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12 Times Celebrity Moms Posed ‘Glam Squad While Momming’ Photos in Social Media

Posted on June 5, 2017

Alas, it looks like it now officially a must-do trendy thing for working moms in Hollywood to do: Pose for the official “momming while being serviced by a glam squad” photo.

And…look, Avatar 2 star Zoe Saldana is the latest to join the club!

You do what you have to do to be there…. Haces lo que tienes que hacer para estar ahí. #workingmom #madresquetrabajan
A post shared by Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) on May 31, 2017 at 9:34am PDT

The Guardians of the Galaxy actress posted a photo on her Instagram account of her tending to her infant son, Zen, while getting primped and polished for some red carpet event, perhaps. “You do what you have to do to be there…. #workingmom” she captioned the photo in both English and her native Spanish.

Before Saldana did it, the likes of Audra McDonald, Molly Sims, Miranda Kerr, P!nk, Terri Seymour, Ali Landry, Alyssa Milano, and Jessie James Decker have all share social media photos of themselves in the throws of dolling up as a working mom in Hollywood.

Gisele Bundchen may have been the unofficial mother of this genre of photos. When she did it in 2013, the Victoria Secret model she caught a lot of flak for those who said she was being vain and using motherhood to call attention to herself — not just her then-one-year old daughter Vivian Lake.

The Brazilian Supermodel’s famous breastfeeding while getting glam shot was controversial because vanity and “glamity” aren’t supposed to co-exist with motherhood and breastfeeding, socially. Aaaah humbug!

Shameless actress Emily Rossum joined in the fun of criticizing Bundchen by posting a parody of Bundchen’s photos by copying it to a tee using a doll. Okay, Emily. Sure.

But we are able to recognized the value to the image despite what the critics say. In the past, in tinsel town (and Bollywood) getting pregnant and having a family can disrupt a woman’s career but not so much anymore.

As we’ve shared before, 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.

Again, since Bundchen’s photo, other celebrity women like LilyAldridge, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Kandi Burruss have shared photos of themselves tending to their babies while getting glammed up for an event.

Here are photos of 12 times when

P!nk

Miranda Kerr

Meghan King Edmonds

Audra McDonald

Kourtney Kardashian showed off her double-fisting the breast bump before going out.

Jessie James Decker did too.

Alyssa Milano

Ali Landry

Terri Seymour

Molly Sims

Kim Kardashian

Hilaria Baldwin

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Bump Watch: Whitney, Beyonce, Serena, Heidi and Lauren

Posted on May 4, 2017

Serena Williams is having a very social week. A day after making her red carpet baby bump debut, the tennis champ attended the launch of the Burberry DK88 Bag hosted by Christopher Bailey at Burberry Soho on May 2, 2017 in New York City.

Whitney Port is finally coming from under the exhaustion spell of pregnancy. She posted a photo of herself looking happy and well…energetic on her Instagram account recently.

FINALLY feeling that ?? energy! How are all you pregnant ladies staying fit?! ?: @emboslice_
A post shared by Whitney Port (@whitneyeveport) on Apr 26, 2017 at 5:16pm PDT

Her fellow MTV The Hills alum co-star Lauren Conrad has been laying low but was spotted at designer Rebecca Minkoff’s Spring 2017 ‘See Now, Buy Now’ Fashion Show on February 4, 2017 earlier in her pregnancy.

And another MTV family alum, Heidi Pratt showed off her bump with her hubby Spencer Pratt this week. “Sunday Fun. The 3 of Us,” she captioned an Instagram photo of the growing family.

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Meanwhile, Beyonce has been busy making news as well. She appeared at her mom Tina Knowles Lawson and step dad Richard Lawson‘s charity fundraiser to support the WACO Theater Center in California. The event called the Inaugural Wearable Art Gala raised $1M, according to a recent post by Beyonce. It is reminiscent of the Met Ball, which also encourages attendees to wear artistic renditions of clothing or vice versa, wear art like clothes.

