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.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreThe Jolie-Pitt children, including Zahara,and Vivienne, "wrote vows and asked us to make promises to each other," Jolie, 39, reveals in People's issue. "It was very sweet what they came up with." "It was important to us that the day was relaxed and full of laughter"...
Read MoreWhether you're a devotee of the bottle or the breast, when it comes to a mom's right to feed her baby, we all agree that nothing should stand in her way. For all the emphasis that's been placed upon the benefits of breastfeeding in recent years, nursing moms have been getting the boot from some pretty surprising spots.
Read MoreWe'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.
Read MoreIt's never too early to learn how to multitask when you're a mom. One Texas woman learned this the hard way when she delivered a baby boy while enrolling her 4-year-old son in a preschool in Houston. Vanessa DeLeon knew she was in labor when she decided to stop at Alexis' preschool to fill out all of the necessary paperwork she needed to ensure her child was all signed up and ready to go this September...
Read MoreWhile 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.
Read MoreA Charlotte-area mom took to social media to vent after she said an employee at Discovery Place in uptown Charlotte referred to a bathroom to breastfeed her baby. Later that day the mother posted a picture on Facebook with a caption that read: "Hey Discovery Place, this is where I was told I needed to go to feed my baby today. Take a page from your own book.
Read MoreA mother of five who was publicly fat-shamed this week while sunbathing on a public beach is striking back on Facebook. On Wednesday, Tanis Jex-Blake, of Alberta, Canada, shared a bikini-wearing selfie of her stretchmark-laden stomach — the target of derision — and the selfie has now been shared more than 3,000 times by supporters.
Read MoreA Walmart spokesperson confirmed an employee in one of its eastern North Carolina stores asked a breastfeeding mother to move to a toilet stall to feed her newborn, WNCT reports. This comes after more than a dozen breastfeeding moms nursed in a Jacksonville Walmart on Sunday to bring attention to the incident.
Read MoreA fascinating new study confirms that unborn babies do amazing things while in their mother’s womb. A new study shows even before they are born, babies are learning from experience, especially if it’s directly related to their moms.As Today reports, babies before birth learn nursery rhymes from their mom’s while while in the womb.
Read MoreResearchers found that mothers who plan to breastfeed for at least three months but resume full-time work are less likely to meet their breastfeeding goals. However, the team also found that the new mothers who part-time had no problems with breastfeeding time.
Read MoreBabies born to mothers who exercise in late pregnancy may enter the world with a little less body fat, a new study finds. Researchers said that could be a good thing, since extra fat at birth could continue into childhood and beyond. But the long-term health implications, if any, are not known yet.
Read MoreA landmark international study tracked almost 60,000 pregnancies from a diverse selection of countries that included Brazil, China, India, Italy, Kenya, Oman, the UK and the USA. They found that the babies were overwhelmingly similar in size under the condition that they were born to well-educated mothers in good health who ate well during pregnancy.
Read MoreMoms who feel guilty about going back to work can give themselves a break — a new study suggests their kids may do better once they start kindergarten than children of women who stayed home.The effects are strongest for low-income kids. And in wealthy families, the older wisdom may hold true..
Read MoreHaving both parents work has become the norm in America. Today, nearly half of American mothers work full time, an increase from less than 30 percent in 1979. More than 70 percent of mothers with young children are in the labor force. About half of today’s families are headed by two working parents.
Read MoreAnyone averse to breastfeeding in public would have been wise to steer clear of West 26th Street in New York City Monday morning. That’s where a clutch of 30 women were stationed in front of the studio of "The Wendy Williams Show", defiantly nursing their babies to protest the host’s dissing of Karlesha Thurman.
Read MoreWhen you're a woman of a certain reproductive age, there's a predictable timeline of nagging that emerges over the years. First come the seemingly well intentioned questions about when you'll settle down and get married...
Read MoreAvery 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.
Read MoreCali 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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