2016 Billboards Awards Red Carpet Style, Tho Adele Who Wasn’t There Won the Night

Posted on May 24, 2016

Bellyitch ‘Bumpwatch’ alums Jessica Alba, Kelly Rowland, Eudoxi Agnan, Ciara, Britney Spears & Idina Menzel at the 2016 Billboard Awards

Sunday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the 2016 Billboard Music Awards saw some of our fave Bellytich Bumpwatch alums take the pink carpet in some fabulous fashion creations. And as usual, we poked around to discover who wore what.

However, the night belonged to Adele who took home 5 awards (second to The Weeknd who won 7). She nabbed the Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album for “25“, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Selling Song for “Hello” Awards. She wasn’t even there to accept the award in person because she is on a world tour but she did beam in via satellite.

Two more blog faves, Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell walked the carpet with Kathryn Hahn their co-star from their new TV show Bad Moms. (Which also stars Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina Applegate).

Kunis was in Zuhair Murad couture and Hahn wore an Altuzarra top and skirt. I love loved Bell’s Jonathan Simkhai jumpsuit. So cute!

Another blog regular Kelly Rowland went va va voom, almost too good for the Billboards, in a shimmery, sheer Labourjoisie gown.

Meanwhile, dressed in all black were Bumpwatch alums Jessica Alba businesswoman’s Zuhair Murad dress, Heidi Klum in Alfredo Villalba and Idina Menzel in a Michael Costello dress (Alba, Klum and Menzel presented awards) with host for the night, rapper Ludacris‘, wife Eudoxie Agnan.

Ludacris’ co-host was the super svelte Ciara who walked the carpet in a very revealing Phillip Plein gown. Wowza! She did too more sheer and material dresses during her hosting duties.

Britney Spears performed and before rocked the pink carpet in a black lace showgirl outfit dripping in Jacob & Co jewels and Schutz boots.

photos Getty

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Working Mother’s 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2016 List is Out and 10 of our Faves are On it!

Posted on May 7, 2016

Working Mother magazine is out with its list of the “50 Most Powerful Moms of 2016 ” and 10 of our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alums (women we’ve featured heavily on the blog) were on the list.

The illustrious list includes everyone from “entertainers to entrepreneurs, politicians to philanthropists, tech mavens to money moguls”, the magazine’s website boasts.

These women are powerful in their earning potential, their control and influence in our lives and their work. We were inspired and impressed by the phenomenal women on the list.

And of course, we were proud to see Chelsea Clinton, Carrie Underwood, Adele, Kerry Washington, Beyonce, Jessica Alba, Viola Davis, Reese Witherspoon, Ivanka Trump and Victoria Beckham were on the list!

Check out the entire list and the great write ups on each woman on the list at Working Mother HERE!

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13 Celebrities who Run their Own Very Cool Mom Blog

Posted on April 28, 2016

Some Mom bloggers have influence status like celebrities and then some celebrities too have flipped the script and have become well-known for running pretty awesome mom blogs where they talk about more than just themselves.

They cover parenting, fashion, recipes, and a bunch of the topics you’d see discussed on the average mom blog. Refreshing!

Here is a list of 13 celebrity moms who have really really great blogs that are great resources!

Ayesha Curry- Foodie Blog Ayesha Curry
Bethenny Frankel – Bethenny Frankel
Elizabeth Banks – Elizabeth Banks
Felicity Huffman- What the Flicka
Laila Ali – Laila Ali Lifestyle
Gwynth Paltrow – GOOP
Ivanka Trump – Ivanka Trump
Jessica Alba – Honestly Beautiful
Molly Sims – Molly Sims
Soleil Moon Frye – Moonfrye
Tamera Mowry Housley- Tamara Mowry
Tori Spelling – Tori Spelling
Zooey Deschannel – Hello Giggles

Go check them out and subscribe to their newsletters so you are alerted when they are updated with great new content!

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Here is What Celebrity Parents Did on Easter 2016

Posted on March 27, 2016

We love social media, not only because it is a great way to share and connect, but it is also a cool way to keep up with our fave celebrities. Today, several of the women we have featured and “bump watched” before on the blog posted pics of how they spent their Easter 2016.

