A photograph of a rugby player breastfeeding her 13-week-old daughter on the sidelines in the middle of a game has garnered an enthusiastic response. Emily Brierley from Bradford in Yorkshire, England, was subbed during a Stanningley Ladies rugby league game on June 13 to feed her baby, Arabella. After a six-month break from the sport…
Rugby Player Praised for Subbing Out to Breastfeed Her Daughter in the Middle of a Game
280lb Mom Too Obese for Hugs Slims Down to Size 8 to Cuddle Son: ‘He Had Faith in Me’
A mother who was too obese to be hugged has dropped 112 pounds (50 kg) to enjoy a cuddle with her son for the first time. Sarah Stanley, 46, from Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, had battled with her weight for years. At her heaviest, she weighed 280 pounds (127 kg) and couldn’t properly hug her son,…
Over 1lb Preemie With Feet Half the Size of Her Mom’s Forefinger Defies Survival Odds
A baby girl born at just 23 weeks’ gestation was so small that her tiny foot was half the size as her mom’s forefinger, and her entire leg fitted into her sock. Mom Mirva Rontti, 28, a primary school teacher from Rovaniemi, Finland, was in a classroom when her contractions began. She was rushed to…
Video: Crying Toddler Learns to Self-Soothe With Mom’s Genius Tantrum-Taming Trick
When mom Kayla McDowell’s son turned 2, she started working with him on a self-soothing technique to help him process difficult emotions. Whenever a tantrum arose, she would follow the same four steps. The results were so life-changing that Kayla filmed and shared a video of the technique on her Instagram page, and the clip…
Video: Mom and Her Baby Son Get Surprise Visit From Gorilla Who Recently Gave Birth
Sitting with her baby son beside the gorilla enclosure at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo, a young mom had an encounter she will never forget. Kiki, a female gorilla who had recently given birth, came over to sit beside her and her baby. Emotions ran high as the two moms bonded through the glass. It hadn’t…
Air Force Mom Deployed for 6 Months Secretly Returns Home to Surprise Son, Younger Brother
A military mom from Tampa recently staged a surprise for her son and younger brother at Tampa Heights Elementary after a six-month deployment overseas. Eboni Bailey, an Air Force technical sergeant and mother to first-grader Jewelz Williamz, had been deployed to southeastern Europe for six months. During their long separation, Jewelz had missed his mom…
Mom of 7 Has 5 Kids in 4 Years After Giving Birth to 3 Sets of Twins
A mother of seven who has had three sets of twins gave birth to five babies within the span of four years and says she wouldn’t have her family any other way. Meredith Maitland, 40, from San Francisco, California, had seven kids from just four pregnancies after giving birth to three sets of twins and…
Hand-Reared Baby Gorilla Gets Surrogate Mom After Birth Mother Struggles to Care For Him
An infant gorilla, hand-reared by keepers after his mother struggled to care for him, has been adopted by a surrogate mom. Western lowland gorilla Hasani was born at Bristol Zoo Gardens in western England in August 2020. Yet keepers quickly realized that his birth mother, Kala, couldn’t manage him. They designed a hand-rearing program, with six…
Mom of Boy With Special Needs Responds to Stranger Telling Her Child, to ‘Just Keep Walking’
After passing a curious child at the supermarket, Melissa Schlemmer, a mom of three, was dismayed to hear the child’s mother subdue her curiosity and interest in learning of Melissa’s 8-year-old son, Christopher, who has special needs and is a wheelchair user. Melissa’s older son, Alexander, was pushing his brother around the store with gusto,…
Uber Passenger Helps Single Mom Driver Clear Debt and Graduate College
An encounter with a generous Uber passenger changed driver Latonya Young’s fate, empowering her to realize her dream of graduating from college. Picking up passenger Kevin Esch from a soccer game three years ago in May 2018, Young opened up about wanting to return to school. But life was holding her back; a single mom…
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