Olivia Wilde went bold for the September issue of Glamour magazine, posing for high-fashion photos while breastfeeding her newborn son Otis. The actress, sits in a classic diner booth in a chic metallic Roberto Cavalli feathered dress and towering Prada shoes, but the focus is on something else entirely. With her right breast exposed, Wilde holds her naked baby Otis in her arms as he nurses.
Read MoreIn response to a letter from a mom questioning why Lands' End sells interesting science-themed tees for boys -- but not girls -- the brand has announced new girls' science shirts. When New Jersey mom Lisa Ryder noticed the discrepancy in the Lands' End catalog earlier this July, she posted a message on their Facebook page which subsequently went viral.
Read MoreIce cream sandwiches and those red-white-and-blue popsicles are summer staples — and so are the sticky fingers that come along with them. But what a Cincinnati mother saw, or rather didn’t see, from an ice cream sandwich abandoned over night after an 80-degree day surprised her.
Read MoreI work from home and can’t really take a three-month vacation from deadlines and writing and miscellaneous work responsibilities. Work-at-home moms (and dads) always have to balance the professional side of things with family responsibilities like playtime, snacks, argument-refereeing, and boredom-solving. Summer is our nemesis.
Read MoreWhen an assistant manager at a Nanuet bookstore told Shereen Matera that she either had to cover up or leave if she wanted to keep breast-feeding her 5-month-old son, the 22-year-old mom didn't just get mad.
Read MoreThe public breastfeeding saga continues. While waiting in line at a Starbucks in Ontario, Julia Wykes noticed her 5-month-old son becoming cranky and sat down to breastfeed him. The store was crowded, and soon after, a middle-aged female customer approached the counter to complain.
Read MoreA new study claims that older moms actually live longer than younger moms. Researchers have found that women who give birth to a child when they are over the age of 33 actually are twice as likely to live to an old age than women who give birth at the age of 29 or younger.
Read MoreNow, a study by the National Partnership for Women & Families takes a more detailed look within the U.S. and finds 17 states where, in the absence of federal requirements, there are no state policies to protect new parents, either.Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the National Partnership, says federal laws should be considered only a first step and are something states should improve...
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