Here are the best of the bunch, in random order:

Alicia Keys – “#currentmood”

Gisele Bundchen – “Thank you Mother Nature!#love # family #nature #gratitude Obrigada Mãe Natureza! #amor #família #natureza #gratidão”

Busy- Phillips “Calm before the storm. Happy Easter!!!!”

Mariah Carey – “#dreams do come true!! The #Easter #bunny !! I know him too!! #happyeaster everybody”

Rochelle Humes – “The bunny has been…Alaia lost her mind this morning..??? Her and her cousins will have fun tomorrow and Mummy ? #HappyEaster?”

Drew Barrymore – “Happy Easter and happy Sunday! #thisiswhatshappening”

Heidi Klum – “Happy Easter”

Kelly Clarkson – “River found a golden egg & was very excited about it! She insisted on hunting w/her purse & her Dori basket. #easter”

Giuliana Rancic – “”Happy Easter from the Rancic family”

Ciara – “The Loves Of My Life.”

Mel B- “Happy easter from the happiest place on earth #disneyland awwww my babyboo @stephenthinks11 in the back with baby madi my <3 <3 <3”

Kim Kardashian – “HAPPY EASTER!”

Tori Spelling – “Hattie Cat & all my kiddos had an EGGSELLENT time finding all the eggs the #EasterBunny hid for them in our backyard! #Easter #egghunt #HappyEaster“

Zoe Saldana – “Happy Easter everyone!#easteregghunt #twinning #family —-#felizpascua #gemelos #familia —-#buonapasqua #gemeli #famiglia“

Kristin Cavallari – “What better day for Saylor to wear her first tutu than Easter?! #SoItBegins #GirlyGirl #HappyEaster”

Reese Witherspoon – “Wishing y’all a happy, colorful, family-filled Easter Sunday!! (P.S. Guess who found all the eggs??! Oh and dress is @DraperJames; link in profile)”

Reese Witherspoon – “TOO much! ???#Easter mood courtesy of@katiejacobsnashville and@draperjames — link’s in the profile!! ? (? @amynicolephoto)”

Tia Mowry Hardrict – “Happy Easter from the Hardricts!! ??”

Tamera Mowry-Housley – “He is Risen#happyeaster“

Melissa Joan Hart – “Easter by the Lake!!! Happy Easter from our family to yours. My @ted_baker dress was a Christmas gift from my hunny. #nofilter”

Eva Marcille – “Happy Easter?”

Jenna Dewan Tatum – “Early Easter Eggs”

Haylie Duff – “Think we went a bit overboard with Ryan’s 1st Easter basket… I can’t help it, I’m excited!! #babys1st #HappyEaster #EasterBasket”

Lily Aldridge – “Happy Easter”

Jessica Alba – “#Repost @shanidarden I’m always happy when I’m with these little bunnies ?????#happyeastereveryone“

Alyssa Milano – “‘In your Easter Bonnet! With all the frills upon it!’ Happy Easter!”

Hilaria Baldwin – “Feliz Pascua y Happy Easter! I made them baskets with little toys inside of eggs instead of a ton of candy. They love opening all the eggs and finding little treasures–and I don’t have to deal with crabby sugar high! xoxo to all #366daysoflivingclearly #HilariaLCM”

Miranda Kerr – “Happy Easter <3”

Adriana Lima – “HAPPY EASTER!”

Molly Simms – “Happy Easter “

Garcelle Beauvais – “Enjoying #Easter #streetstyle #nokids #grownandsexy #fleamarket @rezakassai #girlsday“

Emily Bustamante – “Happy Resurrection Sunday ⛪️”

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi – “The bunny made a mess! Jionni said its Sasquatch footprints. HAPPY EASTER”

Kendra Wilkinson Baskett– “Had a great time at the mansion today with the family. #HappyEaster #TheBasketts

Jewel – “Happy Easter, darlings! May sun beams and love surround you all”

Rachel Zoe – “My boys taking a break from the most beautiful Easter egg hunt thanks to ❤️❤️ @aliparkerkay @alexvonfurstenberg #easterwithaview #toomuchfuntoday #brothers XoRZ”

Rochelle Humes – “The bunny has been…Alaia lost her mind this morning..??? Her and her cousins will have fun tomorrow and Mummy ? #HappyEaster?”

