Just because you're constantly nauseous, swollen, and peeing when you're pregnant doesn't mean you can't be totally gorgeous. In fact, I think being pregnant may even turn you into more of a powerful lady goddess than you already were. Don't believe me? Take a look at these 13 glamorous photos of beautiful mamas-to-be. (Warning: These may make you want to have a baby.)
1. Anytime is a good time to wear a flower crown, in my opinion.
Awaiting for the family member :)
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4. The lesson here: if you're thinking about taking your maternity photos in the rolling hills, you definitely should. This photo is stunning.
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11. This photo looks like something out of a fairytale. I feel like we could all use a dress that makes us look like a beautiful princess in our lives.
Sunset + Desert + This Beauty... I couldn't be happier. <3
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13. This precious moment Hailey Lauren Photography captured of a pup excited to meet the brand new human in his owner's belly is almost too much for my heart to take.
http://imgur.com/5J1vjwH
So many beautiful future mamas, so little time. I can only hope that one day I'll look this good when I'm pregnant. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go find a man to settle down and make babies with.
2015 Playmate Of The Year Dani Mathers decided to post a body shaming picture of another woman at the gym, and it went over about as well as you'd expect. She posted the pic of a woman in the background, along with herself and added it to her Snapchat story. So as a blonde Playmate she played the role of mean girl and was foolish enough to post it to social media.
She also did not realize the irony of posting "unsee this" in social media that can be screen-grabbed. But this picture was seen, of a naked woman going about her business in the privacy of a gym bathroom. Mathers started taking flack on Twitter, because obviously what she did was messed up, and had to apologize. Here's her string of apologies:
I want to acknowledge my post from snapchat earlier. There is no excuse...I understand fully the magnitude of this post and that I have hurt
Sounds a bit like she's being forced to read an apology letter by a parent or principal (or furious internet), but there's also a hint of genuine disappointment in herself and the "horrible thing" she did.
Plus, now everyone knows that she chose to model because she appreciates "women and their bodies." She's not a Playmate for herself, she's doing it for other women.
A break from social media is probably a good idea right now.
You do not want to mess with Tituss Burgess (hey, it rhymes!). Burgess, who plays Tituss Andromedon on UnbreakableKimmy Schmidt, recently went HAM on a moving company that made the mistake of using a gay slur when dealing with him. Come on, it's 2016, what gives, moving company?
Burgess left a searing (and still somehow hilarious, because that's his brand of genius) Yelp review for Franks Express, a Brooklyn-based moving company, who not only failed to show up to move his couch, but also stated they had a "no [Yelp] review, no show" policy. According to Burgess' Twitter account, the moving company responded to the actor's inquiry with a homophobic insult. Oh, boy. That was a bad idea.
My name is Tituss Burgess. Im an Emmy Nominated Actor for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt currently streaming on netflix. https://t.co/wwQe99cDTQ
Entertainment Weekly's version of the review, which according to Yelp is currently under investigation (since, as you can see, a whole lot of folks have weighed in with their own one-star reviews since Burgess has) reads:
My name is Tituss Burgess. Im an Emmy Nominated Actor for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt currently streaming on netflix. Thats besides the point.But watch it. These guys are the absolute most UNPROFESSIONAL workers I have EVER DEALT WITH.
I called this man this morning. We chatted. He said he could move my couch at 1pm which was the time I requested. 1:30 still no movers. I called back and he says I will give you a discount…I said ok. He says but you have to post a review on yelp. I said when you complete the job i will complete the review. FOR THE FOLLOWING I HAVE THE ENTIRE TEXT EXCHANGE SAVED. He texts saying no review no show. This went on for about 45 minutes. It Completely threw my entire day. I called him about 9 times but he wouldnt pick up but he somehow was capable of texting. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Im going to post this to twitter to my instagram to my facebook. You messed with the wrong Queen. #franksexpress #Igotcha #lizaminelli #Iamgonnamakeavideoaboutyoubecauseofthedeepangerifeel #DONOTTHREATENMEIWILLWIN.
And just to cover all his bases, he posted an Instagram video, too.