I am super proud of my beautiful mother for creating such an awesome event. Close to $1 million was raised for The WACO Theater Center to benefit young people through their mentorship programs and the arts. Mom, you inspire us all to be generous, selfless, positive, to have empathy, to love and to praise creativity in the world. It brought tears to my eyes to be a witness to what you and Richard have created together. WACO is a safe place truly Where Art Can Occur. I love you.
A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:22pm PDT

Meanwhile, Bey released the collector’s edition of her multi-award winning visual album, “Lemonade.” The box set will set you back $300 but it comes with behind the scenes photos, prints of Beyonce’s personal hand written notes drafted during the creation of the project and much more.

A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on May 2, 2017 at 8:07am PDT

And just for kicks, Queen Bey blessed her fans and followers with another video of a game night date night she went on with her husband.

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A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on May 3, 2017 at 5:29pm PDT

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Serena Williams Bumped it Up Regally at the 2017 Met Ball

Posted on May 2, 2017

Serena Williams made her red carpet debut at the 2017 Met Gala. The tennis champ graced the annual event thrown by the Costume Institute at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in a green, draped Versace dress accented with an Audemars Piguet watch, and XIV Karats earrings.

This was also the first time that Williams appeared officially and publicly with her fiance Alexis Ohanian since announcing they were expecting.

The two posed on the regal red carpet of the event, which was officially co-chaired by Vogue editor-in-chief for life Anna Wintour, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams.

This year celebrates the life and work of designer Rei Kawakubo. All attendees were encouraged to come dressed in clothing inspired by the Japanese designer’s exhibit, Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between.

Last night marked the official opening of the exhibit at the gallery as every year.

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ICYMI: Our Best Parenting Posts, We Got You! (LINKS)

Posted on April 24, 2017

In case you’ve been busy or under a rock and missed some of our top quality parenting posts from the past few months, we’ve compiled the best of the best for our recent newsletter. And in case you missed that, here it is one more time for your reading pleasure and at your leisure! Enjoy!

Hey friends!!

It’s a new year and we’ve been busy cranking out top quality posts and many full of parenting tips, suggestions, hacks and other ideas to help your life run smoother.

Here is a list of our top parenting posts we’ve curated just for you to check out at your leisure:

Before you go out and buy new clothes, try mixing and matching what your kids already have in their closet with these 1o tips.

Getting baby to settle down at night can be a chore but these 10 techniques may save you some sleepless nights.

This writer argues that our method of raising awareness about autism is all wrong. Really?

For the first time in history, that 24-count box of Crayola crayon retired a color. Learn More!

If you’re heading on a road trip for Spring Break or during the Summer Break, here are 6 tips to make the trip go smoother.

So…wraps are the new obsession! Find out why and score this great easy to do recipe Here!

Want to know which are the best and worst states in America to raise a family according to one survey? Here are the results!

There are benefits to hiring an au pair instead of a nanny or going with a day care center. We explored.

Ever wonder why in the world do some parents send their sick kid to school? There’s science behind it apparently.

You don’t need a magic bullet or fancy gadget to make baby food and we’ve got tips on how to do it using a simple blender.

Before even planning to have a baby, there are things you need to consider. Here are 6 of them.

Helicoptering kids may be tempting but kids who already have anxiety could be damaged by all that micro-parenting. Read More!

Sometimes you really just need to have a good belly laugh at parenthood. Relax and smile with these 7 viral mom videos we rounded up for you.

We got some boss suggestions for decorating and designing your baby’s nursery.

You’ve hear of GPS trackers to help parents keep up with their kids when away. Learn more about how they work.

You can help your child cope better with your impending divorce and here are the ways.

If you’re following Bellyitch, you’re all about parenting so following these 71 other parenting blogs maybe a no brainer.

So there’s a study you might want to read about women who don’t take their husband’s last name after marriage. Yeah read up on that one.

Powerful working women build powerful nurseries and we show you how here.

