3 things the baby books don't tell you (but should)

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What the baby books don't tell you: The TODAY Parenting team gets real about child-raising While the sheer joy of being a new mom or dad is immeasurable, there are some ugly truths of parenting — a topic that surfaced among the TODAY Parenting Team community this month when we asked you to share the things you wish you'd known before having children.The craziness, the mess, the lack of alone time. And does anyone really know what they're doing? Read More

Happy and this baby knows it! Watch incredible ultrasound of fetus clapping Proving you're never too young to be an Internet star, an ultrasound video that shows an unborn baby clapping to a children's song has gone viral.Mom Jen Cardinal posted the clip on YouTube Thursday, writing, "At our 14 week ultrasound our baby was clapping, so I sang a song with our doctor as my husband filmed. Read More Mom proudly flaunts 'flabby,' 'saggy' belly in viral bikini photo Rachel Hollis has become a swimsuit role model.Over the weekend, Hollis proudly embraced the battle wounds from her pregnancies by posting a photo of herself on the beach in a bikini. "I have stretch marks and I wear a bikini. I have a belly that's permanently flabby from carrying three giant babies and I wear a bikini. My belly button is saggy... Read More

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