Moms rocked it on 2013 Billboard Awards Blue Carpet

Our past Bellyitch moms rocked the blue carpet tonight during the 2013 Billboards Music Awards. Winning the award for the fastest body snapback was Jennifer Nettles (above) in a pink form fitting pink with gold embellishments Georges Chakra Spring 2013 dress. The Sugarland singer only delivered her first child, Magnus, this past December and she has managed to snap back into super svelte shape in under 5 months. Wow!

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Alyssa Milano, mom to 1 1/2 year old Milo, was spotted looking elegant in Emilio Pucci Spring 2013 collection. Going bold in White. Love it. 

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Amber Rose,who just had her first child this February, a son with fiance Wiz Khalifa, looked radiant in a Gucci dress and smoking hot Tom Ford heels. Crave.

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Christina Aguilera has slimmed down tremendously and rocked it out haute couture style in  a  flirty Herve Leger by Max Azria dress.

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Twins Max and Emme's mom, Jennifer Lopez was smoking in Murad Couture. The plunging neckline in the gold fitted dress is signature sexy J.Lo.

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Although we never "bumpwatched" Jenny McCarthy, we couldn't leave out this vocal mom's fun and youthful two piece look from Tom Ford's  Fall 2013 collection. She is so fashion forward.

photos: Zimbio

Time to Baby Proof your home: Use this Printable Checklist to get you started

If you have a new little one at home who will soon be on the move and will be crawling soon, you may want to start thinking about babyproofing your home. We are loving HelloBee's handy dandy printable babyproofing checklist.

Head on over to HelloBee for detailed listings of what to do and when you're done, click the image above, print and get started. 

Bump Watch: Rasheeda Dixon's eclectic funky fresh maternity looks

Whoa mama! While everyone has been focused on other pregnant celebrities' style, Miss Rasheeda Dixon of VH1's Love and Hip Hop Atlanta has been slaying it with the awesomest and flyest pregnancy looks, hands down!

She shares many of her eclectic, funky, fresh, urban, colorful patterned and vibrant looks on her Instagram account to her followers. Although she has that favorite yellow Louis Vuitton bag and does some other brands, she generally sticks with leggins, jewelry and accessories from her I'm Bossy fashion line. It's youthful, playful and unexpected. 

Keep it 100. Nice!

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10 iPhone Apps to Help you Lose your Baby Weight

Having a baby is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences that you’ll ever have. Unfortunately, the joys of motherhood are often accompanied by stubborn baby weight gained during pregnancy. Using the powerful and popular iPhone device in your pocket, you can actually manage your weight-loss efforts in a rational, reasonable way that adheres to your hectic schedule. Post-delivery weight loss is never easy, but it can be greatly simplified by the efforts of the developers of these 10 powerful and useful apps.

1. Post Pregnancy Weight Loss – Unlike general weight-loss and fitness apps, this $4.99 app is designed specifically with the needs of post-delivery new moms in mind. Based upon the concept of hypnotherapy for weight loss, this app from i-mobilize, incorporated may help you reach your post-baby weight loss goals.

2. Lose It! – Very highly rated by App Store users, this free app has been featured by such prominent media outlets as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. With an extensive database of foods and exercises, you can keep up with your diet and manage your weight loss goals reasonably.

3. Weightbot – Tracking your weight with this $1.99 app is fun and easy, thanks to the clever interface and powerful functionality. Weightbot tracks your BMI and progress towards a set goal, showing real results for post-partum mommies in need of reassurance.

4. Prêt-à-Yoga – Juggling a new baby is difficult enough. Managing to fit in time to go to a yoga class is another story entirely. Bring yoga class to the comfort of your own home with this $0.99 app, which will allow you to get in some relaxing exercise while your new bundle of joy slumbers away.

5. Nike Training Club – Designed to be an all-inclusive fitness app, the free Nike Fitness Club is like carrying a personal trainer around in your pocket. In fact, you can even unlock exclusive workouts from celebrity trainer Ary Nuñez and from famous athletes. You can also work out to music in your own library while audio guidance provides you with the motivation you need to get your pre-baby body back.

6. 40•30•30 – Part of losing your baby weight is managing your diet properly. With this free app, you can maintain a 40%-30%-30% ratio of carbs, protein and fat. Balancing macronutrients is a snap with this app, which eliminates the need for complex equations while you’re caring for a new baby.

7. CrunchFu – With this $0.99 app, you can be sure that you’re doing crunches right without coaching from a personal trainer. Hold your iPhone to your chest, and CrunchFu will track your motion and provide relevant feedback. Before starting a workout regimen that includes crunches, however, you should consult with your obstetrician to be sure that you’re fully recovered and ready for abdominal exercise.

