All news on the topic: Babies

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Family's heartache as 'totally healthy' mum, 26, dies hours after giving birth
Popular mum Emily Lockley, 26, died hours after giving birth to son Harley after suffering a suspected pulmonary aneurysm, with her family starting a fundraiser for her funeral
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Woman accidentally gives baby 'worst name ever' and sobs over her mistake
A mum has been left horrified after she picked out a name she thought was perfect for her little girl, only to be told by her family that it was the 'worst name ever'
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Ben Foden and wife introduce new baby daughter with adorable name
Ben Foden and wife Jackie Belanoff Smith welcomed their second daughter together last month and have now posed for an adorable set of family portraits to introduce their bundle of joy
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TOWIE's Georgia Kousoulou tells of '12 weeks of hell' before losing baby
Reality TV's Georgia Kousoulou says a rare pregnancy condition led to the loss of her second child and explains she went through postnatal depression after her son Brody was born
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Woman cleverly makes her baby bump 'disappear' and people are mesmerised
A mum-to-be has shown off her clever party trick that makes her baby bump 'disappear' - and has assured mesmerised fans that the trick doesn't hurt her baby at all
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'I've spent over £16,000 on my 18 reborn dolls – it's creepy but I don't care'
Kam's obsession with realistic baby dolls began during the pandemic - now she has a total of 18 dolls and has spent over £16,000 despite her friends finding it creepy
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Millie Radford spends Valentine's Day in hospital with baby daughter Elodie
Millie Radford, who is part of the UK's biggest family, spent Valentine's Day in hospital with her nine-month-old daughter Elodie, who was suffering with Covid-19
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'My in-laws are so rude about my son's name - I'm fed up of the commentary'
A new mum was left sick of the comments and reaction from her in-laws regarding her son's name after she and her husband decided to honour a late family member
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'I expected a healthy baby after easy pregnancy but deadly nightmare unfolded'
Writer Emma Innes tells of her 'perpetual hell of uncertainty' when her daughter Sophie was born and pays homage to the NHS doctors and nurses who saved her life
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'Demanding in-laws won't stop asking for our baby name - so I gave worst one'
A devastated woman has got her own back on her 'inappropriate' and 'overbearing' in-laws after they continued to ask questions and insisted she named a baby she had lost
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Mum gives birth in car on way to hospital after having evening with takeaway
Emma Rowlands went into labour and was rushed to hospital by her partner Mike Wright. But their baby was so keen to be born that he came into the world before they could go make it
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Thug violently shook one-month-old baby so hard it blinded and paralysed him
Adam Andrews, 37, has been jailed for inflicting serious injuries on a baby - the child's mother said he should not be allowed to walk the streets
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'I kicked my entitled sister-in-law out of my house - she had it coming'
A woman has shared how she threw her brother, sister-in-law, and their baby out of her house despite knowing they have nowhere else to go because they disrespected her
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'I divorced my husband to have a 'hot girl summer' – now I regret it’
A young mum has told how her decision to divorce her husband for a 'hot girl summer' has backfired, as he's now about to have a baby with a 20-year-old and she's living with regret
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Mum who battled infertility for a decade has triplets born five years apart
Colleen Hapney, 30, and her husband Pete, 33, had almost given up hope of having children after 10 years of trying and eight rounds of IVF - but now they have triplets
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Baby left with severe burns after knocking coffee mug on her face recovers
Alayla Janjua was just one year and one day old when she knocked a hot coffee mug onto her face at home in Bedfordshire - now, months later, she has made a full recovery
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'My husband wants to name our baby after his dead wife - it's obscene'
A woman's revealed that her husband wants to name their unborn child after his dead wife as the due date is on the date of her death, leaving her 'blindsided'
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Woman in hysterics as mum ruins gender party with awkward baby scan blunder
A woman cried happy tears when her co-workers hosted her a party and she found out the gender of her baby, but she was stunned when she found out her mum - who knew if it was a boy or girl - had made a huge mistake
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Government urged to double maternity pay so mums aren't forced back to work
Unison and Maternity Action said the statutory weekly amount should be increased to £364.70
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Parents ditch unusual spellings for classic baby names as some vanish from UK
Baby name experts have claimed parents are moving away from unusual spellings for classic baby names in 2024, as several alternative names are set to go extinct this year
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'My mother-in-law barged into delivery room and tried to change my baby's name'
A new mum has shared how her controlling mother-in-law tried to legally change her son's name in the hospital room simply because she didn't like it - and is now turning her entire family against her
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Baby names on the brink of extinction in 2024 - Disney nosedives to celeb snubs
As baby name trends come and go, 2024 could be the year that some names go extinct - including monikers inspired by Disney characters and celebrities, and those with odd spellings
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UK's '100-day cough' crisis worsens as cases reach decade-high – check your area
Cases of whooping cough, also known as the 100-day cough because of its longevity in patients, has boomed at the start of 2024 with sufferers at the highest in more than a decade
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'Cousin's baby's name is so horrific I can't say it aloud with a straight face'
A woman has been left 'shock to her core' after hearing what her 20-year-old cousin named her newborn baby, as the entire family tries to persuade her into changing it for her daughter's sake
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Urgent warning for parents to take action as cases of '100-day cough' surge
The bacterial infection starts with cold-like symptoms but can lead to severe coughing fits lasting up to three months, as parents have been warned to make sure children have had their jabs