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Morning Sickness Now In Style

Madeline Holler — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:33:00 GMT

The bar for "good" pregnant women has been raised much higher than I can see.

Starting now, nothing says "this pregnant lady's really holding it together," like a disposable, compact, afforadable -- yet stylish! -- barf bag. And 50 of them can be nauseously yours for less than 30 bucks.

Called the "Morning Chicness" bag it comes in six different designs, some quite attractive, you know, considering.

Company founder and Morning Chicness bag designer Tara Ramos came up with the idea for the bags after suffering Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness. She used airline bags her husband and friends purloined from plane trips.

According to the website, however, Ramos "liked the convenience of airline vomit bags, but hated advertising an airline while vomiting."

Totally. I'm like that with Disney stuff.

Thus, pretty barf bags were born.

Discussion: what did you barf in during your pregnancy?

Pun alert: these would make a great gag gift for a baby shower.

[Hat tip: Slate's XX Factor]

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Photo and image: morningchicnessbags.com

5 Lollipops Your Kids Won't Eat

Madeline Holler — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:28:00 GMT

Are adult-flavored lollipops another sign of this generation's refusal to grow up?

Who knows. But here are five lollipops developed with the grown-up palate in mind. You might like them, but your kids most likely wouldn't -- or in a couple of cases, shouldn't (absinthe for toddlers? Probably not a good idea).

Maple Bacon. With real chunks of bacon. I said, real bacon ... in your lollipop. Does the stick double as a toothpick?

Absinthe. Your kids might eat these, but you'd get arrested if they did. Made with real absinthe.

Ditto on possible Child Protective Services risk with the tequila lollipop. Yes, comes with the worm.

Sigmund Freud watermelon lollipops (too much meaning in the tasty licking, right? They don't call them "suckers" for nothing.)

Preggie pops. Mysteriously, the website selling these nausea-reducing, ginger lollipops won't tell you what's in them. But they're ginger flavored and work to combat all that early pregnancy, all day morning sickness. Do they double as pillows for frequent naps?

You need to write in and share with the class what you think of these treats/expressions of id/treatments. Because we're all curious. Especially about the bacon one.

In other news of the evolving lollipop, check out the one that cures cavities!

Photo: Lolliphile.com