8. Digifit iCardio – With the capability to integrate with some of the most popular fitness apps available, the free Digifit iCardio app is a must-have tool for new moms who are ready to take back their pre-pregnancy body. Map runs and bike rides and record your time, distance and speed to get an accurate picture of how much you’re actually accomplishing when you work out.

9. Fast Food Calorie Counter – Parenthood is hectic, and doesn’t always leave time for a perfectly balanced meal. With the $0.99 Fast Food Calorie Counter, you can make sure that your drive-through options are the healthiest possible choices and keep up with the impact that a fast-food meal has on your diet. Count your calories, carbs and fat easily so that you can adjust your intake accordingly throughout the rest of the day.

10. Meal Snap – Calorie Counting Magic – When you’re navigating the unfamiliar territory of new parenthood, you’re not likely to have time for entering complex food items into a more complex nutrition app. With this $2.99 offering from DailyBurn, all you have to do is take a picture of your food and let Meal Snap do all the work. You’ll instantly receive the nutritional breakdown of what you’re about to eat. Meal Snap even helps you log your meals, so that you can keep track of your dietary habits over time.

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Cannes Film Festival 2013 Opening Ceremony: Our favorite looks

Model Cara Delevingne in Burberry

Have you been paying attention to the designer gowns worn on  Hollywood actresses at the opening of ceremony of this year's Cannes Film Festival 2013 on Wednesday, May 15? Actresses from Hollywood and Bollywood and all around the globe are together to celebrate the new releases at the film festival  and are dressed in the hottest styles and cuts in gowns.

Here is a round up of my favorites including models Cara Delevingne and Cindy Crawford, singer Lana Del Rey, Actresses Nicole Kidman, Zhang Yuqi and Audrey Tautou all dressed up in  the Spring 2013 couture collections of designers like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana  and Christine Dior.

The showstopper might have been Solange Knowles, singer, DJ and little sis of Beyonce Knowles. She looked "Gone with the Wind" fabulous in Stephane Rolland Couture 2013 at the opening and during The Great Gatsby premiere.


Check out the pics

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 Singer Lana Del Rey  in an embroidered gown by Austrian designer Lena Hoschek. 

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Model Cindy Crawford in Roberto Cavalli 

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Actress Zhang Yuqi in  Ulyana Sergeenko 

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Actress Nicole Kidman in Christian Dior

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Actress Audrey Tautou in Yiqing Yin  skipped Cannes to be Mistress of ceremonies at the Palais des Festivals in France.

Images: ibtimes
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Funnies: Baby performs CPR on training dummy (VIDEO)

Because it's the perfect time in the day for comic relief, check out this too cute viral video of a baby performing CPR on a training dummy.

Obviously, the baby must have been around and seen the technique for resuscitating a person before. Perhaps, mom or dad or caregiver is a trainer or an EMT. 

Too cute!

Busy Phillips opens up about the celebrity pregnancy obsession & post-baby misconceptions

We love Cougar Town's Busy Phillips even more after hearing her very candid interview this week on The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet. 

Before talking sex with the host whose show is about sensuality, Phillips opens up about Hollywood's obsession with actresses' weight, pregnant celebrities and body appreciation 

The two talked matter-of-factly about how actresses book sitcoms then shrink in size afterwards. Don't we all know it and have seen it happen before?

Phillips noted how years ago magazines covers only featured models but these days actresses are expected to look like models.

As a personal example,  Phillips shared an experience early in her acting career at age 19 when she booked a network sitcom and then was told to lose 15 pounds afterward. 

Now that she is pregnant, she expressed frustration over the public's not so nice obsession with pregnant celebrities. 

"This total obsession with pregnant celebrities, how much weight they gain, what they're eating, what they look like, how are they going to lose it," Phillips added. "I just feel like culturally, we're just not being kind."

They also dished on the very common post-pregnancy magazine covers. 

"You will never see like my "body after baby" spread," Phillips mused.  "I think it is disgusting. I think it sends such a terrible message."

Agreed and as Cadet chimed in unless you are naturally thin and do not look like you've given birth after baby, some lose the weight unnaturally but are not honest about how they did. 

"I love the whole misconception of 'I lost it while breastfeeding'" Busy said. "No you didn't." 

Cadenet keeps it real, pointing out how those who get lap band, take diet pills or starve themselves to get skinny after birth, but are not honest about it. 

Women wonder why their attempt at eating healthy, breastfeeding and doing it the natural way isn't working for them. Perhaps because it's not that easy to peel off weight that it took 40 weeks to pack on.

What a refreshing, open and candid interview! Check it out for yourself below: