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Alyssa Milano shares Belly Progression on IG; Promotes Global Maternal Healh

Posted on July 3, 2014

This is a week of the bare bump share as mom-to-be Alyssa Milano also took to her Instagram account this week to post a belly progression pic which also featured her beautiful 2-year old son Milo with his gorgeous baby blues!

“#MomAndBaby are doing fine,” the Mistresses actress captioned the photo. “Families everywhere should be able to say the same.”

Milano is known in social media for being active in politics, social justice and policy and showed it again by including a link the the U.S. Agency for International Development to direct followers to the organization which works to end extreme global poverty, maternal and child mortality in developing nations.

Kudos, mama!

The Charmed and Who’s the Boss star and her husband David Bugliari are expecting their second child this summer.

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‘I’m So Married’ & ‘I’m So Pregnant’ Iggy Azalea Parodies are ON POINT!

Posted on July 3, 2014

If you are a newlywed or married for a few years, you will find this parody to Australian rapper Iggy Azalea‘s hit song “Fancy” is hilarious and sooo true! It starts with the newlywed stage when it’s all sex all the time and to 5 year when you get so comfortable, you’re on the toilet while he’s brushing his teeth. We can relate! Too funny. It’s at 100,000 views of this posting and counting. Check it out!

And when you’re done check out the pregnant version which came out a little while ago which is at 5 million and counting and is also quite relatable:

And of course: The original:

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Jennifer Hudson and Kim Kardashian Fashion Showdown

Posted on July 3, 2014

It’s quite easy for stars to wear the same dresses given that designers make available to stylists the same spectrum of options. Our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alums Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Hudson have been captured often in the same outfit within days of one another over the years.

Per the above photo: in April 2011, in an Alexander McQueen epaulet top; last October 2013, in a Donna Karan Draped Plunging-Neck Dress; in March 2013, in a Donna Karan Metallic Foldover Stretch Pencil Skirt;and again in 2011 again, in Herve Leger by Max Azria.

Each outfit would set someone back over $1,000 each, but we’ve hand picked low budget options that cost under $50 each for the same look! Check it out:

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Trend: Psychic Pregnancy Readings; Win a Reading NOW!

Posted on July 2, 2014

Psychic Pregnancy readings are a thing now. As we noted here and here, moms and moms-to-be are turning to psychics for readings on their baby’s gender, what the baby’s temperament will be like and whether they will actually conceive in the near or far future. Even Parents.com held an online psychic reading.

Some may find it creepy and not want to “go there” or even know these answers and would rather find out for themselves. Others see the fun and no harm in a reading.

Do you want one or know of a currently preggers friend who does? If so, you’re in luck! Psychic Source is offering a free session with one of their featured psychics Kristine to one Bellyitch Reader! This page deails the different types of readings available.

To enter to win the reading, simply enter below. Contest open WORLDWIDE and ends next Friday, July 11 at midgnight! Goodluck!

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Before we pick a winner and if you don’t win, you can also check out this interactive online psychic reading tool: http://www.psychicsource.com/psychic-advice.

For entertainment purposes only.

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Bump Watch: Alexis Fields shares belly progression photo on IG

Posted on July 2, 2014

Who’s got next on our Bellytich bumpwatch list? Actress Alexis Fields who got out of bed for a few moments while on bedrest to share this beautiful and awesome belly progression photo to her followers and fans on Instagram! The former Nickelodeon child star captioned the photo:

“My booty won’t get applause like Nicki’s did, but my belly is kinda cool. Look how big it is!!! Underwear by Target. Belly by God. Please don’t degrade this post. Recognize it for what it is. I’m sharing something beautiful that I normally wouldn’t at this stage. #PregnancyIsBeautiful”

So sweet! Yes it is, mama!

Fields, who is best known for her role as Alicia in Moesha, Sharla Morrison in Nickelodeon‘s Keenan & Kel and Nicole Wilson in the The Secret World of Alex Mack, is expecting her second child with her husband Kevin Jackson. They are already parents to daughter Kaycie.

We covered Kim’s sister’s last pregnancy that resulted in her second son, Quincy’s birth last winter.

We’re looking out for a peaceful and safe bed rest, labor and delivery! Hang in there!

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Despite Tourrettes: How Soccer helped Tim Howard avoid childhood bullying

Posted on July 2, 2014

Yesterday, if you were watching and rooting for the United States as the team played Belgium in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, you may be heartbroken to learn they lost. However, if you were watching the match, you might have seen the amazing 16 saves that goalie Tim Howard made all match. His 28 total saved for the entire tournament is the most for any goalie for all teams this year.

It’s a great feat for extra reasons.

Howard, a fixture on the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) since 2007 had to overcome a life living with Tourettes Sydrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Fortunately for Howard, he didn’t have to deal with bullying too much because he was a big kid and he played sports. His athleticism made him popular and because of that, he wasn’t ostracized or treated as an outcast as much despite being different. Howard said he dealt with the condition by internalizing it.

“If I was having a tough spot, one day, one week…I just went into my own shell, kept more to myself,” Howard said in the April/May issue of Neurology Now. “From the age of 9 to 15, it was just this chaos of different tics, and they were pretty strong. I would just begin to figure out how a tic worked with my body, and, bam, six months or a year later, a new tic would come…On the field I wasn’t Tim who had TS or Tim who had tics. I was Tim who scored goals or scored baskets or hit home runs.”

For Howard’s athletic prowess and being a role model by speaking out and in support and awareness of TS and showing by virtue of being a star this World Cup, he is a hero and role model.