A video posted by Tituss Burgess (@titusssawthis) on
Frank's is claiming that they're not the company Burgess was dealing with, and that they don't take moving requests over the phone, which is odd, since their phone number is listed on Yelp. But okay. Good luck with all that, Frank.
Rob Kardashian and the future Mrs. Blac Chyna Kardashian are taking their relationship public-er by following the family tradition of having a spin-off reality series. The couple will appear in six hour-long episodes for their "docu-series" under the extremely original title Rob & Chyna. Here is a picture Rob posted on his Instagram that indicates that filming is underway.
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The show is set to chronicle the day-to-day lives of the engaged couple as they prepare to usher a new Kardashian into the world. Yes, Blac Chyna is with child, in case you've been living under a rock or just covering your ears and yelling "LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU" every time the word "Kardashian" is uttered.
Look, if you're mad at having more Kardashian-ness on your television screen, blame E!'s Executive Vice President of Original Programming & Development Jeff Olde. He is the one who gave the show the greenlight.
Very few love stories have created as much pop culture buzz as Rob and Chyna's, and we are thrilled to see Rob in such a happy place. We are excited to share the next chapter in their relationship.
It'll only be a matter of time until the Kardashian/Jenner/Disick/West children get their own show, Kardashian: The Next Generation.
Imgur user June1920 let her two-year-old baby genius free associate with her impressive collection of Pokémon. The result brings at least some sense of logic to what, despite the ludicrous spike in popularity, is quite honestly a really ridiculous game. What is that monster supposed to be called, Pidg-something? "Nah. A chicken." Oh, that makes sense.
While making her obligatory post Big Brother UK eviction appearance on Big Brother's Bit on the Side, Lateysha Grace agreed to demonstrate a "proper twerk." [NSFW butt below.]
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Butt... her dress had other plans. So proper.
Poor Lateysha, just after she was kicked out of the house, her butt was kicked out of her dress. At least she proved that even if she isn't going to be on TV anymore, that isn't going to stop her from getting more exposure.
In this video, aptly titled "Birth in Nature," Simone Thurber, who now lives in Park City, UT, gives birth, in a stream, without the aid of pain medication or a midwife, while her partner, Nick, records it. This was her fourth child, and her fourth daughter.
The video (which is filmed in Australia) is amazing and wonderful, but might be a little "yikes" (just like many Australian things) for some people, just in that watching any sentient creature experience a great deal of pain, especially while in such a vulnerable situation, can be a little difficult. It's kind of a lot to take in. In other words, Warning: Graphic Content.
The description of the video reads, in its entirety: "This video is of my fourth birth. It was the singular most transforming event of my life and my most conscious act as a woman to date."
Thurber, a trained doula (someone who assists in childbirth) was 39 at the time of the video, four-years-ago. She told the New York Post:
I didn’t put the video online to make a statement. I simply thought a few people would be interested in what it would be like to give birth in nature and to inspire women that if they wanted to they could have a child outside a hospital. I never expected the massive interest.
My first three girls were home births but I have always wanted to have a baby in nature. I am not a hippy drippy mom but I wanted my fourth child to be born away from beeping machines and a hospital environment.
Let’s face it, women have been giving birth in the wild for thousands of years but the thought of a modern women squatting in a creek and giving birth horrified many people even before I gave birth and shared the video.
My parents had been missionaries in Papua New Guinea. I remember mom often telling us when a local lady had her baby and how at the time when she was due to give birth she simply found a nice spot, pushed out the baby, breast fed it, and wrapped it in a carrier cloth, tied the child to her back and went about her business. That stuck with me and is one of the reasons I wanted to give birth to Perouze in the wild.
Thurber and her family were living in Melbourne, Australia at the time. They were able to borrow the house of a friend living in Daintree Forest in Queensland, and they chose a stream that, according to Thurber, all three of her daughters said they would have chosen to be born if they could (unfortunately it was a little too late for them by that point).
