Author: Hunter

Emily Crossan, from Rugeley, Staffordshire – A mum has shared pictures of her own ‘funny looking’ baby who looked ‘ like a garden ɢɴᴏᴍᴇ’ but says other parents have taken ᴏFFᴇɴᴄᴇ. Emily Crossan said she was ‘ʙʟɪɴᴅᴇᴅ by loved’ when her little Isaac was a newborn and did ɴᴏᴛ realize until she was looking through old photos how ‘funny looking’ he was at the time. The mum has shared hilarious snaps online of her tot ‘ before he grew into his ᴏᴡɴ face’, saying he looked like a ‘ garden gnome’. She shared the pictures to a parenting group, hoping…

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This is the incredible moment premature twins entered the world, cuddling each other tightly. Fully embraced, Aria and Skylar Morgan-Trodden held on to each other while they were delivered by C-section, 10 weeks early. The touching photo which shows their unbreakable bond was captured by a midwife, just as the sisters were born at exactly the same time, and shared by their dads Kyran Trodden, 25, and Ryan Morgan, 28, from Staines, Surrey. Their proud dads were able to watch the moment their daughters were born and have shared the heart-warming photograph, as part of their rollercoaster surrogacy journey to…

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The couple – Hannah and Ted worked hard for 5 years to have a baby. Even trying IVF (in vitro fertilization) and fertility treatments. After nothing worked, they began to consider adopting a child but ultimately decided to have a biological child. They decided to do IUI (Intrauterine Insemination). Their doctor told them that IUI wasn’t much likely to work after IVF failed, but they decided to go for it anyway. At the follow-up appointment, the doctor was able to find three beautiful heartbeats. Overjoyed, they began planning for triplets. Then, at their eight-week check-up, they were s.hocked to discover…

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Taking to Facebook, Hailey shared a series of striking photos she took as young mum Sarita gave birth to Amos and Noah, with her husband and baby son Emerson there to support her. “It was peaceful and powerful,” Hailey told HELLO!. “It took me several days to process the beauty of it all. She was so calm and gentle and kind. I sent her tons of screenshots as I was doing the editing and was so happy and in love with the photos.” Little Emerson sᴛᴇᴀʟs the show in some of the heart-warming snaps, adorably kissing his ᴍᴜᴍᴍʏ on the…

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The Millers live in Columbus and have been married for four years. They both hail from Ohio’s center region. Their first child, Ward, was born at Riverside Methodist Hospital barely 1 lb. 13 oz. and 15 weeks early. He had surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital four days after his birth, and the following 107 days were spent in the hospital’s NICU where he fought for his life. Born three and a half months ᴘʀᴇᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, baby Ward Miles did not have the easiest start in life but thanks to the love of his parents and endless gratitude of doctors and nurses,…

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In this touching scene, one of the tiniest babies in the UK makes it through her father’s first embrace. Tiny Macey Micklethwaite, from Worcester, was barely bigger than her dad’s hand when she was born weighing just 551g.  What makes her survival even more miraculous is that her dad Rhys, had been in a  ʜᴏʀʀɪFɪᴄ motorbike ᴄʀᴀsʜ just weeks before – and had cheated ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ by a second. So when mum Karen Dawkins, 33, discovered she was 18 weeks pregnant, the couple was thrilled. But just over a month later, Karen went into ᴘʀᴇᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ labor – and medics warned the…

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About one in every 80 births in Norway is a twin birth, and about 25% of them are so-called monozygotic. When the English couple Nicola and Todd Bailey had twins at Rotherham General Hospital in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, in England, it was even rarer. One of the pairs of twins was born with Dᴏᴡɴ sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ; the other was not. This is an event that only happens in one in a million cases. The twins, Quinn and Harper Bailey, were born on February 15 of last year, but 38 minutes apart. The birth proceeded as normal, and no one had any…

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Deciding to have a child is a serious step; the moment is special, different, and important. I remember so clearly – my husband (Chris) and I came home from San Diego and decided to travel; we were ready to try. We were finally in a place where we felt settled and ready to start a family. We were together for over 8 years, owned a house, both had great, stable careers, had 3 cats and 2 dogs, and were happy and in love. The timing just felt right. I have spent my entire life trying NOT to get pregnant. I…

