Do celebrities fake pregnancies by using surrogates? Doctor to the stars says yes

Do celebrities fake pregnancies by using surrogates? Doctor to the stars says yes

Ever wonder how some celebrities seem to bounce back so quickly after giving birth? It turns out that may be because they didn’t actually go through labor and delivery — or even pregnancy. Prominent fertility doctor Vicken Sahakian confirmed he’s worked with “a couple of” of celebrities who faked pregnancies while secretly using surrogates. “Typically…

PHOTOS Model Robyn Lawley defends post-birth body in stretchmark photo
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PHOTOS Model Robyn Lawley defends post-birth body in stretchmark photo

Sports Illustrated model Robyn Lawley has set off a firestorm of commentary following a post-pregnancy photo she shared on Facebook. In the commentary accompanying the Robyn Lawley stretchmark photo, Lawley calls her stretchmarks “bada** tiger stripes” and takes the whole notion of body shaming to task. The Robyn Lawley stretchmark photo came about as a direct…

Michigan teen fakes pregnancy with triplets for ten months
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Michigan teen fakes pregnancy with triplets for ten months

Police are investigating the case of a 16-year-old Michigan girl who convinced her boyfriend, friends and community she was expecting triplets–for ten months!–with help from FakeABaby.com. “She gave me the story about micro preemies and how her doctor thought time would be better in there than time in the incubator,” the unnamed young woman’s boyfriend,…

Dylan Lauren had twins via a surrogate because she was too busy for pregnancy
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Dylan Lauren had twins via a surrogate because she was too busy for pregnancy

Dylan’s Candy Bar owner Dylan Lauren and husband Paul Arrouet are busier than ever, now that they’re parents of 4-month-old twins Cooper Blue and Kingsley Rainbow. Given everything on their plates, Dylan said she has no regrets about bypassing the hassle of nine months of pregnancy. “We chose to use a surrogate as the way we…

REPORT Kylie Jenner pregnant with Tyga’s baby, allegedly two months along
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REPORT Kylie Jenner pregnant with Tyga’s baby, allegedly two months along

Is Kylie Jenner pregnant? There have been reports about a Kylie Jenner pregnancy before; this past January saw the most recent wash of allegations, during which Kylie was said to see a future with Tyga and to have said, simply, “I’m happy.” Since Kylie turned eighteen last week, though, the notion of a Kylie Jenner pregnancy…

PHOTOS MMA fighter Kinberly Novaes discovers she’s six months pregnant weeks after winning match
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PHOTOS MMA fighter Kinberly Novaes discovers she’s six months pregnant weeks after winning match

When preparing for her scheduled Aug. 21 match, MMA champion Kinberly Novaes couldn’t understand why she wasn’t dropping weight. Then she found out she’s nearly six months pregnant–which means she won a match when she was twelve weeks along. The Brazilian fighter said she now realizes she experienced a number of symptoms besides weight gain,…

PHOTOS Teen Mom 3’s Katie Yeager begins egg donation process
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PHOTOS Teen Mom 3’s Katie Yeager begins egg donation process

Although Teen Mom 3‘s Katie Yeager isn’t looking to expand her own family any time soon, she may soon have another biological child running around. This past week, the single mother officially began taking hormones that will allow her to donate eggs. “Egg donor probs. #IVF #hormonesfordays,” Katie posted on Instagram, along with a picture…

Did YouTube’s Sam and Nia fake pregnancy and miscarriage? Sam responds to doctors’ skepticism

Did YouTube’s Sam and Nia fake pregnancy and miscarriage? Sam responds to doctors’ skepticism

When Sam Radar of YouTube’s Sam and Nia announced his wife’s pregnancy to her in a sweet video last week, millions of viewers’ hearts swelled. Then, when the couple revealed days later that they suffered a miscarriage, most of our hearts broke…but the skeptical among us wondered whether the pregnancy was ever real. The first murmurings…

Woman sues clinic for ‘wrongful life’ after birth control shot swapped for flu shot resulted in pregnancy
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Woman sues clinic for ‘wrongful life’ after birth control shot swapped for flu shot resulted in pregnancy

When Seattle woman Yesenia Pacheco went to get her regular birth control shot at a clinic in late 2011, she was shocked to learn that not only did the clinic swap her last round for a flu shot, but that she was pregnant as well. “I asked what happened,” Yesenia told KIRO this month. “They…

VIDEO Days after viral pregnancy announcement, YouTubers Sam and Nia Radar reveal miscarriage
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VIDEO Days after viral pregnancy announcement, YouTubers Sam and Nia Radar reveal miscarriage

Days after YouTube stars Sam and Nia Radar announced their pregnancy with a viral video, they shared the heartbreaking news that they’ve suffered a miscarriage. “We were just so overjoyed, and then it just – bam. It just hit us like a bomb,” Nia said in a new video, titled “Our Baby Had a Heartbeat.”…

Sophie B. Hawkins welcomes baby girl at age 50 — find out her old-fashioned name

Sophie B. Hawkins welcomes baby girl at age 50 — find out her old-fashioned name

    Months after announcing her controversial decision to get pregnant as a 50-year-old single woman, Sophie B. Hawkins welcomed a healthy baby girl this week. “Dashiell and I are ecstatic to finally be with our beautiful girl,” the singer told Us Weekly on behalf of her and her 6-year-old son. “Our family is now…

Texas couple with two naturally conceived sons defends doing IVF to have a daughter: Understandable?
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Texas couple with two naturally conceived sons defends doing IVF to have a daughter: Understandable?