For his leadership in sports today and way before most Americans started to really pay attention to this awesome athlete today, I’ve nominated him to be added to the celebrity division of a new Warner Brothers Consumer and DC Entertainment program Superman Hall of Heroes which empowers consumers to honor their personal heroes or those who have made a positive impact on their lives of the lives of others.

Surely, there are others who are not in the spotlight doing amazing things and not seeking recognition.

You can induct your very own personal or local hero.

Visitors to the site can select a package level starting at $24.95 which can include things like an inductee certificate or commemorative T-shirts, coffee and sports tumblers, baseball caps or golf towels with the Superman logo on it.

It’s a cool idea and a perfect gift for a dad who has everything or to that selfless man in your life or community doing the darn thing and not expecting anything in return.

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Stacy Keibler does one of those things every mom-to-be should do before baby arrives

Posted on July 2, 2014

Stacy Keibler is having the total pregnancy experience, especially because she is doing one of the things I highly recommend all expectant moms do before their babies are born: play soothing music to their baby in utero.

The Pilates instructor and former WWE wrestler shared on her Instagram stream a bare belly photo showing her using the Belly Buds Baby-Bump Sound and music delivery system we blogged about in the past.

In that review of the system, I shared how I played the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies from The Nutcracker Ballet often for my son (born in 2002) when he was still baking in my belly. After he was born, whenever he got fussy, that was the one song we would put on that would calm him instantly. He would cock his head towards the music and listen curiously because clearly, he remembered teh song and the familiarity comforted him. Having this trick work was a God-send especially during long car rides when, then, as a first time mom, hearing a baby cry while strapped in a back rear-facing seat was the WORST!

I’m a big believer in phonetic learning even passively! Pick up a pair from our affiliate Amazon.com for $49.99. It will be worth the investment later in sanity! ha!

Best thing moms-to-be can do for their babies and their future sanity when those kids come out into this cold cold world! lol!

Keibler and her fiance tech investor Jeff Pobre are expecting their first child, a daughter.

She shared a photo of all the ladies that came out to celebrate the baby’s impending arrival in early June.

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TTC Couples: Apply for this Online Fertility Study; Get Year VIP FertilityFriend Membership

Posted on July 1, 2014

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Researchers at the University of Boston in Massachusetts want to study the current downward trend in fertility in that New England state and nationwide. With National Institute of Health funding, it is conducting an Internet-based study of 2,500 North American women over the next 12 months. The initiative, Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO), seeks to identify what lifestyle factors affect the chances of successful pregnancy. It will also examine predictors of miscarriage, preterm birth, and low birth weight.

Those who qualify for the study must be:

Age 21-45
Not currently using any methods to prevent pregnancy
Not using fertility treatments
In a stable relationship with a male partner
Thinking about becoming pregnant in the next 6 months and are not currently pregnant
Willing to participate in a 12-month study.

Selected participants will simply have to fill out an online questionnaire every two months or until they get pregnant. Male partners can also participate.

To compensate participants for their time, half enrolled will get a free VIP membership at FertilityFriend.com, an online software program that charts your menstrual cycles and records your fertility signs (note: promotion is not available to current Fertilityfriend.com members).

To learn more, listen to more about the study HERE. To sign up to participate go HERE.

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Kelly Rowland is not the first celebrity to work out intensely while pregnant

Posted on July 1, 2014

Just saw on The Wendy Williams Show mention that Kelly Rowland is apparently catching a lot of flak from fans on the Internet over her Instagram pics showing that the Destiny’s Child band member and chart topping solo artist has been having an active pregnancy which includes working out regularly.

Unfortunately, many of her critics must be unaware that maintaining an active lifestyle including regular exercise is actually recommended by doctors so long as it is done in moderation, is balanced with hydration and a healthy diet and is keeping with the type of activity the mom-to-be had before she got pregnant. In other words, inactive cubicle hermits shouldn’t be doing what she is doing to stay fit while pregnant but a globe-trotting performer who dances regularly can. Furthermore, she is not the only physically active and currently pregnant celebrity. MTV’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, who is expecting her second child currently with fiance Jionni LaValle, frequenlty shares photos from the gym during this second pregnancy.

Also, former WWE wrestler Stacy Keibler, who also known for being the long time ex girlfriend of George Clooney has been on several fitness magazines and done many interviews where she shares all of her work out secrets. She does Pilates 4 times a day and for the “Making of” video for her Fit Pregnancy cover shoot, she explained that she has been working out most days of her pregnancy doing muscle toning work outs sometimes four times a day, playing tennis, hiking, golfing and meditating. Her trainer noted in that Daily Mail article that said Keibler doesn’t eat junk food and eats clean. During her recent baby shower, hosts provided guests healthy sugar-, dairy- and gluten-free foods. Again, it’s all about the type of woman she was before pregnancy. It doesn’t change after pregnancy and just because you didn’t used to see it in social media doesn’t mean Rowland wasn’t a work out fiend before.

Other celebrities like Married to Jonas star Danielle Jonas, who recently welcomed her first child with husband Kevin Jonas, Instagrammed themselves working out often during their respective pregnancies and didn’t seem to get much push-back.

Alec Baldwin‘s Pilates Instructor wife Hilaria Baldwin, Kristin Cavallari, Teresa Palmer and international model Doutzen Kroes all Instagrammed themselves working out during their pregnancies. (see above collage)

We are very proud of our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alums Ivanka Trump, Daphne Oz, Kristin Cavallari, Danielle Jonas, Emily Deschanel, Molly Sims for their Fit Pregnancy magazine covers and hope to see one of Kelly soon!

photos: Instagram, Fit Pregnancy, US Weekly

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