There’s a mini baby boom happening in New York City, within a 48 hour time period 74 babies were born at the

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New York City Hospital in Brooklyn. No one knows what’s caused this boom, maybe it’s the weather or maybe it is just the closest hospital. It might even be the fact that two local hospitals had to close its doors.

Hospital spokeswoman Eileen Tynion says that veteran staff often swap stories about spikes in baby births, but couldn’t recall such a tyke-storm as the one that began on Tuesday. She says once or twice a year about 65 babies are born over 48 hours.

The usual tempo for the hospital is about 20 bundles of joy a day.

The hospital is use to having 20 babies being born a day but never 74 in two days. They even had to open up the east wing after one was filled to capacity (60 beds).

Breaking many news channels today, at least in my neck of the woods is the story of a 550 pound woman that gave birth to a very healthy baby boy. Doctors in Moscow were the ones to deliver this 4.4lb baby, but the shock wasn’t how tiny he was but how much his momma weighed. The bigger shock was that she actually got pregnant, according to reports anyone over 150 kilograms normally has a hard time.

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“The thing is that as a rule, women over 150 kilogrammes have such severe hormonal irregularities they simply can’t get pregnant,” she explained.

Doctors did induce “Nonna M’s” labor, which took 5 hours so they could get him safely out of her. I’m not sure if there were complications or they were afraid of something else. This was the first child for Nonna at the age of 34, not sure if she plans on having more or if he will be an only child. Course what mom ever knows the answer to that after having her first child?

Elizabeth Adeney shocked the world when they found out she was about to give birth. Why? She’s 66-years-old and divorced. For many it doesn’t matter that a woman is divorced but she’s divorced and got pregnant after IVF treatment. But this isn’t the first time for Elizabeth, she gave birth to a son in 2006 at age 63.  For those worried about how this 66 year old will continue to support her current child and soon to be, she’s already hired a live-in nanny. To me, it sounds like she has everything under control and already has everything planned out. She also asks that we basically leave her be.

“I’m a private person and while I appreciate there may be some publicity I will just ignore it.

“This has been a very personal decision.”

She is scheduled to give birth via c-section due to possible complications with her age.

One of the chief health risks to older mothers is pre-eclampsia, which can lead to blood clots and serious complications, or even death.

However, the condition, which causes high blood pressure, can be detected by regular checks.

She hopes that by having children she will have someone to inherit her fortune. Now even though she is 66 years old she is not the oldest woman to give birth. Congrats to the mom-to-be.

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Kate Gosselin, is now being the cheater at least according to the newest rumors going around the net and the paparazzi. About two weeks ago, Kate’s husband, Jon was the one they were accusing of cheating. 

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Yep, they just can’t help accusing the couple of one thing or another. You know I can picture her hitting him or being bossy, but not cheating…not like she has the time.  The rumor is she’s getting hot and heavy with her bodyguard, Steve Neild, because he travels with them. 

Umm, first isn’t he a bodyguard? Who’s body is he guarding if he isn’t with them? Oh and why can’t they be friends? I totally get if someone caught the two of them kissing or something but that isn’t the case.

People magazine is reporting:

Kate says she is now the target of tabloid lies. “The next story coming out from the animals that stalk us is about our security person and his family.  The allegations they’re making about me are disgusting, unthinkable, unfathomable, and I am horrified.”

She went on to talk about her friends:

“These are people who absolutely love us and want to see us through to the end.  Of course, both of them travel with us at times, and we’ve spent holidays together, because, in this situation, your circle grows smaller and smaller, and it’s very natural to become friends with your manager, your publicist, your security team … they’re the only people you have left. And now they’re coming under fire.”

What do you think of all this?

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The internet is buzzing with the news that Octomom, aka, Nadya Suleman may be having surgery done on her uterus. What’s this mean? In many blogs I’ve noticed they are talking about how she may never have kids again due to the surgery taking out half her uterus.

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Sometime this weekend Nadya will undergo surgery for a benign tumor, which actually means it isn’t active. However, I think given the option and already having 14 children she’s doing the right thing. There is always a chance of it becoming an active tumor.

Yesterday she actually left her house and enjoyed the day at the park with her little ones. Just to show she is no longer being taken care of by the government she announced:

“I am not in any government assistance,” she said. “(The children) are off Medi-Cal, they have no Medi-Cal. I’m paying (insurance) premiums. I’m paying a hundred percent of everything.”

Honestly, I think we knew this part, but I’m sure it feels great to her to be able to do it all on her own finally. Either way, hopefully the surgery is a success and she is back home with her babies very soonl.

Nadya Suleman already has her hands full with 14 children, 8 of which are newborns but she still wants to add one more to her household. One more?!? Okay, so it isn’t a baby but she does want to add a pet pig to the mix.

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Apparently the kids have been asking for a few years if they could have a dog, she’s been reluctant and I can understand why. But now after just bringing home the youngest she wants to add something else to the household. My own kids have been asking for a pet for years, every time I “think” about it I look at all the training it will take and decide against it. Maybe because she has nannies she doesn’t have to do all the cleaning babies, spit up on outfits, diaper changings, etc. Who will she hire for the pig?

It isn’t 100% what or if she really will get one, she’s even tossed out there she’s willing to get one of those purse puppies. You know the Pomeranian or tea cup pups. I think she looks at is if they are tiny they won’t get in the way, but with 14 kids the pup/pig might get stomped on.

What do you think? Should she wait for a pet?

