During a Q&A session, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dina Manzoshared that she has had multiple recent miscarriages.
On Wednesday, when a fan asked her if she wished she had more children, she said, “sometimes, I recently lost a few pregnancies but God is in charge, not me.”
Dina and her ex-husband, Tommy Manzo, have a 22-year-old daughter, thought they split October of 2012 before formally separating four years later in 2016. She announced her engagement to David Cantin in August 2018 after three years of dating.
Last week, model and Instagram influencer made a shocking admission about taking cocaine to stay thin during her Instagram story.
Here’s hoping Dina eventually will be able to have a second child.
More American infants are being born with their intestines outside of their bodies, and the disturbing trend might be linked to the opioid crisis, health officials reported Thursday.
The condition, called gastroschisis, is caused by a hole beside the belly button. The hole can be small or large, and sometimes other organs such as the stomach and liver can also be outside of the baby’s body, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.
“The cases of gastroschisis continue to increase, and we did see higher rates of cases in counties that had higher rates of opioid prescriptions,” said lead researcher Jennita Reefhuis. She is chief of the Birth Defects Branch at CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
The researchers found that counties that had higher rates of opioid prescribing had nearly two times more babies born with gastroschisis, compared with counties with low opioid prescribing rates.
“However, we do not know if these two things are directly related,” Reefhuis stressed. “We plan to use this information to guide future research into the effects of opioids used during pregnancy.”
Babies born with gastroschisis need an operation to correct the condition. They also may need other treatments, including nutrients given through an IV, antibiotics to prevent infection and careful monitoring of their body temperature.
Each year, about 1,800 babies in the United States are born with gastroschisis, according to the CDC.
Speaking of Meghan Markle, she wore a $34 dress under a Armani coat to a charity yesterday and the Internet went wild over the Duchess’ choice to wear an affordable item out.
This is not the first time the Duchess of Sussex opted for a lower price item that broke the Internet. During a trip to New Zealand last year, she stepped out in in a $56 ASOS maternity dress which a lot of us commoners loved! (It’s still available in Mustard btw)
Nothing frees up your time like being told you have to stay on bed rest for the remainder of your pregnancy, and if you don’t have enough distractions you can quickly find yourself bored out of your mind.
Of course you can play your favorite games like Words with Friends or Wheel of Fortune, but after a while even those will lose their luster, and you’ll need something else to occupy your hours.
Here are 6 iPhone applications that will help take up some time and answer any questions you may have regarding concerns about the baby that may pop into your head while you are lying in bed. There’s an app for everything from saving for college to listening to the baby’s heartbeat:
1. CQapital is a hybrid automatic saving app that allows you to save based on goals. You can decide what triggers a deposit, and Qapital will do the work of getting that money into a savings account.
You can also save with group goals – get together with friends and family and set goals together.
This application allows you to do the calculations to determine how much per month you will need to save in order to pay for your child’s college tuition. If you start early then you will have the advantage of compounding interest and you won’t have to put as much away each month versus starting when your child is 10.
is a hybrid automatic saving app that allows you to save based on goals. You can decide what triggers a deposit, and Qapital will do the work of getting that money into a savings account.
You can also save with group goals – get together with friends and family and set goals together.
2. Soundhound Ever been bored and start humming a song and wish you knew what the song was? With this application you can hum a few bars and it will use its vast library of over a million tunes to identify the song. Want to come up with a bunch of lullabies for your baby? This application can help with that.
3. iPregnancyWant to know what’s going on inside your body at this very moment? iPregnancy tells you how big the baby should be, what’s going on physically with the baby, keeps track of appointments and has a great baby name function to help you figure out what you are going to name your little peanut when the time comes.
4. GroceryList You may be on bed rest, but the rest of the family still needs to eat. Don’t feel like you have to rely on your partner to handle everything with this application. Now you can look up recipes, create a grocery list, sort the items on the list by aisle in the store, and then text everything to someone else to run to the store for you. If your family runs out of anything they can scan the barcode using this application and it will automatically be added to the list.