Once she pushes that little baby out, it is not even two seconds before the wee babe is nursing, umbilical cord still attached. Amazing. She told the Post:
Nick was filming and he gave the camera to our friend and gave her head and shoulders a nudge and she came out. I immediately grabbed her and put her on my chest. The sun was shining, we were in a creek and we had a new baby. It took another two hours to birth the placenta and when we got back to their friends house I ripped a piece off and I had a placenta smoothie.
(Placenta smoothies all around!) Okay, so there was a friend there, too? Her fella, her three kids, AND a friend? Friend: "Um. Can we just see a movie next time?"
Naturally, I would not suggest you try this without talking to doctors and your doula or midwife but as a mom of three children already I felt it was the right decision.
So basically, unless you are a professional or have help, do not try this at home. Or in a stream.
Usually people are waiting on Kim Kardashian hand and foot, but the tables turned when Caitlyn Jenner's stepdaughter acted as her stylist for the ESPY awards on Wednesday night. After making a splash in a white gown while receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award last year, a lot of pressure was on Kim to make sure Caitlyn looked just as good this year, but thankfully Kim knows a thing or two about wearing outrageously expensive clothes to events. Obviously, the process of picking out a dress was heavily documented on Snapchat.
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Strangely, all of the videos are of Caitlyn walking away from the camera as if to say, "does every damn moment of our lives have to be recorded and shared with the world?" but you get the point.
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Feeling great, off to the #ESPYS :) Thank you @michaelcostello for the dress and @kimkardashian for your #styling help!!! // hair @courtneynansonhair/makeup @robscheppy/ jewels @neillanejewelry.
Holy crap, that's a lot of people to get you ready for one night.
How much does Kim charge for her styling services? Probably one bazillion dollars an hour. Just a guess.
Here's hoping your mascara is waterproof. Because Lea Michele posted a sweet, sad tribute to her former Glee co-star and boyfriend Cory Monteith, who passed away three-years-ago today at age 31. "We may not have gotten to share a lifetime together.. But the memories.. they're the best of my life. Love you Cory❤️" wrote the 29-year-old Scream Queens actress on Instagram.
Michele also recently commemorated the actor with a tattoo of the number five, the jersey number of quarterback Finn Hudson, the character he played on Glee.
The outpouring of love for Monteith has included the public as well. A hashtag created in his honor, #3YearsWithoutCory has been shared on Instagram more than 5,000 times.
Forever 21 learned some shirts aren't forever when they received backlash for boys t-shirts featuring sexist phrases. This is not the first time the retailer has come under fire for an offensive shirt, and it probably won't be the last. After the criticism, Forever 21 quickly apologized and pulled the shirts from its website.
Forever 21 takes feedback and product concerns very seriously. With regards to the T-shirts in question, after receiving feedback we have taken immediate action to have them removed from our website. We sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by the products.
It's wise that they responded so quickly. But just remember, it probably would've been tacky parents buying these t-shirts for their sons.
One of the greatest achievements in the history of cinema, Legally Blonde, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Reese Witherspoon got in on the fun yesterday by taking to Snapchat to give us all a peek at some of the outfits she wore in the film to portray her character, feminist icon Elle Woods. Reese even tried a few of the costumes on and, unsurprisingly, she can still totally pull off Elle's look.
Beyonce has a new way of slaying, and it comes in the form of a ponytail.
On a stop in Europe during her Formation tour, Beyonce took the stage donning a massive ponytail. She proceeded to use her ponytail like a weapon, slaying hearts and minds with every head turn.
Blake Lively has another one of Ryan Reynolds's babies growing inside her, and decided to extend her ever-expanding baby bump by covering it in many smaller bumps. She premiered the very textured look at the premiere of her new movie Cafe Society in New York City on Wednesday.
Lively hardly even looks pregnant in the adorable custom grey Carolina Herrera dress, which is not fair to the rest of us who look 38 weeks along after eating a burrito.
Lively and her unique dress look absolutely fantastic. Like, almost too good. Like, are-you-even-a-real-person-or-just-a-wingless-angel-roaming-the-earth-to-make-the-rest-of-us-look-bad good.
