We had quite the productive year here at Bellyitch in 2013.

Celebrity Pregnancy

Trends

This year marked some of the most anticipated pregnancies of

a long while, in particular, that of Duchess Catherine of Cambridge, the

former Kate Middleton and her husband Prince William. Up until confirmation

of the pregnancy  in December 2012, she

was among the list of celebrities who were constantly

falsely reported in the media as being pregnant. (Jennifer Aniston still

holds the distinction of being the most pregnant in the media).

Shortly following that announcement, in

February,  Fergie, another celebrity often

accused of being pregnant when ever she eats too much sushi and wears a tight

shirt to the paparazzi-infested Grove, announced her pregnancy. Thank goodness. Enough false reports.

But no other celebrity caused as much furor than Kim

Kardashian, the American reality-TV star, actress and business woman who many

love to hate. She still boasts the most fans (including hater fans) and is widely adored along with the rest of her Kardashian

family clan.

This year was also the year of the America’s Next Top Model

pregnancies. Cycle 3 finalist YaYa

DeCosta Alafia, and winner Eva

(Pigford) Marcille; Cycle 4’s

Cassandra Jean and Cycle 5 contestant and All Star winner Lisa

D’Amato were all pregnant with their first child each.

Record Reviews and

Giveaways

This year, we continued to do reviews and previews of

various apps, products and movies, including some up and coming and

enterprising companies. We love showcasing and highlighting mom and dad

inventors and started companies as we all know parents are THE best for solving

problems parents face.  The

iiamo- Go self-heating bottles, the muzio

 life-sharing App and the

uh-Oh I’m lost bracelets  and smaller

companies like

iSeeMe were among our favorites.

We also showcased some new products and productions from major established

brands and companies like Graco,  Kodak,

Relativity

Media  movie producers of Safe Haven, Mega

Bloks,  Lansinoh

Labs,  20th Century Fox creators

and distributors of Walking

With Dinosaurs  and others.

Finally, tonight, we release our biennial report of the top

100 maternity and baby products, The Bellyitch 100.

We’re excited for the New Year to bring you more new and

exciting features, stories, reviews and celebrity updates and news!

Here’s to the Future

In 2014, we also hope to launch our innovative Bellyitch

App, which we hope to be a useful tool for soon-to-be parents, especially first

time ones!

Also, look for the  coffee table book version of our Bellyitch 100

eBook.

We promise to use the new year to begin bringing our readers

more exclusive interviews with celebrities and other pregnancy, maternity and

children health industry experts.

Thanks for being loyal readers of the blog. We wish  you great health, prosperity and plenty

beautiful babies in the new year!

CHEERS!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!