5. My Baby’s Beat With this application you can actually use the microphone on your iPhone to hear your baby’s heart beat and your own. You can record the heart beat and e-mail it to
6. After Baby is born: BabyTimerThis application allows you to keep track of the number of wet and dirty diapers your baby has each day. It also keeps track of feedings so that you can report all of this information back to your pediatrician.
Even though the Duke and Duchess of Sussexhave confirmed in October that they are expecting their first child and that their baby would be born in spring 2019, they had never revealed how far along she was until recently.
At an event, 37-year-old Meghan Markle reportedly shared the news that she is, in fact, six months pregnant, and due at the end of April or the beginning of May.
According to multiple sources, Markle shared her due date with royal onlookers while chatting about motherhood during a visit to the English town of Birkenhead on Jan. 14.
Emily Nash, the royal editor at U.K.’s Hello! Magazine, tweeted the news.
Meghan has told wellwishers in Birkenhead that she is six months pregnant – due end of April/beginning of May! Lots of baby chat today! #dukeandduchessofsussex
Kensington Palace has not confirmed Markle’s exact due date.
Per royal protocol,Global News Canada reports, if they have a boy, he will be called Earl of Dumbarton -— the secondary Sussex title — before inheriting the dukedom, and a daughter would be Lady (her name) of Windsor unless Queen Elizabeth issues a change to call them Prince and Princess as she did with Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s kids.
But while I was surfing for the perfect skin, I bumped into a bunch of other fun skins I liked and thought I’d share with you all.
Whether you have a MacBook, ChromeBook, HP or Dell laptop, there is a skin out there for you starting at $5.00 on Amazon.com . You could also get decals and logo for the area next to the mouse pad too!
“Seasons change, and so did I,” The Guess Who sings on the classic track “No Time.” The Guess Who were not singing about their clothing (at least, we assume), but they could have been, because changing what you wear with the seasons is an essential style move that everyone should master.
It doesn’t take a fashionista to know that what you wear should change with the weather, of course. When it gets cold out, you grab a coat. That’s just common sense! But the reasons to change with the seasons run deeper than this simple and practical truth. The fact is, a smart and seasonally sensitive wardrobe will help you look good.
The seasons and color
We all look good in certain colors. One of the most common ways in which we evaluate our ideal colors is to associate our own appearance with a season: seasonal color analysis pairs each of us with an ideal season and designates us as being “an autumn,” “a winter,” or another season.
It’s an apt naming convention, because seasons really do have color palettes of their own. And while you should keep in mind that some colors go better with your complexion, you should also remember that some colors go better with the world around you!
Think about a yellow dress, for instance. Does it go better with one season or another? Well, that depends on what sort of yellow it is. A bright, sunny yellow is perfect for spring or summer, but it might look a little garish in fall or winter — think goldenrod for fall, to go with the changing leaves, and a deeper gold for winter, especially around the holidays.
The seasons and fabrics
Certain fabrics make more sense in certain seasons. Lightweight, breathable fabrics are natural fits for summer; heavier, cozier fabrics are natural fits for winter.
Well, of course, right? But think about this: It’s not just that these fabrics feel more comfortable in certain seasons. It’s also that they look better in certain seasons. If you see someone in wool in summer, you feel uncomfortable on their behalf. In winter, though, you might be drawn to that person’s apparent comfort and cozy look. In winter, wool gear will make you look happy and huggable!
Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to find the right fabrics for the right seasons. But do keep the fabrics in mind! You can find slick, breathable fabrics that keep you warm these days, but those are better-suited for hiking than for your night out. Chunky coziness isn’t a liability on the trail, but don’t head to the bar like you’re climbing a mountain. Go for fabrics that look as warm as they are, and others will be more impressed by your look.
Layering and showing skin
When it gets warmer, we wear lighter fabrics; colder, and we go heavier. But there are other ways to warm up and cool off, and the most important one is layering.