Who knew?! It’s better to have a dirty baby if you want to lower their asthma risk, this study says.

Over the years, moms of color who have biracial babies have had to defend themselves and over 15 penned essays about it.

This Spring Break, keep your teen busy with these 4 suggestions.

The mommy wars aren’t the only big battles. What do you think about the fights between parents and non-parents?

If you’ve ever thought of throwing your baby a carnival or circus-themed birthday party, you can start with these suggestions.

Studies say we’ve been parenting all wrong these years. Well look at that and read about it too here!

You can have a happier home and we have 9 things you can do to make this happen.

You really have to quit feeding your baby pizza and juice pouches so you can start with these 6 steps.

Help your kids grow to become a more creative thinker. This road map is your key!

Next time, we’ll share the top celebrity, news, fashion, pregnancy, red carpet stories and reviews you might have missed.

Thanks for Reading!

Until next time….

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Ashley Tisdale Becomes the Latest False Celeb Bump Speculation Victim

Posted on March 3, 2017

In 2009, we did a piece on the celebrity bump watch speculation which is often times fueled by the public’s new found obsession with celeb pregnancy.

The”bump watch” also causes many in the media and public to falsely believe that a usually svelte female star is expecting if she shows up on a red carpet even slightly heavier than usual or if she is spotted by paparazzi with a tiny post-big meal tummy

It has happened to P!nk, Tia Mowry, Lady Gaga and more recently High School Musical alum Ashley Tisdale

A photo of the actress and director on the arrival carpet of Elton John’s annual star-studded Oscar viewing party on Sunday night was released on social media

After various folks commented asking if she was expecting, Tisdale took notice and clapped back on Twitter.

“The pressure to being perfect is a struggle. No im not pregnant, I’m just happy and haven’t been strict on my diet but thanks for the reminder,” she tweeted.

The pressure to being perfect is a struggle.No im not pregnant,I'm just happy and haven't been strict on my diet but thanks for the reminder
— Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) February 27, 2017

The sleek royal purple dress she wore accented a beautiful and slightly curvy frame.

The 31-year old has been married to husband Christopher French since 2014 and recently said she feels no pressure to become a mom.

“Oh no, no,” Ashley told Access Hollywood. “I’m obviously married. But I don’t feel any pressure. For me and my husband, we just want to be together and travel. And we’re really focused on work right now, so there is no pressure. I’m just really loving life right now.”

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How Olivia Culpo’s Marchesa Water Dress helps Charity

Posted on February 26, 2017

HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 26: Actor Olivia Culpo unveils a one-of-a-kind Marchesa for Stella Artois gown featuring beads made from the Stella Artois Limited-Edition Chalices that benefit Water.org during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Actress and former beauty queen Olivia Culpo’s Oscar red carpet dress will help provide clean water to children in the developing world.

How?

The former Miss USA and Miss Universe 2012 teamed up with our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alum Georgina Chapman to design the dress made up of a chalice.

“It’s in partnership with Stella Artois and Water.org,” the star of The Other Woman told Ryan Secrest on the red carpet. “Stella Artois created chalices and for one chalice sold, five years of clean drinking water is provided for someone in the developing world. So this dress is actually made out of the chalice pieces, and it’s encouraging people to get involved in the water crisis and buy the chalice.”

And it is a stunning masterpiece. It even flows like water.

“We wanted the dress to represent water itself, so it’s sort of cascading,” she explained. “The crystal represents the water as well. We knew we wanted tears.”

She continued, “They did an amazing job…and it’s fun when you can incorporate good things and charity into fashion!”

Nice!

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Bump Watch: Amal Clooney glows in White

Posted on February 24, 2017

Since the first time announcing that they were expecting twins this summer British-Lebanese lawyer Amal Clooney and her Ocean’s Eleven actor husband George Clooney made their first public appearance.

They walked the red carpet at the 42nd edition of the Cesar Ceremony at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on Friday, February 24.