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We Instagram Stalked how These Celeb moms Spent Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 17, 2016

Valentine’s Day was this past Sunday and I’m keeping with blog tradition, we pored over the social media of so of our fave past Bellyitch “Bumpwatch” alums and share how they spent their day for lovers

Reese Witherspoon

“Happiest #ValentinesDay y’all! Much love from me & @DraperJamesGirl”

Holly Madison

“Happy Valentine’s Day @pasqualerotella #rainbowaurorarotella”

Hilary Duff

“This dress. the @moniquelhuillier show was beautiful!”

Naya Rivera

“Who me? Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Jessica Alba

“Happy Valentine’s Day my love!! Love you!!”

Kerry Washington

“Morning hike. No filter. Feel the love.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.”

Kourtney Kardashian

“<3 <3 <3

Heidi Klum

“Happy Valentines to all those who are taken , almost taken and waiting to be taken”

Tia Mowry

Look at us now! #godisgood 16yrs later I’m still madly in #happyvalentinesday @coryhardrict”

Jamie Lynn Spears

“happy Valentine’s Day”

Ludacris & Eudoxie Agnan

“When the kitchen staff puts so much love & affection into every course of food that hit the table you HAVE to go take a picture with them to know its real. Ha #happyvalentinesday @eudoxiee Mrs Bridges #love”

Jenna Fischer

“Some sweet Jam for your Valentines Day!

Gisele Bündchen

“Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Bar Refaeli

“Love is when you give and give and give and still feel like you are only getting

#happyvalentines”

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Co-Existing: Breastfeeding, Motherhood and Glam Squads

Posted on February 3, 2016

In Hollywood (and Bollywood) getting pregnant and having a family can disrupt a woman’s career but not so much anymore.

Motherhood isn’t halting opportunities and production can and do work around a star’s pregnancy. In recent years, many celebrity parents are showing their social media fans that they don’t let motherhood interfere with their work either. They can do both.

Gisele Bundchen‘s famous breastfeeding while getting glam shot was controversial because vanity and glamity aren’t supposed to co-exist with motherhood and breastfeeding, socially.

But they can co-exist and since Bundchen’s photo, other celebrity women like Lily Aldridge, Molly Sims, Kim Kardashian, Ali Larter, Terri Seymour and most recently, Kandi Burruss have shared photos of themselves tending to their babies while getting glammed up for an event.

Perfect and just in time to update last year’s list of celebrity glam squads. Last year, I hunted down the various glam squad photos celebs have posted on Instagram, WhoSay and Twitter. This small team that help get a celeb woman ready for an event, award show or other red carpet moment consist usually of a hairstylist, a manicurist, a stylist, a make-up artist and a personal assistant. They work in tandem and sometimes simultaneously and the glam squad photo shows them in action.

Of course, most of the glam squad photos are staged. Let’s be real. I wouldn’t want to be having my hair hot curled while my head is being maneuvered and shifted by the make up artist. Ouch. I’ve had a curling iron dropped on me before and I have the scar still to prove it.

Also, showing off your glam squad is another way of telling your followers and fans that you are that special that you can’t get dressed on your own. This is not shade. I’d hire myself a team in a hot second! And you know this because even famous stylists who once were glam squad members are now celebrities in their own right. (think June Ambrose and Rachel Zoe)

These days, you can even rent one. Companies like Miami-based GlamSquad (pictured above) will bring a team to you starting at $75. Not bad!

Last fall, Her Campus ranked some of the squad members of the biggest celebrities whose work we see on the faces and hair of influential women.

Here are some of the glam squads we’ve seen posted on social media recently.

Tamar Braxton-Herbert

Hilaria Baldwin

Heiki Klum

Kandi Burruss

Alyssa Milano

Ali Landry

Terri Seymour

Molly Sims

Kim Kardashian

Beth Behrs

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Alba

Jennifer Lopez

Lea Michele

Lily Aldridge

Catherine Zeta Jones

Orange is the New Black actress Danielle Brooks

E! host Patricia Zavala

Guilana Rancic

TV host Noria Morales

June Ambrose

Heidi Klum

Rita Ora

The finished product a la the gorgeous Sienna Miller.

