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Mom’s baby bump was so huge people thought she was carrying 8 babies

If you ask mepregnant bellies are the most beautiful bellies of them all.

Most parents-to-be take pictures of the mom’s growing tummy so that they never forget the time that they were anxiously expecting the newest addition to their family.

But when TikToker Renae W decided to share her pregnancy story – and her massive belly – on social media, she was met with skepticism and a doctor who began to question her.

But in the end, Renae would silence all doubters when it was time for her to deliver… 

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All mothers can undoubtedly testify to the incredible, albeit a bit scary, feeling that comes with sensing their baby’s movements in their belly.

Pregnancy can affect all women differently. Some can lay bedridden for days on end, unable to keep meals down. Others, meanwhile, can be more active and productive than ever before.

When mother Renae W from the U.S. became pregnant for the sixth time in her life, she was very active, and started posting pictures of her pregnant tummy on the social networking platform TikTok.

Renae initially posted videos about her recovery and journey towards a sober life, but she shifted focus after she became pregnant.

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One of the reasons she got so much attention, and soon amassed a large following, was her giant belly.

The first videos she published didn’t get that much engagement, but as time went on and her belly continued to grow, Renae began to get millions of video views on her channel. Many were convinced that she had an army of children in her womb – some speculated that she might be carrying as many as eight babies.

For her part, Renae was sure that there was only one baby in her womb.

”Yes it’s just one. I’m sure,” she said in one of her videos.

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The mother of four gave no medical explanation for her giant stomach –which led to even more rumors and theories. Previously on Newsner, we’ve seen cases where polyhydramnios, extra fluid, or gestational diabetes can be the cause of an extra large baby bump. According to Renae, though, despite people’s comments and what doctors thought, everything was normal.

“I had an ultrasound not that long ago, fluid is normal, baby is measuring a week and four days ahead,” she said.

Still, some people could not help but comment – they felt a need to criticize the mother. One doctor, who one would assume is supposed to be supportive, expressed concern for Renae. The medical expert was obviously quite shocked when seeing pictures of her belly, and said that the mother-to-be should be worried.

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Renae, who suffered a miscarriage before falling pregnant again, felt that she had to reply and address that comment in particular. She felt as though the doctor commenting that her belly shouldn’t be that big, despite the fact she and her baby were healthy, was too far.

”As a doctor, you should be ashamed of yourself for this video, especially when I’m not your patient,” she wrote.

According to Renae, her short height made her stomach look bigger than it actually was.

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When she gave birth to another son a few years ago, he weighed 9lb and 6oz. Despite this, Renae’s followers could hardly believe that there was only one baby inside that gigantic belly of hers. Many were left lost for words.

One wrote: ”I swear you have like 4 twins in there.“

Another user said: “There’s a full grown adult in there.“

“He’s gonna come out 30 years old with a credit score of 800,” one user joked.

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During her well-documented pregnancy, she gained 35 pounds. Viewers got to watch as her belly expanded bit by bit. When Renae uploaded a video at 37-weeks pregnant, it ended up getting a whopping 37 million views. Fortunately, some people stepped up and defended the mother.

“Every women carries differently. Every pregnancy is different. Every pregnancy is unique!” one woman wrote.

Another added: “I can’t believe he would even say that to you knowing absolutely nothing about your pregnancy.”

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On February 18, it was time to silence those who refused to believe that Renae was carrying just one baby. She gave birth to her big boy via a scheduled C-section.

The newborn baby weighed 9lb 8oz and was 22 & 1/2 inches tall. According to Renae, her son also inherited a “big head” from his dad, measuring 15 inches around. Most important of all though, her baby boy came into the world healthy.

“When your son comes out hand first looking like Superman flying,” she wrote in February. “Yeah I said son, just one big healthy baby boy.”

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Although her big belly caused some problems and complications in Renae’s life, she came to miss the baby bump once her son was born. It felt ”weird” not having her bump anymore, the mother said.

Her followers were also curious about her stomach after the birth. Eleven weeks after her C-section, Renae showed off her belly and responded to the critical voices that reappeared in her comments.

“Five days after my c-section. The only weight I lost was my 9lb 8oz baby and another 5 and a half pounds,” she said.

“I don’t get why people don’t understand that everyone carries different. I’m short and carry all out front. I’ve been told you ruined your body, and ‘your stretch marks are gonna be so bad afterwards’. The truth is I don’t care because my body blessed me with five amazing kids and an angel baby. I love my body and the amazing things it has done.”