She glowed in a custom-made Atelier Versace dress, which featured a fitted top and ombre train.

Stunning!

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Queens Beyonce and Adele Rule the Grammy Awards Already (PHOTOS)

Posted on February 12, 2017

Tonight is the 59th annual Grammy Awards at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California and it kicked off brilliantly with our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alum, Adele, singing her hit song, “Hello“.

The singer-songwriter has already won two awards during the early presentations that went on before the prime time TV airing.

Adele nabbed the award for “Pop Solo Performance” for “Hello” and “Pop Vocal Album” for her album “25”.

Meanwhile, Beyonce won for Best Video for “Formation” — Beyoncé.

It will be a battle between the two Queens because going into the evening, Beyonce led the leader board with nine nominations (followed hi Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West with eight nominations each)

Adele’s 25 earned five, including Record of the Year.

Another one of our alums, Carrie Underwood, performed “The Fighter” with Keith Urban.

On the red carpet, Adele looked fab in a green custom Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci and Lorraine Schwartz jewels.

Underwood was a stunner in an Elie Madi dress, Nigaam and EFFY jewels, and Jimmy Choo heels.

Keep watching! It’s getting better!

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Here are 72 Parenting Blogs To Bookmark and Follow

Posted on February 8, 2017

If you are on the hunt for more awesome mom blogs to check out, then head over to ParentsNeed.com which has curated a list of 72. Bellyitch is among the other informative, entertaining and worthwhile blogs listed.

About Bellyitch, ParentsNeed wrote:

Are you a mom to be, and you and your partner still haven’t decided on a name for the baby? Do you want to be part of the stylish parent community? Well, this is definitely the site for you! From red carpet, to parenting, to stylish clothes for you as well as your little one, it is all right here! The best thing is that there is plenty of advice about pregnant women and new parents which will help you in every aspect on raising up your precious little one. It is one blog with is definitely worth taking a peek at!

We’re flattered and honored to be included!

Check out the entire list here!

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Hollywood’s Newest ‘It Guy’ Mahershala Ali to Name First Baby Oscar if He Wins, Maybe

Posted on February 7, 2017

Best Supporting Actor Academy Award contender Mahershala Ali has been racking up awards for his break out roles in Moonlight, Luke Cage, House of Cards and Hidden Figures and now he is considering naming his soon-to-be born first child Oscar if he wins.

Well, kinda. When interviewed by E! News Marc Malkin on the red carpet of the annual Oscar nominees luncheon this week, the current ‘It” guy of Hollywood, was asked if he would consider naming his and wife Amatus Sami-Karim’s baby, after the nickname of the famous Academy Award trophy.

“Maybe as a middle name,” the recent SAG Award Best Supporting Actor winner answers coyly in a video replay of the interview. “If it’s a girl , Oscaria.”

The hardest working man in tinsel town also said the award season is readying him for endless nights given that everything is coming to head simultaneously.

Everything is happening, “literally at the same time,” he told Malkin. “She’s in her third trimester and we are in the middle of the Oscar’s unfolding and all these other award shows. It’s finishing as the whole [award show] season finishes.”

What an exhausting schedule for Ali, who also took home the the Critics Choice Supporting Actor Award for his role as Juan in Moonlight.

“I’m just happy if I’ll still be on my feet come February 27.” he added, referencing the end of award season. But that is when the endless nights really begin, as Malkin reminded him.

Ali, who appeared in the Hunger Games franchise films, agreed.

“This is like the warmup for the next 10 years or 5, or whatever it is…18, I’ll take it.”

Ali and Sami-Karim met as New York University students and tied the knot in 2013. They announced news of the pregnancy in December 2016.

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He recently beamed about his wife in an interview with Elle magazine.

“She and I have known each other for a really long time, (about) 17 years,” he confided. “So, at this point, she’s seen a big shift in things, but at the same time, she’ll ground me real quick if I start feeling myself a little too much. She’s very real, like, seriously.”

Ha! Love it! Congrats!

photo: Getty

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