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Family & Holiday Photos Celebs Shared on Instagram This Week

Posted on December 20, 2015

This week, the celebrity families we’ve covered in the past, and generally, took to Instagram to share some tender Holiday moments. For example, Nick Cannon is having a grand time decorating the home with his twins Monroe and Moroccan, and even reuniting with his ex-wife Mariah Carey for some fun too.

Kensington Palace released a new photo of the Royal Family, Kate, William, Charlotte and George. The new pic looks like a holiday card but was likely taking in October as Charlotte is wearing the same floral dress from the last photo released of just her sitting in a gingham print chair.

Some celebs are busy finding creative ways to photograph the Elf on the Shelf and Busy Phillips is doing a pretty good job.

Here are some other photos celebs shared on Instagram this week.

Channing Tatum caught his two girls, wife Jenna Dewan–Tatum and their 2-year old daughter Everly dressed as purple mermaids

Happening
A photo posted by Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) on Dec 18, 2015 at 11:33pm PST

Victoria Beckham and her eldest son Brooklyn Beckham. My he’s grown up!

Never too old for a kiss from mum X #embarrassingmummoment X vb ???? @brooklynbeckham A photo posted by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) on Dec 14, 2015 at 3:28am PST

Jessica Simpson’s daughter Maxwell with dad Eric Johnson were horsing around.

Daddy and Daughter A photo posted by Jessica Simpson (@jessicasimpson) on Dec 13, 2015 at 5:44pm PST

Ciara posed with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott at a formal event.

Celebrating each other! ?? ・・・ #GirlPower @ciara @missymisdemeanorelliott #womeninmusic A photo posted by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) on Dec 11, 2015 at 6:17pm PST

Jessica Alba appeared on Chrissy Teigen’s show The Fab Life ,

Watch @FABLifeShow tomorrow for winter beauty looks from moi! I’m sharing @Honest_Beauty tips with @mrjoezee and @chrissyteigen A photo posted by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) on Dec 6, 2015 at 4:33pm PST

Megan Fox’s son Bodhi is gorgeous.

Bodhi: Stunner. Clown. Unicorn. A photo posted by Megan Fox (@the_native_tiger) on Oct 14, 2015 at 9:00pm PDT

Reese Witherspoon was giving her poor dog a bone for Christmas

Can’t forget the dogs like presents on Christmas too! ??❤️#harrybarker @draperjamesgirl #lovemylab (link’s in my profile ?) A photo posted by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon) on Dec 19, 2015 at 11:31am PST

Kim Kardashian shared a photo of her daughter

My little ballerina A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Dec 16, 2015 at 10:05am PST

Busy Phillips is getting serious with this Elf on a Shelf thing.

Last night, the elves got into all sorts of trouble and they documented it with Polaroids. They even took sELFies with Birdie and Cricket while they were sleeping! #elfontheshelf A photo posted by Busy Philipps (@busyphilipps) on Dec 18, 2015 at 9:48am PST

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23 Celebrity 2015 Family Halloween Costumes

Posted on November 1, 2015

Each year, many of the celebrity parents we’ve followed in the past and others dress up as a family for Halloween and share their photos of their night in social media. This year was no different and we have rounded up some of our faves from the night for you.

Check them out!

Emily B and family

Rachel Zoe and Family

Kelly Rowland and Son Titan

Hilaria and Alec Baldwin and family

Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz and family

Jessica Alba and her friend as Michelle and Romy’s High School Reunion

Augast Alsina and his daughters as The Pink Ladies from Grease and a Greaser

Singer Jewel and family

Monica and Shannon Brown and family

Kim Zolciak-Biermann’s twins Kane and Kaia as an elderly couple.

Monica Brown, her daughter Laiyah, with Tiny Cottle

Kim Kardashian as herself from her colorful outfit she wore while pregnant with North at the Met Ball.

Tamera Mowry-Housley and fam as Mary Poppins, with Aden as an Incredible.