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To show the size of her baby, Renae published videos of her holding her precious baby in her arms.

“When you get asked all the time why you were so big with one baby. Me wondering how he even had room to move around in there,” she wrote.

Fast-forward to today; we can see that Renae continues to update her fans on TikTok, and by all accounts, things are going well for her and the family.

Of course, having a newborn has its challenges, and they also apply to Renae – but her boy is growing so fast, and Renae is still sober, so that’s fantastic! We wish her all the luck in the future!

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A mother sells her late son’s crib, and a week later, the buyer comes back and tells her, “Check the trunk.”

Valarie Watts was devastated when her baby, Noah, was stillborn in July. While grieving, she decided to sell most of the baby items she had bought.

However, she couldn’t bring herself to sell the white crib, so she left it out of her garage sale. But when 75-year-old Gerald Kumpula, a retired craftsman, saw it, he asked to buy it.

At first, 28-year-old Valarie hesitated, but she eventually agreed after learning that Gerald made benches from old headboards and footboards.

Watts felt a little better knowing the crib would be turned into something nice, so she sold it for $2.

While talking to Gerald’s wife, Lorene, Watts shared her heartbreaking story after Lorene noticed baby clothes at the sale and asked how old her son was.

On the way home, Lorene told Gerald about Watts’ loss. The Kumpulas, who have 15 children and many grandchildren, felt the crib should stay with Watts. A week later, they surprised her with a bench made from the crib.

Watts told TODAY.com, “It’s beautiful. It reminded me that kind people still exist.” She placed the bench in her living room to remember Noah.

“I’m so happy it’s being used and not just sitting somewhere,” Watts said. “Now I can sit on it, hold his bear, and think about him when I need to.”

In the final days of her full-term pregnancy, Watts noticed less movement from Noah. On July 22, she had a C-section, just hours after she and her fiancé, Jimi Hamblin, were told there was no heartbeat. Doctors explained that the umbilical cord had been compressed, cutting off Noah’s oxygen.

The Kumpulas deeply understood Watts’ grief, as their first granddaughter was also stillborn.

“An unused crib is a painful reminder,” Gerald said. “But a bench feels more like a memorial. It still holds the memory, but it’s not as heartbreaking as seeing an empty crib.”

Watts wanted to pay him, but Gerald refused.

“It just feels good to do something kind for someone,” he said. “Helping others is what matters.”

Watts has a 7-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, and is set to marry Hamblin this fall. She says the bench, placed near a bookcase holding Noah’s photos, handprints, footprints, and ashes, is helping her heal.

“When I sit on it, I feel comforted, like he’s still with me in a way,” said Watts, who works as a babysitter. “It gives me a sense of peace. When I’m feeling down, I sit on the bench, and it reminds me that everything will be okay.”

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Serena Williams addresses crip walk cameo at Super Bowl

Serena Williams knows how to make an entrance – and this time, she did it with just a few slick steps. During Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, the 43-year-old tennis icon had a brief cameo where she effortlessly hit the crip walk, sending the internet into a frenzy. And now, Williams is speaking out on her wild dance moves.

For a split second, the sports world and hip-hop culture collided in the most unexpected way. As Kendrick Lamar brought the house down with his fiery performance of “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, the camera briefly panned to the corner of the stage.

There stood Serena Williams – tennis legend, 23-time Grand Slam champion, and cultural icon – crip walking with the kind of effortless cool that only she could pull off.

The dance was created in the 1970s by Robert “Sugar Bear” Jackson, a first-generation crip member – an alliance of street gangs mostly based in the coastal regions of Southern California.

But this wasn’t the first time Williams showcased her dance skills.

Wimbledon crip walk

Fans might remember Williams crip walking at the 2012 London Olympics after winning gold, a move that was met with both celebration and controversy.

When it happened, Bill Plaschke, LA Times sports journalist, tweeted, “Serena C-walking at Wimbledon only shows how long she’s been away from home, separated from violence and death associated with that dance.”

Fans were divided on Williams doing the crip walk dance to celebrate her win, some saying it wasn’t “disrespectful,” while others suggested it was “stupid and classless.”

Responding to Plaschke’s criticism, one fan writes, “The Suburb kids here in Pittsburgh crip walk at proms. Not everything is Controversy.”

A second shares, “Moment of raw emotion. Questionable dance choice. Not disrespectful. We should embrace realness from athletes.” And another offered, “Shame she had to put a tarnish on an impressive win.  just plain stupid and classless.”

