VIDEO: Woman known as โBabyโ lures man to be robbed at hotel along Gulf Freeway, police say
The Houston Police Departmentโs Robbery Division needs the publicโs help in tracking down a woman who set up a man to be robbed by two suspects at a hotel along the Gulf Freeway. Footage of the trio was captured on video and released by police.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend lose baby in miscarriage after pregnancy complications
Local families are heartbroken for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend after they shared they lost their baby in a miscarriage. In a social media post, Teigen and Legend shared they lost their baby boy Jack after complications with her pregnancy. First Candle offers the following online support groups: Sudden Infant Death support group, Stillbirth support group and a Miscarriage support group. Through the Heart offers pregnancy loss support and education. Share is a pregnancy and infant loss support group.
One Good Thing: KPRC 2 health reporter Haley Hernandez is expecting baby number 2!
Our health reporter Haley Hernandez announced Tuesday she is pregnant with baby number two! 2020 has been full of clouds โ๏ธ but we can see our silver lining coming in 2021 ๐๐ Thanks to everyone who knew it wasnโt just the quarantine 15! ๐๐คฐ๐ป Posted by KPRC2 Haley Hernandez on Tuesday, September 1, 2020โ2020 has been full of clouds but we can see our silver lining coming in 2021,โ Haley said in a Facebook post Tuesday. โThanks to everyone who knew it wasnโt just the quarantine 15!โHer son Travis is very excited to be a big brother. Haley shared a cute photo of him in a shirt that reads, โDoes this shirt make me look like a big brother?โHaley also shared a photo of her baby bump.
KPRC 2โs Brittany Jeffers welcomes baby girl
HOUSTON โ KPRC 2 reporter Brittany Jeffers has given birth to a baby girl this week. Brittany introduced Vivianne Kristine on Facebook, saying, โMy whole world has shifted. You are our everything. โฆ We love you more than words can say.โYou can follow all of Brittanyโs adorable baby updates on her Facebook page, KPRC2 Brittany Jeffers.
KPRC 2 baby boom update
She's expecting a boy; his name will be Rivers Monaco Roth. The 5 pm anchor and mother to four other boys says she's craving ice. Freeman was part of the big KPRC baby boom of 2011. The Houston native says her cravings have changed throughout her pregnancy and that right now she's craving OJ, lemonade and fruit juices. The former beauty pageant star says she's craving watermelon, sorbet and chips--and that she has a big aversion to chicken.
FDA warns against using teething jewelry
Watching an infant struggle with the aches and pains of teething can be tough. But according to a recent warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), parents should avoid giving their infants teething bracelets, necklaces or other jewelry marketed for relieving tooth pain. Eva Love, M.D., of Cleveland Clinic Childrenโs, said there are better alternatives for relieving infant teething discomfort. In addition to the potentially life-threatening dangers of teething jewelry, Love said these products can also lead to trauma to the mouth or mouth infections. Love also said itโs best to avoid using medications or topical gels for teething, which are also not recommended.
High-tech baby gadgets for parents
HOUSTON โ From a 2-in-1 car seat and stroller to a bassinet that uses white noise to rock your baby to sleep, which high-tech baby gadgets are really worth the price tag? "I brought you the latest and greatest in baby technology and these are all thing that have been tried and tested in my home," said Rabon. "It's much more than just a baby monitor, it has crystal clear HD quality video that you can stream to your phone from anywhere. The night vision is excellent... but it also sends you push alerts anytime there is motion or sound on the crib. It can tell the difference between baby motion and a caregivers motion, and it gives you analytics, which help you understand how efficiently your baby is sleeping," said Rabon.
Graco recalls car seats; webbing may not hold child in crash
DETROIT โ Graco Children's Products is recalling more than 25,000 car seats because the harness webbing can break in a crash and may not keep children restrained. The recall affects certain My Ride 65 convertible seats made on July 22, 2014 with a code of 2014/06 on a tag that's on the webbing. Documents posted Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say that agency tests discovered the webbing strength problem. Graco traced the problem to a single batch of webbing. Graco says in documents that it will notify owners and dealers will provide a replacement harness free of charge.
Breastfeeding benefits for mom and baby
Breast milk is often called "liquid gold" for its health and nutritional benefits to infants. Dr. Pamela Berens from Children's Memorial Hermann says the list of benefits to your baby goes on. Berens said you can, and should introduce solid foods once your babe is about 6 monthsโSo that would be other foods to their diet at about 6 months and time but with the addition of continue breastfeeding,โ Berens said. Research indicates *breastfeeding moms* might be able to reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. While there's plenty of proof this is a good way to drop baby weight because you're burning several hundred calories a day just to produceโItโs about the same as doing a StairMaster for an hour a day so there's definitely a caloric benefit to breastfeeding your baby,โ Berens said.
A new reason to breastfeed your child
Breast milk is often called โliquid goldโ for its health and nutritional benefits to infants. โItโs the most natural thing you can do for your child. Itโs the healthiest choice you can make for the child and for the mom.โ Foster told Ivanhoe. The stool samples showed that babies who were exclusively breast fed had fewer stomach aches and colic when they transitioned to solid foods than babies who were fed breast milk and formula. The microbiomes of exclusively breastfed babies tended to be less diverse and were dominated by a type of bacteria considered beneficial for digestion.
Living on a budget with babies: How to buy the most inexpensive diapers
HOUSTON โ The average family spends about $2,500 on diapers from the time your baby is born he or she is potty-trained. She said she has done her research to find the lowest price for the diapers her family wants to buy. She said you can save by buying the store brand, stacking coupons or even using cloth diapers. Diapers are 21 cents when you sign up for a subscription to have the diapers mailed to you at regular intervals. Signing up for Subscribe and Save and Amazon Family gets you 20 percent off diapers on every Amazon order.
Paid maternity leave still rare in U.S.
She was lucky she had a 15-week paid maternity leave. Itโs rare for a state to require paid maternity leave. So far only New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and California have family paid leave laws in place. Some large companies like Netflix, Etsy, Google, Facebook and Twitter have generous paid leave for mothers and fathers. For information on companies with the best flexible work, paid leave policies and more check out Workingmother.com.