View image | gettyimages.com Despite never having fertility issues when conceiving their two teenage sons, Texas parents Vincent and Rose Costa spent more than $100,000 on seven rounds of IVF to ensure they would have a daughter. “I love my boys very much and wouldn’t change them for the world, but having a girl is…

Teen birth rate in Colorado plummets 40% in six years thanks to free, long-acting birth control
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Teen birth rate in Colorado plummets 40% in six years thanks to free, long-acting birth control

During the time Colorado women were offered free, long-acting birth control, the teenage birth rate dropped by 40 percent and the rate of abortions fell by 42 percent. Although teen birth rates have been declining nationwide, Colorado’s statistics stand alone. “Our demographer came into my office with a chart and said, ‘Greta, look at this,…

Nicole Curtis pregnant? Rehab Addict star teases fans on social media
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Nicole Curtis pregnant? Rehab Addict star teases fans on social media

Is Nicole Curtis pregnant? The Rehab Addict star has addressed weeks of speculation by teasing fans on social media. Devoteés started to wonder whether Curtis was pregnant shortly after HGTV started airing promos for Curtis’ new show Beach Flip. Well, Curtis has answered the question in her own way–with a photo that would seem to indicate…

REPORT Kim Kardashian and Kanye West ‘only had boy embryos implanted’ during IVF
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REPORT Kim Kardashian and Kanye West ‘only had boy embryos implanted’ during IVF

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reportedly didn’t take any chances with the sex of baby number two: According to a new report, they did gender-selective IVF. “She only had boy embryos implanted,” an insider told Us Weekly, days after Kim confirmed they are expecting a son. “Kim would have happily taken a healthy baby, but…

65-year-old grandmother Annegret Raunigk welcomes babies No. 14-17
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65-year-old grandmother Annegret Raunigk welcomes babies No. 14-17

  At 65 years old, Annegret Raunigk welcomed her fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth children last week–making her the oldest woman to ever deliver quadruplets. The German grandmother made headlines just last month when she announced her controversial pregnancy. She defended getting fertility treatments by saying she believed she was fit enough to avoid any…

Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick are expecting their first child
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Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick are expecting their first child

  Supermodel, occasional actress, and noted beautiful person Brooklyn Decker is pregnant! She and former tennis pro husband Andy Roddick made the announcement in typically goofy fashion, via a delightful Instagram posting this weekend. #the3ofus indeed:   So this happened… #the3ofus A photo posted by Brooklyn Decker (@brooklynddecker) on May 2, 2015 at 1:50pm PDT…

PHOTOS Model Sarah Stage’s post-baby body is just as insane as her pregnancy figure
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PHOTOS Model Sarah Stage’s post-baby body is just as insane as her pregnancy figure

Model Sarah Stage welcomed a big baby boy less than one week ago — and already looks better than most of us. Life really isn’t fair sometimes, right? “4 days post baby,” Sarah said of the top picture on Instagram. “Total pregnancy weight gain was 28 pounds. I’m excited to resume my workouts in 5…

Giuliana Rancic says her surrogate miscarried their final embryo, explains why she can’t gain weight
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Giuliana Rancic says her surrogate miscarried their final embryo, explains why she can’t gain weight

Giuliana Rancic and Bill Rancic recently suffered a devastating blow in their mission to have another baby: The E! News host revealed to People this week that their surrogate miscarried the couple’s final embryo. “It was painful,” Giuliana said. “We were so optimistic with this last embryo. We thought, ‘This is definitely going to work….

PHOTO Shayne Lamas reveals her stepmom is her surrogate
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PHOTO Shayne Lamas reveals her stepmom is her surrogate

Last February, Shayne Lamas was rushed to the hospital after collapsing at her home from complications of pregnancy. There, husband Nik Richie had to make the devastating, life-saving decision to have doctors perform an emergency hysterectomy — which caused Shanye to lose her baby and her ability to carry future children on her own. Now,…

VIDEO Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine is pregnant again following miscarriage
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VIDEO Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine is pregnant again following miscarriage

After tragically losing a baby in March, Bringing Up Bates‘ Erin Paine and husband Chad Paine ended 2014 on a very exciting note by finding out that they are not only expecting again, but that the baby seems to have a strong heartbeat. “Chad and I are having a baby! To say that we are…

Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine and husband Chad on their miscarriage: We know that it is safe with Jesus
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Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine and husband Chad on their miscarriage: We know that it is safe with Jesus

When Bringing Up Bates premieres on Jan. 1 on UPtv, America will have the chance to meet a whole new family with 19 kids — and two new grandbabies on the way. Sadly, the close-knit clan suffered a great loss earlier this year when newlywed Erin Paine had a miscarriage. “We know that God knows…

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Mila Kunis asks, politely and respectfully, that men stop saying “We’re pregnant”

Mila Kunis is due in September, which means she’s had to endure several months of “Oh, we’re pregnant, too” rejoinders to her own announcement. So, when Jimmy Kimmel told her that he, too, is pregnant, she had to take a stand.

