babies
When you hit thirty, your biological clock begins ticking, and loudly.
Ask almost any childless women in her 30s to name five things that have been on her mind lately, and there's a good chance she'll mention her biological clock. It may not be the first thing she names—her career, the economy, saving for a house, her parents' health, the health of her relationship, finishing her dissertation, fitting back into her skinny jeans, and finding someone to share her life with may be getting more of her attention; but for a vast majority of us, the idea of having kids is something we think about nearly as much, if not more, … Read More
We are living longer and having babies later, so what's the hurry to hook up?
I haven't freaked out about my age in a while. And I'm not about to. Promise! But aging does seem to be a frequent topic with my friends. I talk eye cream with Sofia, babies with Betsy, and birthdays with my sister (she will be 32 next month). 5 Things Married Women Miss
Ironically, the older I get, the less scary aging seems. I'm finding encouragement everywhere. The current issue of More magazine lists 10 celebrities who had their first babies after 40. It was a very impressive list! And it makes me feel like I still have a … Read More
Whitney, Susan Boyle, Jen: these female celebs are happy without romance. Go girls!
As Whitney Houston proved this week in her interview with Oprah Winfrey, not all women have to be taken to live their happy best. When you have this much love from your fans, sometimes we wonder, who actually needs romance?!
Whitney Houston Her comeback stuns us all, as did her candid revelations to Oprah. She said Bobby Brown was emotionally abusive and that she allowed their marriage to hold back her best work. After seven years behind closed doors, Whitney's old-school-meets-what's-cool new album I Look to You is number one on the charts this week—and our fave … Read More
Candy Spelling takes to Web to call daughter Tori and son-in-law Dean McDermott bad parents.
Don't you just hate it when moms get computer-savvy?
Candy Spelling took to TMZ yesterday to blast daughter Tori for setting her up to be part of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. Candy felt she was invited to meet Tori's daughter for the first time as a publicity stunt for the show, an enticement for America to tune in and witness how Candy would react to meeting her granddaughter Stella for the first time. The meeting was to take place at Stella's first birthday party in front of lights and cameras, and apparently Mrs. Spelling hates … Read More
Male fertility and motility can be increased by having more sex, thanks to science.
You ever been smacked in the face with the perfect solution to a nearly intractable problem? And when the smacking recedes, the red mark on your face is one of disappointment in yourself? And the handprint on that red mark has the word "duh" written in hieroglyphics?
Science has just goon-handed the lot of us across the kisser with this tasty little treat: male fertility can be increased by up to 26% by ejaculating daily (rather 26% of sperm damage can be decreased by b-ing an l on the nightly tip). Per LittleAbout.com, motility (whose lack is … Read More
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's surrogate twin girls arrive healthy a month early.
It sounds like Matthew Broderick was near speechless over Monday's birth of his twin daughters. "I'm very happy," Broderick told People. "I don't know what else to say."
The twins arrived about a month earlier than their mid-summer due date via a surrogate mother in Ohio, Sarah Jessica Parker's home state, but there don't appear to be any complications. "I just got back," Matthew told reporters, indicating that the Brodericks were present to welcome their new brood. "I've already seen them." The twins weighed in at 6 lbs. and 5 lbs., 11 oz., and all reports indicate that … Read More
Mr. Cruise wants a baby, but Katie is too busy for that right now.
Good news for Suri Cruise.
Despite daddy Tom's wishes, it looks like it may be a little longer until Suri gets a sibling.
That's because, according to a "source" quoted by The National Enquirer, Katie Holmes is too busy to satisfy Mr. Cruise.
"[Tom's] bumming because he really wants another child—now!" a family friend told to the publication.
Apparently Katie agreed to try for child number number 2 with the Top Gun actor when he agreed to her Broadway run in All My Sons. But, now that Katie is a hot commodity, it seems she is less willing to … Read More
Comedian and her lady are proud new parents.
Wanda Sykes, who brought the house down at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, didn't show a bit of the exhaustion she must have been feeling. The Curb Your Enthusiasm star's wife of seven months, Alexandra, gave birth to fraternal twins on April 27, and we have heard that two-week-old babies can be a lot of work, so we now have even more respect for the splendid performance she turned in at the dinner.
Wanda and Alex named their new son Lucas Claude and daughter Olivia Lou, which are super adorable and normal baby names that … Read More
Adorable indie couple will welcome their second child.
Former Saturday Night Live star Maya Rudolph and her partner, There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson, are expecting their second child, Rudolph announced Tuesday on The View. "Somebody spilled the beans, but I'd rather break it here," Maya told Barbara Walters. "I'm having another one. I've got another bun in the oven. No. 2. I'm so excited."
Rudolph and Anderson have a three-year-old daughter, Pearl, who was born a few months after they finished filming Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion in 2005. Maya had a small role in the film, and Paul was the 80-year-old … Read More
Obama babies to appear nine months from now?
Barack and Michelle Obama weren't the only ones having sex last night. Bloggers are proclaiming that nine months from now we'll see a surge in Obama Babies: children conceived through celebration sex.
Across the country (or at least outside Love Buzz's apartment) strangers were hugging and kissing, cars were honking their horns and people were setting off fireworks. Lovers could moan all they wanted, content in the knowledge that their nookie noises would not be overheard.
Breakup Girl wanted in on the action: "As I watched Obama’s acceptance speech, heart—and loins—swelled alike. My loving … Read More