been working on with her class this school year. But the answers actually spelled out, “MRS.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
babycenter.com | Olivia DeLong
Content warning: The following is a personal story that contains experience with miscarriage. Last May, my husband and I sat side-by-side, holding hands in the fluorescent hospital waiting room. We had learned just seven days earlier that I'd had a miscarriage, so we were there for a dilation and curettage (D&C procedure). Despite all the sounds of a packed and bustling waiting room surrounding us, we sat in a heavy silence, still processing our grief.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
babycenter.com | Olivia DeLong
Your baby’s food will soon be free of Red Dye No. 3, a common color additive that gives a bright red hue to some popular childhood groceries. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that they are banning Red Food Dye 3 (also known as Red 3), from all foods and beverages throughout the United States. This ban will officially go into effect starting January 15, 2027.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
babycenter.com | Olivia DeLong
Here’s why a pediatrician says you shouldn’t panic when you see that there are heavy metals in your baby’s food. Was this article helpful? Track your pregnancy on our free #1 pregnancy & baby appBabyCenter's editorial team is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world.