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“I was in elementary school when I first told my parents, ‘I want to adopt.’ My plan also included living with them forever, and that was the only part of my plan to change. I met my future husband while we were in middle school and we dated throughout high school and college. While in college, Michael and I had the opportunity to do ministry in orphanages in Romania, which only solidified our desire to one day adopt. Our dream was to have three children biologically and then to adopt our fourth child. We married shortly before graduating from college,…

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Identical twins Jill Justiniani and Erin Cheplak of Yorba Linda, California did just about everything in sync. Jill, 30 said:” We played together, slept together, ate together. My parents would talk about how we had our own language together. We’d be in our cribs side to side and make these cooing sounds. I’d make a sound and Erin would respond.” Now, they’ve become parents together, on the same day, in the same hospital, within hours of each other. While the twins admit they planned to get pregnant at the same time they never imagined their ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀs would align. Jill was…

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37-year-old Oksana Kobeletskaya from Odessa had surprised Ukraine by giving birth to 5 babies on July 24th, 2016 in city maternity centre. A birth of quintuplets is believed to be a unique case for Ukraine. Five babies at once: two girls and three boys. By this time, she and her husband already had a three-year-old daughter, Alice. She and her husband discovered the surprising fact during the first ultrasound check. After an easy pregnancy she successfully delivered two girls and three boys via c-section. The babies were born in the 31st week of pregnancy. Their weight ranged from 2.4 pounds…

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More than three years ago, the image of a newborn baby with extremely elite lines even though it was only born not long ago has caused a social media storm across Asia for a long time. While most babies have to wait a few months after that appearance is clear, the thai Arsya is just born handsome as a male god with big black eyes, red lips, pink cheeks, high nose, two delicate willow eyebrow lines. The picture of the baby taken by the doctor-on-duty has been storming social media websites. One of the main reasons is the attractive nature…

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The Millers have been married for four years and reside in Columbus. They are both from central Ohio. Ward, their first child, was born at Riverside Methodist Hospital 15 weeks early and weighed only 1 lb 13 oz. He underwent an operation four days after his birth at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and spent the next 107 days fighting for his life in the hospital’s NICU. Born three and a half months ᴘʀᴇᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, baby Ward Miles did not have the easiest start in life but thanks to the love of his parents and endless gratitude of doctors and nurses, the little…

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“It was just another day, going to my pregnancy appointments. I was 20 weeks pregnant and went and had my 20-week anatomy scan. Basically, when you are 20 weeks pregnant, they do an in-depth ultrasound and check everything, from the basic anatomy of the baby’s body—like making sure they have all four limbs along with ten fingers and ten toes—down to the complicated anatomy of their heart, making sure everything is pumping and flowing like it is supposed to. I went to my routine doctor visit afterward to talk about how everything looked in the ultrasound. Everything looked and measured…

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“777 days. For 777 days, our youngest daughter was an orphan. For 777 days, she lived her life inside one room in an orphanage on the other side of the world. For 777 days, she waited. 38 days ago, she walked out those orphanage gates for the first time—no longer as an orphan, but as a beloved daughter, sister, and friend. /em·ber/: (noun) A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood that remains after a fire; a spark. Emberlu Avetik is our spark, our lion-hearted little girl who burns brightly in spite of the circumstances of her past.…

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After a stomach virus, young Arabella Kim was hospitalized for almost a week. She was dehydrated and didn’t eat anything for 5 days. Courtesy of Tiffany Kim “It was frightening to see her go 5 straight days without eating anything at all, and for almost 2 weeks without eating hardly anything,” Tiffany Kim tells Love What Matters about the incident. “It was sad to see her in pain and afraid. She was out of her usual comfortable environment as well as so unlike her usual happy self.” While in the hospital, parents, doctors, and nurses worked around the clock to…

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El chico se volvió hacia su hijo recién nacido de tal manera que conmovió bastante la red. El don de expresar en palabras lo que la mayoría de los hombres nunca apreciarán o entenderán. El joven padre le escribió un mensaje a su hijo recién nacido en Facebook, en el que le admitió al heredero que siempre será su segundo, pero los seguidores no tienen prisa por condenarlo. El hombre pudo establecer sus prioridades de tal manera que complació a todo el mundo, y su familia solo puede mirar con envidia. William Treece Battle y su esposa Lauren dieron la…

