Whether this is your first time breastfeeding or your fifth time breastfeeding, every nursing experience is completely different.
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A neighbor of mine happened to say in conversation “Well, now that you’re a single mom…” and it took me completely by surprise. I hadn’t realized that I was going to be put in the “single mom” category once I was divorced.
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Rachel Hollis may have just become the world's most famous – and inspirational – swimsuit model. The mother of three posted a bikini beach photo of herself on vacation...
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When I was in my 20s, I didn’t stop to think much about what life and motherhood would hold in my 40s. I’m 48 now, and truth be told, my 20s are a bit of a blur.
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An emotional video of a Denver infant smiling after "seeing" her mother clearly for the first time has also made millions of others share in that joy. Megan McMorris took the video of her 8-month-old daughter Louise after the girl....
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It's a dilemma all breastfeeding, working moms must face where to pump once the maternity leave ends. While some companies provide new moms with a private, safe space, others force women to pump in disgusting, degrading circumstances.
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The results of MIT’s Make The Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon are in. More than 150 breast pump users, engineers, designers, health care and lactation specialists, as well as educators, converged at the MIT Media Lab for two days of hacking.
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Meredith may seem like the embodiment of a busy working mother who "has it all," but she admits it wasn't always so easy when her kids were young. In fact, back in the early '90s, she made a controversial decision about juggling her career as a journalist and her life as a mom.
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When toddlers draw, most parents compliment their creativity and then hang the artwork on the refrigerator (or, you know, surreptitiously trash it later that night). But one mom decided to take her daughter's creations to the next level.
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We've long known about Olivia Wilde's amazing sense of humor and her appreciation for a good joke. As the latest celebrity to jump on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge bandwagon, the actress did something exceptionally odd: instead of pouring ice-cold water over her head, she declared that she was going to use her own breast milk instead -- before proceeding to dump what looks like milk all over herself.
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While breastfeeding may be the most natural of acts, it's not without challenges! Given that nursing tends to commence in the exhausting post-delivery new mom bleariness phase of parenting, new moms can use all the help they can get. Check out the following seven apps that support new moms and hardworking breastfeeding.
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Avery Harrison received the devastating news in January that she had stage four breast cancer. With her husband by her side, Harrison immediately called her mother, Lynne Hendrix, who provided constant support during her daughter’s treatment.
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Cali Lillywhite is planning a glow-in-the-dark treasure hunt for her kids and their cousins later this month — the next big thing on a growing list of activities for her sons, ages 3 and 5, that she hopes will ramp up their education and imagination and be just plain fun.
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Regardless of how you came to be a mother, it’s the best, toughest job out there, and no matter what your parenting situation looks like, all moms who are trying their best deserve a high-five and a pat on the back.
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Dominic Gant, a junior at Dowagiac Union High School, told his mother that he had not received his hot lunch that day because of an outstanding balance. But instead of just fixing her son’s situation, she decided to help the rest of the students dealing with the same situation.
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