Remember how you went on the pill so you could have unprotected sex with your boyfriend, but then you immediately dumped him because the pill made you hate him? It's the birth control of the magi, and that wasn't in your head. That was real.
For decades the pill has been presented as the peak of women's lib, and it is great to have some control over our bodies, but what about how we lose some control over our minds?
Researchers decided to start paying attention to our claims that the pill causes mental side-effects (where dafuq you been, science? It's been DECADES!) and confirmed what you've assumed every time you cried because the coffee shop ran out of your muffin: we aren't lunatics, we are just victims of the pill.
In a study conducted by European Neuropsychopharmacology, they found that women who used oral contraceptives suffered "impaired emotion recognition in OC [oral contraception] users compared to naturally cycling females."
Basically, the pill interrupts our ability to process our emotions correctly.
The study looked at women currently on the pill, those on the pill but in their "off" week, and those who aren't taking birth control at all. All the women were asked to read a sentence designed to provoke an emotion in them. They were then asked how they would feel if what was happening in the sentence happened in real life.
The women who were experiencing their hormone-free week scored as having a much stronger emotional reaction than than those in the middle of their cycle or the women who don't take the pill at all. So basically, it is the process of going on and off the pill each month that makes us hyper-sensitive and irritable.
Hopefully, these initial findings will encourage more research on the subject. And perhaps, someday in the future, this science will provide some really good evidence if we ever need to make an insanity plea.
The nominations for the 2016 Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning, celebrating the best in television and streaming (because these days streaming is television and television is streaming). There were snubs (No Jane the Virgin?Crazy Ex-Girlfriend?Hath you no CW, Emmy?) and surprises (They finally watched The Americans!), but to find out the winners, we'll have to wait until Jimmy Kimmel hosts the awards on September 18th.
Here are the people who objectively, absolutely deserve to claim the statuettes. Every other opinion is cute, but completely wrong.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans Better Call Saul Downton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland House of Cards Mr. Robot
Who should win: Game of Thrones. All possible precautions should be taken so the legion of fans don't riot. The fans can't contain their Throners and are always ready to fight.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family Silicon Valley Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep Master of None Black-ish
Who should win: Veep, for managing to still be great even though this election made it cease to be a satire.
Outstanding Limited Series American Crime The Night Manager Fargo American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson Roots
Who should win: OJ, duh (The Emmy. The show should win the Emmy, he shouldn't have won the trial). The show made suspenseful a story in which we all know the ending, and hit on all the major American themes of racism, police brutality, celebrity, and the media.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Kyle Chandler, Bloodline Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Rami Malek, Mr. Robot Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Who should win: Rami Malek. Hollywood loves a good "star is born" story, and he gave a worthy, star-birthing performance.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, Homeland Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder Taraji P. Henson, Empire Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black Robin Wright, House of Cards Keri Russell, The Americans
Who should win: Taraji P. Henson. She gave out cookies when she won the Golden Globe, and people get hungry.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Michael Kelly, House of Cards Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline Kit Harington, Game of Thrones Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Who should win: Peter Dinklage, because he was snubbed for his performance on SNL.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones Maura Tierney, The Affair Constance Zimmer, UnREAL
Who should win: Constance Zimmer, as a way to honor UnREAL, which was sadly snubbed for series. Probably because the capitalization is so annoying to type.
Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Bryan Cranston, All the Way Idris Elba, Luther Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Who should win: Courtney B. Vance is a lock. He killed as Johnnie Cochran, everyone's favorite poet.
Outstanding Actress in a Mini-series or Movie
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Kerry Washington, Confirmation Kirsten Dunst, Fargo Felicity Huffman, American Crime Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill Lili Taylor, American Crime
Who should win: Sarah Paulson. Her Marcia Clark was a tragic figure, and finally deserves a win.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent William H. Macy, Shameless Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Who should win: Jeffrey Tambor. His Maura Pfefferman is so full of heart, he even pulled off this obnoxious phrase.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
Who should win: Ellie Kemper. Julie Louis-Dreyfus is bored of winning by now, and in season two, Kemper's Kimmy dived deep into her arrested development in a way that was both hilarious and moving.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Niecy Nash, Getting On Allison Janney, Mom Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Judith Light, Transparent Gaby Hoffman, Transparent Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Who should win: Kate McKinnon. Hail to the chief.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, Baskets Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele Ty Burrell, Modern Family Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Tony Hale, Veep Matt Walsh, Veep
Who should win: Key. The show ended, so it's last call to honor it before we all turn to dust.