Layering is one of the most important and most basic fashion moves. Everyone should know at least a little bit about pairing items up and donning them in attractive layers. Layers look hip, but they also look cozy. It’s the perfect technique for fall and winter. But don’t forget to consider fabrics! Layering lots of slick summer gear in winter may keep you warm, but it won’t make you look seasonally appropriate.
When it gets warm, we take away layers. Move to slick rain shells in brighter colors in spring, and then lose those layers in summer. You may even be able to bare some more skin in summer — though, for our guys in the audience, we have to advise against excessive tank top use.
If all of this sounds simple, it’s because changing what we wear with the seasons is the most natural thing in the world. Humans have been layering up in the cold and shedding layers in the warmth for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. And all you need to do to turn that basic instinct into a killer fashion instinct is to remember to look as seasonally appropriate as you feel. Communicate your seasonal sense with color, fabrics, and layering, and you’ll stand out and live in harmony with the seasons at the same time.
Singer Kehlani updated her fans and followers with a series of new pregnancy progression photos on her Instagram.
In one of her posts, “The Good Life” singer looked absolutely radiant and captioned one post, “A&I”which are the initials of her soon-to-be born daughter’s name.
‘Us ft our lemon tree,’ she captioned another one of the shots taken by photographer Aris Jeromem standing in front of a citrus tree peeking over a concrete wall.
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In a recent interview with PEOPLEmagazine, the 23-year old talked about preparing for the birthing experience and expressed being anxious and “excited” about the forthcoming child birth process.
She told the magazine she has always been “interested” in the ‘extreme pain but also extreme beauty” of childbirth.
The artist is currently expecting her first child with her guitarist Javie Young-White.
Beautiful!!
Here are some other super cuter maternity pics from her IG:
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Also, congrats to her for getting her first Top Ten Record:
My fave baby name site, Nameberry, the world’s largest site dedicated to baby names has released the names of the top 10 girl and top 10 boy names of 2018 in the United States based on government records.
These names are great to know before decide what to call your expectant arrival if you are trying to determine whether your kid is going to be the 4th or only Amelia in her Kindergarten class. If you peep below, you will see that she may be the 4th one! Doh! That’s a pretty popular name these days in America.
Nameberry provided the meanings, origins and descriptions of over 70,000 names and has naming experts who can give you professional advice and consultation on what to name your expectant child.
I personally know one of its expert and has seen her work in progress and can vouch for the top quality advice you’ll get from this sharp, keen, witty and superb human being! Abby Sandel, who runs a name blog Appellation Mountain, totally rocks!
Instagram influencer turned Parenting Blogger and Model Ruby Matthews admitted this week that she used cocaine to help her stay skinny and says a lot of Instagram influencers do too.
Matthews, who is now mom to two boys, shared this news to her close to 200,000 followers on Instagram on Tuesday during a Q&A session on Instagram Stories.
The 25-year old Australian native said in order to stay thin, she sustained herself on a diet “tapas and cocaine.”
“I did a lot of cocaine. Like, a lot. So basically, I just smoked cigarettes, had long blacks, and did coke,” she confessed on the platform that allows stories to disappear after 24 hours. “And in between, I had tapas. My life was tapas and cocaine.”
She goes on to say that she gave it all up when she became pregnant with her first child.
“A lot of people never understood how I could eat and still be so thin, but I guess it’s pretty easy to hide an addiction,” she said. “People don’t realise how easy it is to hide something, whether it’s addiction, depression, or anxiety. It’s pretty easy to hide those little things.”
Since becoming a mom for the first time nearly 5 years ago, she has tried to use her platform to promote a healthier lifestyle which, as Revelistnoted, is the opposite of what most influencers that push diet teas into their followers. A lot of them are nothing but appetite suppressants and laxatives
She sold out the industry in her spiel as well.
“I need to be careful what I’m saying here, but in the [influencer and modeling] industry, everyone loves the baggies,” she said. “But that is how most physiques are maintained, that’s how exactly my physique was maintained.”
On Wednesday, Matthews posted an old photo of herself and said she had “no desire to look like that ever again” and was glad things have changed in the modeling industry.