A man and woman woke up Thursday morning to a bit of a shock, they were in labor. The shock was because neither had a clue there was even a pregnancy or even how far along she was. At 2 in the morning they got on the phone with the 9-1-1 operator and delivered their baby.

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Thankfully, he’s reportedly a happy and healthy little boy. As for mom and dad, so far they are remaining anonymous.

Hopefully this was a blessing to them, even though he was a bit of a shocker. Wow, can you imagine?

The last of the Octuplets baby has finally made it home. Little Jonah Angel Suleman finally got to join his brothers and sisters at home after the doctors finally agreed he was heavy enough to go home. Jonah actually tripled his birth weight, however that wasn’t too hard to do since he only weighed 1lb 8oz. He went home at 4lbs 10oz.

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This was a very historic moment for Kaiser as this was their first time with Octuplets, not to mention the last one was able to go home. But it also marked the first time Nadya Suleman would have all of her children under one roof. Congratulations Nadya for being able to bring your last child home. I’m sure this is a big relief but I’m also sure it is a bit nerve-wrecking having them all there and so tiny.

In other Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom news….it seems she is in talks with 4 production companies about doing a reality show. No clue whom she’s chatting with but I’m sure we’ll know more details soon.

The famous Duggar Family is adding one more child to the mix. But no, this time it isn’t the mother of 18 children having another child. Instead, the oldest of the 18 children, Josh Duggar, has announced that he and his wife are expecting.

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For those that may or may not have been following along, Josh Duggar got married to Anna in September of 2008. When it came time to find out if they were pregnant, it was Josh that read the little stick. He got to tell Anna she’d be joining the “Mommy Team.” Oh and before anyone asks, she actually found out she was pregnant February 2nd. She’ll be using the same doctor that has delivered the last three Duggar children.

Here’s what Josh told the press:

“I am very excited and am learning new ways every day that I can be there for my wife,” Joshua said. “I thought that she would be the only one going through the emotions of pregnancy, but I’m right there with her.”

So now Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are going to be welcoming their first grandchild into the world soon. Currently the Duggar Family has Josh 21, Jana, 19; John-David, 19; Jill, 17; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 15; Joseph, 14; Josiah, 12; Joy-Anna, 11; Jeremiah, 10; Jedidiah, 10; Jason, 8; James, 7; Justin, 6; Jackson, 4; Johannah, 3; and Jennifer, 2.  I wonder if this means they’ll stop having children. What do you think?

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A study has just come out from the University of Denver that states they’ve discovered those that have children and are married seem to have more problems in their married lives then those that have no children. What do you think about this?

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90% of marital bliss dies 1 year after the birth of a child. (that’s what the study shows) Why would this be? I can see where they can be getting this. Many times those that have a child right after getting married suffer from not living with one another long enough before the birth of a child. Another could be the fact the baby has colic, ear infection, teething or many other issues that go with the first year. Moms sometimes get postpartum depression and dads don’t realize when it happens, instead they butt heads.  One big issue is there is never enough alone time, or time for intimacy.

So what are some possible scenarios?
-  lack of time together
-  postpartum depression
-  money issues
-  parenting differences 

What are some other scenarios?  While the report states more marriages are hurt by children, it also states there is less of a divorce rate. Why would this be? Some would believe it is because when a person gets married they try making it work, especially when children are involved. Sometimes some believe adding a child to the mix will help save a marriage and some think a family will fight to stay together as long as there is something there. Most of the time that something is a child.

Reasons for Divorce:
-  frustration from not having kids
-  feeling alone
-  someone cheats
-  can’t agree
-  lies
-  money issues
-  growing apart

The research also showed steeper declines in happiness if the mother’s parents were divorced, if the couple lived together before marriage and if the first baby was a girl.

For those wanting to read the article go to the Denver Post, but in the meantime lets talk about ways to help a marriage after the birth of a baby.

Communication: Believe it or not both most communicate for any marriage to survive. There is always one person in the marriage that loves to hear what the other thinks, if this wasn’t true no marriage would survive.

Love: I’m not saying just love someone, I’m saying show them that you love them. Go out and spend time with them, do something they love to do even if you hate doing it. Watch a movie, walk the block, go bowling, watch a wrestling program, go dancing, etc. Send him/her flowers just because, get an item they’ve wanted but you know they won’t ask for. Tell them you love them. Did you know most married couples stop saying the words, “I love you,” because they believe the other should say it first or just figure the other knows. It really does make a world of difference to the other person when you say those three magic words.

Have sex: Sex isn’t just about sex. This can be as intimate as you can make it or a chore. Do NOT make it a chore, if it becomes a chore figure out what is wrong. He/she may feel they have to do it because it is what you want them to do. Instead, try going back into the days of courting. You remember the days of trying to persuade him/her that you were the one? The talks, walks, flowers, the touches…it all added up to the one moment when the two of you connected. Someone might be feeling down or pushed aside now that the baby/child is here. Don’t forget, it isn’t just the intercourse, but it is the touching, kissing, necking, etc. Foreplay may really help, some say it doesn’t but others say it does. You never know until you try.

Write Notes: Notes seem to be a thing of the past, only problem is it really isn’t. Back in school you probably passed notes back and forth or wrote some type of emails. These days its the quick, “Honey we need milk” or “When will you be home.” Stop for a few minutes and write a quick note. Bring back your youth and you just might be surprised how it improves your marriage.

Having a baby doesn’t necessarily mean your marriage has to suffer, figure out the things that are pulling the two of you apart and fix them.