Woman accidentally impregnated with another couple’s twins because of slightly different names
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Woman accidentally impregnated with another couple’s twins because of slightly different names

An Italian woman was mistakenly impregnated with another couple’s embryos in December, possibly because her last name is just slightly different from the biological parents’ surname. The pregnant woman was informed of the mix-up in late March when medical authorities discovered a “genetic incompatibility.”

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My Five Wives’ Rhonda Williams has breast cancer scare

The latest TLC polygamy show My Five Wives features the Williams family, who still live the polygamist lifestyle event though they decided a decade ago the leave their polygamist church associated with AUB (Apostolic United Brethern, which is the umbrella under which the Sister Wives’ Brown family falls under.) Brady currently has 20 children with his five wives, but two of his wives are hoping to expand their family even further.

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Pregnant Snooki gets into hot water for using expectant mother parking spot

Snooki, who recently announced her second pregnancy with fiance Jionni LaValle, got a bit of backlash a few days ago when she posted a photo of herself pulling into a reserved parking spot for pregnant women at Babies-R-Us. Should pregnant women use reserved parking spots even if they’re not very far along or sick?

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Kim Kardashian had liver failure from pre-eclampsia before delivering North West

Tonight’s Keeping Up With The Kardashians features footage of Kim Kardashian giving birth to North West early. “The baby’s not supposed to be here for another five weeks. Definitely scary,” Khloe says on the phone as she attempts to wrangle the family around the early delivery.

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Indigenous Mexican woman gives birth on the lawn of health clinic after being turned away

The image on the cover of Mexican publication La Razón magazine of a 29-year-old mother of giving birth on the lawn of a Mexican clinic after being turned away is sending shockwaves through the world.

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Jimmy Fallon and wife Nancy had a five-year fertility struggle before using a surrogate

Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy surprised fans when they announced their baby girl Winnie Rose was born July 23. Now Jimmy is opening up about their longterm fertility struggle that ended when they decided to use a surrogate to start their family. “We’ve tried a bunch of things,” Fallon told Samantha Guthrie on The…

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Texas city responds to viral breastfeeding confrontation video

Mom of four Lucy Eades was at a recreation center in Burleson, Texas breastfeeding her 16-day-old while her older daughter was in dance class. When an employee of the city asked her to cover up or leave she got into a verbal altercation about her rights to do what she was doing in public and her husband filmed the back and forth. See the clip that has went viral on parenting sites and read the city’s statement in defense of their employee’s actions.

‘Wedding Band’ star Kathryn Fiore recovering from complete organ failure following traumatic delivery
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‘Wedding Band’ star Kathryn Fiore recovering from complete organ failure following traumatic delivery

Best known for her starring role in Wedding Band, actress Kathryn Fiore nearly died after delivering her first child last month. Read on for the details of Kathryn’s traumatic experience, but learn how mom and baby are doing now.

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Salma Hayek says 50lb pregnancy weight gain left her ‘completely disfigured’

Salma Hayek gave birth to daughter Valentina in 2007, but the pregnancy was far from easy. The 46-year-old actress gained more than the average amount of weight and because of it, she was left “completely disfigured.” Well, at least that’s her opinion. In a recent interview with Glam Belleza Latina, Salma reveals how her pregnancy weight gain helped her find a new appreciation for her non-pregnant body.

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In Finland, the government provides a box of baby supplies to every new mom, including a mattress

Mothers who live in Finland get to take home everything in this photo when they bring home their new baby. In a government program that started in the 1930s, new moms receive maternity boxes to help them care for their new child. Finland had an extremely high newborn mortality rate in the 30s, which has plummeted over the years.

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Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann expecting third child together

Kim Zolciak and her husband Kroy Biermann have their hands full with four kids already but in a matter of months, they will have one more little one around. The Don’t Be Tardy couple is expecting their third child together, the fifth for Kim who has two daughters from previous relationships.

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LeAnn Rimes considers surrogacy and adoption, needs another girl in her testosterone-filled home

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian have been married for over two years and now they’re talking babies. Eddie has two sons, Mason and Jake, with ex-wife Brandi Glanville but LeAnn would love to have a child to call her own. However, with fertility issues in her family, she’s having to consider her options.

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Hilary Duff says it took her a year to lose her baby weight: “I’d rather be happy than bitter”

It seems like the minute celebrity moms give birth they’re suddenly back to their baby weight. While they often make comments that the extra pounds just melted off due to breastfeeding, the truth is that it takes a lot of hard work and some suffering to lose weight that quickly. Hilary Duff decided that after the birth of her son Luca Cruz Comrie, losing weight wasn’t her top priority!