Roselyn Sanchez and family

KourtneyKardashian and her super hero family

Penelope Disick and North West as Elsa and Anna from Frozen

Alessandra Ambrosio at Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween party

Scary Tia Mowry and the Hardricts

Heidi Klum outdos herself each year and this year no different when she dressed as a buxom Jessica Rabbit

Vanessa and Nick Lachey and family as A Toy Story

Logan Herbert, Tamera Braxton-Herbert’s son

Molly Sims and family

Tori Spelling and fam in DIY Mummy costumes

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Rachel Zoe’s New Lifetime Fashion Review Show is Nicer than ‘Fashion Police’

Posted on October 6, 2015

Rachel Zoe is back on TV hosting a weekly fashion review program on Lifetime Television called Fashionably Late with Rachel Zoe. It premiered on September 24th. It is like Fashion Police meets Watch What Happens Live. But she says it is nicer.

Each week, Zoe and her co-host fashion insider and Vanity Fair‘s Man On The Street, Derek Blasberg, her husband Rodger Berman, and their celebrity friends, meet up to talk fashion and review the week’s red carpet and celebrity street style.

It also reminds me a bit of the show on E! that I loved that Kristin Cavallari co-hosted, The Fabulist. I’m not sure if it returned because I haven’t seen new episodes.

Anyway, back to Zoe. On the second show, the celebrity stylist turned designer interviews another Bellyitch Bumpwatch alum, Molly Sims.

During her 10 questions segment, Sims reveals she is always late and her favorite hashtag is #MomLife. She answers other rapid fire questions. Watch!

This coming Thursday, tune in to see her joined by another one of her friends and another Bellyitch Bumpwatch alum, Nicole Richie!

And another Bellyitch Bumpwatch alum Jessica Alba popped in for the first episode.

Watch Zoe chat about the show and why it is different from other fashion talk shows out there now on a recent episode of Access Hollywood.

The show airs Thursdays at 10:30 pm ET.

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Labor Day: 7 Labor & Delivery Tips for First Time Parents

Posted on September 7, 2015

It’s Labor Day in the US, a day to celebrate the worker, but if you are pregnant and set to deliver your baby soon, you could use this day off to start exploring tips to make your delivery day smoother.

For me, I, like Jessica Alba after me, relied on Hypnobirthing techniques to get me through and still today, three kids later with no plans for more, I STILL use those techniques I learned whenever I have to encounter a painful situation (getting a shot, getting through reps while doing Pilates or weightlifting, when suffering through a bad headache).

Here are 7 other tips and tricks from BabyCenter to consider using to manage through labor pains:

1. Pack in the protein: If you were about to run a long marathon, would you eat only ice chips? No. You need to eat a protein-rich meal. It will give you the stamina needed for labor (plus many hospitals won’t let you eat once you check in anyway). Make a plan to either keep something in the fridge/freezer/cupboard or know where you can go to get your marathon meal.

Don’t fight gravity: Remain upright as long as possible. Walk around or sit up, but don’t lie on your back. (Yes, that’s really me in the pic, before I found out I should be walking around.)
Hydrate thyself: Pack (and use) a water bottle. If you properly hydrate yourself during labor, you’ll increase your energy output by as much as 30%. Also, if you can keep drinking water, you may not need an IV that will really restrict your mobility. That’s when the ice chips and clear liquids can also help.
Breathe using your abdomen: Normal abdominal breathing increases relaxation, which you’re really going to need. Chest and patterned breathing may fool your body into stress mode, and you don’t want that.
Take a virtual chill pill: You’ve got to stay relaxed. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. If music helps, bring a preloaded playlist on your iPod, locate a focal point in the room and breathe. Banish as much negative energy as possible. While it’s not easy, stay as relaxed as you can through contractions – it will let your body do what it’s supposed to do.
Move around during labor: There are a variety of positions for labor. Try to change positions so you’re not in one place for too long. Speak to the nurse about how you can be monitored and still move around. Bring slippers or as for those lovely grippy hospital socks so you can walk the halls.
Make sure you have support and loving encouragement: Having your husband partner or trained birth partner can make a big difference. That support will do more for you than any amount of medication!

Godspeed and good luck new first time parents!

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