Crip walk recreation

By the time Lamar took the halftime stage at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, anticipation was at an all-time high. The song’s beat dropped, the stadium erupted, and then – just as the track hit one of its most infectious moments – the camera found Williams, effortlessly vibing to the Grammy-winning song, “Not Like Us” – Lamar’s diss track aimed at Drake.

Williams reportedly dated the Canadian rapper before she married Alexis Ohanian, and by bringing her on stage, Lamar took his ongoing feud with Drake to a whole new level.

If there was any doubt about where Serena stood in the Drake vs. Kendrick feud, it was erased in that single dance move.

And though it was a brief, blink-and-you-miss-it moment, the tennis legend and Lamar – both who grew up in Compton, California – sent social media into a frenzy.

“This game sucks. Serena won the Super Bowl,” tweets one fan of the February 9 game, that saw the Kansas City Chiefs crushed by the Philadelphia Eagles.

“Serena making an appearance too? That’s a power move. Kendrick repping Compton, Serena bringing the legend status – definitely a moment,” offers a second netizen.

Another writes, “Fierce!! My only complaint…the camera needed to be on Serena longer!!!”

Legendary crip walk

After the Eagles clinched the 2025 title, Williams shared a social media clip that she captioned, “Super Bowl halftime show babyyyyyyyyy.”

In the clip that’s been viewed 2.7 million times, she jokes, “Man I did not crip walk like that at Wimbledon, I would’ve been fined.”

Fans jumped into the comments section, praising her surprising cameo at the Super Bowl.

“Serena Williams! The converse, the outfit, the dance moves, the feature in Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not like us’ Super Bowl halftime show, winning on and off the tennis court,” shares one netizen.

A second writes, “Kendrick bringing one of Drake’s exes out to literally dance on his grave was so good.”

“The Legend herself. You represented,” shares a third.

Serena Williams didn’t need a touchdown or a microphone to steal the show. All it took was five seconds, a legendary dance move, and the right song at the right time.

And just like that, Serena Williams won the Super Bowl.

What do you think of Williams’ crip walk at the Super Bowl? Please share your thoughts with us and then share this story so we can hear from others!

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Elon Musk’s brutal four-word response to Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift had a rough Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Not only did her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, leave the game empty-handed — but the pop icon herself was also met with boos when she appeared on the big screens.

Taylor Swift’s reaction

With a fan base in the tens of millions and a reputation free from scandal, Taylor Swift has been one of the world’s most famous women in recent years. Yet, even she isn’t immune to being met with a chorus of boos.

During last night’s Super Bowl LIX, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, the superstar songstress seemed to be minding her own business when she became a target for the crowd. Swift – at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans to support boyfriend Travis Kelce of the Chiefs – looked to mouth “What is going on?” to friend and fellow artist Ice Spice.

Taylor Swift was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and a few years ago, she was spotted wearing a Philadelphia Eagles sweatshirt while strolling through New York City. However, she naturally shifted allegiance to the Kansas City Chiefs when she started dating superstar Travis Kelce.

The pro-Eagles crowd in New Orleans didn’t seem to have forgotten Swift’s past support for the Eagles before switching to the Chiefs. When the superstar singer appeared on the big screen, fans greeted her with loud boos.

Trump couldn’t resist

One person who couldn’t resist commenting on Taylor Swift’s chilly reception was Donald Trump, who was also at the game as the first sitting president in history to attend. Taking to his Truth Social platform, he couldn’t resist commenting on the situation, suggesting that his loyal MAGA supporters were less than kind.

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“The only one who had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!” Trump wrote.

In contrast, Trump was met with an overwhelming reception, as fans appeared thrilled to see the U.S. President attend a Super Bowl for the first time.

The popular yet controversial account End Wokeness highlighted the stark contrast between the reactions to Taylor Swift and Donald Trump at the Super Bowl.

In a tweet, they wrote: ”Taylor Swift got mercilessly booed. Trump got a hero’s welcome. Total culture shift.”

Elon’s brutal four-word response

The comment sparked a response from one of Donald Trump’s closest allies, billionaire Elon Musk, who also joined in on mocking Taylor Swift. Elon Musk couldn’t resist chiming in, replying with a simple yet impactful: ”Vibe shift is real.”

This wasn’t the first time Tesla founder Elon Musk has taken aim at the pop icon. When Taylor Swift finally made a political endorsement, supporting Kamala Harris, Musk shared his thoughts on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Fine Taylor…you win… I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life,” in what appeared to be a jab at Swift, who had signed off her endorsement with “childless cat lady.

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