The high-waisted shorts trend, which often-times places fabric where it shouldn't be, is harmful to both moms and millennials shopping at Urban Outfitters.
Apparently, the current trend of tight shorts (and other tight articles of clothing over the vaginal area) can trigger yeast infections, and because the tightness puts a lot of pressure on your crotch, it could cause burning, irritation, and even bruising around the vulva.
Back in 2010, Nurse Practitioner Lisa Stern coined the phrase Tight Paints Syndrome, having met a lot of young women who suffer gynecological consequences wearing tight pants.
"The suffering of sad, tightly-clothed vaginas need to be brought to light. The most common symptoms of TPS are vaginal discharge (usually white, sometimes yellow, generally thick), pelvic pain, vaginal itching, and sometimes perineal or perianal (sorry, had to say it) itching," she says.
While tight shorts are a staple of summer, your vagina doesn't have to suffer. Summer is also prime time for twirling, so wear a sundress and let your vagina breathe! Don't opt for shorts that heavily involve the vulva.
For whatever reason, cheaters have been cheating since the dawn of time. The first caveman probably got caught dragging his cave wife's sister back to their cave like, "What? Me no cheat. This not what looks like." While cavemen had a better shot at getting away with their sneaky sex lies, cheaters of today are getting busted on a global scale, which is great because there's nothing better than watching someone else's drama. Here are five cheating cheaters who got caught and totally shamed online.
When Twitter user VermillionEli caught his friend Samantha's boyfriend straight up cheating on her, he did what any good pal would do. He blackmailed the cheater into buying him a delicious pizza, then used his greasy pizza fingers to text his friend the truth about her two-timing boyfriend. Revenge is sweet, my friends, or in this case, cheesy.
A man named Evan Scribner got busted for cheating on his girlfriend thanks to a little game called Pokémon Go. I know what you're thinking: grown men who play Pokémon don't have sex! But this guy did, with two different girls! Scribner thought he was cool catching a "bat character," but whoops, this game uses geolocation services to show where each Pokémon is caught. When his girlfriend saw he was catching stuff at his ex-girlfriend's place in Bushwick, Brooklyn, he was the one who was caught.
When you catch your boyfriend cheating on you, a lot of thoughts rush through your head, like hurt, anger, sadness, and ideas for viral tweets. Twitter user @vickto_willy caught her boyfriend cheating with another woman, so she did what any sane person would do. She hid in the trunk of his car while he cruised around with the other woman and live-tweeted the entire escapade. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned with a strong social media presence.
WHEN U CATCH UR NIGGA CHEATING WITH A BITCH! HE PACKED HIS SHIT TO LEAVE ME FOR THIS HOE BUT IM IN THE TRUNK pic.twitter.com/HBtwUWmLsm
If you live in China and your boyfriend's really busy all the time, take a close look at this picture and make sure you're not dating Mr. Yuan here. Mr. Yuan is bad at driving, but he's awesome at cheating. Or he was, until he crashed his car and ended up in the hospital. That's when this Don Juan (or Don "Yuan," if you will) got majorly busted. All 17 (SEVENTEEN!) of his girlfriends showed up to make sure he was OK, and that's when they each found out they weren't Mr. Yuan's one and only. If he wasn't already in the hospital, these pissed off women surely would've put him there.
If you think the whole "speak now or forever hold your peace" drama only happens in movies, then you haven't seen this viral wedding video. Just as the bride and groom are pledging their love and faithfulness to each other, a mystery woman brings their nuptials to a screeching halt. She starts off with a classic sarcastic slow-clap and goes right into talk about "the other night." Dang! "Till death do us part" might come a little sooner than planned for this two-timing groom.