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Cuando los padres tuvieron que despedirse de su hija de 3 meses, pensaron que este período doloroso nunca terminaría. Sin embargo, la vida les tenía reservado un verdadero milagro. Samantha y Joshua Seedorf de Waterville, Ohio, ya eran padres de un niño de 3 años, Jude, a principios de 2020, pero tenían muchas ganas de ampliar la familia. Cuando Samantha quedó embarazada y resultó que estaban esperando una niña, no podrían haber estado más felices. Jude también estaba muy feliz de que naciera su hermanita, según cuenta su madre, literalmente saltaba y vitoreaba de alegría. Marren Rose Seedorf nació el…

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Una madre afligida cuya hija recién nacida, ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ha donado 700 oz de leche materna a un extraño necesitado y salvó la vida de otro bebé. La estilista Jenny Rogers, de 34 años, dio a luz a Everly Jade a través de C-sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ a las 31 semanas después de que los médicos descubrieran que la pequeña sufría de ɪɴᴛʀᴀᴜᴛᴇʀɪɴᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ʀᴇsᴛʀɪᴄᴛɪ. Mientras Everly luchaba en cuidados intensivos, Jenny amorosamente extraía leche cada tres horas y almacenaba los suministros en el refrigerador del hospital. Pero, trágicamente, Everly, que pesaba solo 1 lb 40z, ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ tenía seis días. En lugar…

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¡La relación de la abuela y el abuelo con sus nietos no solo es maravillosa sino también insustituible! Lo entendemos desde el primer momento en que abrazan a su nieto recién nacido y lloran lágrimas de alegría. Y cuando la cámara captura ese primer encuentro, crea un recuerdo invaluable que toda la familia atesorará en los años venideros. Estos momentos son preciosos y verdaderamente conmovedores. ¡Y de verdad, puedes ver las fotos a continuación que definitivamente te harán sonreír y querrás llamar a tus padres! Opa y Oma son todo sonrisas Baby Oliver nació en septiembre de 2019. Opa y…

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Frederick The Great, also known as World’s Most Beautiful Horse, turns heads wherever he goes. One glance at the horse makes it obvious as to why he’s known as the most beautiful horse in the world. Although the Friesian horse breed is considered one of the most beautiful horse breeds, Frederick The Great takes beauty to a whole new level. Born in the Netherlands, he was imported to the United States when he was six years old. Now living at Pinnacle Friesians, a farm in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, he is a pure-blood Frisian stallion. Frederick the Great’s Social…

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Welcome to Love Valley, North Carolina! This tiny town in the Brushy Mountains is unique for several reasons, but most obvious is the fact that there are no cars allowed. Residents travel by horseback! Far away from the hustle of city life, Love Valley offers a relaxed and leisurely atmosphere for residents and visitors alike. If you’re wanting to visit somewhere where elements of the Wild West is still alive, this is the town! Please read the ‘Love Valley Update’ section at the bottom. History of Love Valley Love Valley was founded in 1954 by Andy Barker, who wanted to…

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Many people have called in sick after a weekend of partying or to escape the work environment for a day. Occasionally, people will even call in sick simply because they aren’t feeling well. However, a clever horse named Jingang really pulls the trump card- Jingang calls in dead. To his poor unsuspecting rider, everything seems to be going fine while tacking up. Then when the rider starts to mount, things go terribly wrong. Jingang falls and lands on his side, his legs are stiff. His eyes roll back into his head and his tongue falls outside of his mouth. He…

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Queen Elizabeth is one of the world’s most famous horse lovers. With lockdown restrictions easing, equestrians all around the world are getting straight back to horseback riding, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is no exception. This weekend, the queen was pictured riding Fern, her 14-year-old Fell Pony around the grounds of Windsor Home Park. Many people say that the horse-loving gene is passed down from generation to generation, and that may very well be the case. Then-Princess Elizabeth was given a Shetland pony named Peggy at age four. By age six she was spending her free time riding Peggy wherever…

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