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Baby Wonder Woman

Being a Mom Is Like Running a Marathon -- Every Day! (VIDEO)

Posted by Amy Kuras
on May 4, 2012 at 11:19 PM

No question, some days feel like a marathon when you're a mother. Starting early and ending late is the name of the game. But my busiest day (and probably yours) pales in comparison to Monica's. She's a cast member of Mamma Mia on Broadway, and a typical Saturday for her starts at 6:30 am and ends close to midnight. And that's not just wake-up to bedtime, that's active time!

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Baby The Stir Exclusive

Jessica Alba's 'Honest' Talk About Toxic Baby Products Is Inspiring (VIDEO)

Posted by Maressa Brown
on Apr 17, 2012 at 3:36 PM

jessica albaAs one of Hollywood's most beloved, multi-tasking mamas, Jessica Alba already had her hands full with her acting career and two adorable daughters, Honor (3 years old) and Haven (8 months old). But that hasn't stopped her from pursuing another dream ... founding a new biz, The Honest Company, an entire suite of natural, non-toxic, eco-friendly items like baby diapers, biodegradable wipes, organic bath/skin care, and green cleaning products.

When Alba struggled to track down the green, effective, and non-toxic products she wanted for her home and family, Honest was born! Excited to hear how her own parenting informed the line, we caught up with Alba on the phone last week to learn more.

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Pregnancy OMG

Most Mom-Friendly Company Ever Doubles Salary for Women Who Return to Work After Maternity Leave

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Apr 17, 2012 at 1:38 PM

officeIf you're pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, you may want to move to Australia quickly. It seems there, they know how to treat their female employees right, or at least one company there does. If you can't move down under, however, read on carefully because the following is going to make you green with envy ... and perhaps red with rage over how different things are here in the good ol' U.S. of A.

According to ABC, The Insurance Australia Group -- one of Australia's biggest companies -- will now not just offer 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, but they are also going to double (double!) the salary of women returning to work after having a baby for the first six weeks. They call it their "Welcome Back Payment." Can you even imagine?

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Pregnancy Rant

Your Office Should Throw You a Baby Shower Every Time You Get Pregnant

Posted by Mary Fischer
on Mar 20, 2012 at 2:48 PM

Normally when someone is pregnant with their second, third, or fourth baby, (and so on and so forth), I don't really see a need for them to be thrown an additional baby shower. After all, that's kind of something that is reserved for first-time moms, because the gifts you receive can be passed down and used for future children as well. Seriously, who needs multiple pack-and-plays, exersaucers, and bouncy seats cluttering up their homes?

Earlier this morning, however, I read about a woman who was pregnant with her fourth child, and got her feelings hurt because an office baby shower was thrown for a co-worker who was expecting her first child, while this woman wasn't given so much as a slice of cake to celebrate her upcoming arrival. And you know what? That just doesn't seem fair to me. She totally got the shaft, and she had every right to be upset.

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Baby GossipMonger

Victoria Beckham Wins New Moms Over With Honesty

Posted by April Peveteaux
on Feb 21, 2012 at 2:15 PM

victoria beckham working momNow this is something I never, ever thought I would say: Victoria Beckham has charmed the pants off of me, or at least the mom in me. After years of watching that skinny lady pop out baby after baby, always appearing thinner when she steps out in her impossibly high heels, it appears Posh Spice has hit a wall.

You see, baby Harper isn't treating the Beckhams very well. That little girl they wanted so badly is not much of a sleeper, and it's starting to show on Vic's face. Am I horrible for rejoicing in this, or just relieved that this particular celebrity is finally being honest about the toll being a mom takes on a lady? Even a beautiful, rich lady, who happens to be married to an incredible hunk. Thanks Mrs. Beckham for finally being honest about what's going on in your house.

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Baby

Jay-Z Had a Daughter, But Not a Change of Heart About the B-Word

Posted by Janelle Harris
on Jan 21, 2012 at 3:58 PM

Jay-Z, BeyonceWill he? Won’t he? Do he? Don’t he? E’rybody is talking about whether Jay-Z is or isn’t going to stop wielding the dreaded (and frankly, quite overused) B-word now that he’s proud papa to a brand spankin’ new baby girl. You know, that’s how we all start out, mere infants before we grow into… B-words.

Earlier this week, the web was buzzing with reports that little bitty Blue Ivy had inspired her daddy to stop using that most infamous slander against all womanhood. Everybody covered it and we gals (including me) cheerleaded Jay for his monumental epiphany. But then — womp womp — turns out Mr. Carter never actually said he was taking that word out of his vocabulary. That makes the story untrue. A fib, as my grandmother would say. His publicist set the record straight because heaven forbid we get that misconstrued.

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Big Kid

Working Moms Are Everything That's Wrong With America (Apparently)

Posted by Linda Sharps
on Dec 27, 2011 at 8:21 AM

I followed a link over to a post in the CafeMom forums a couple weeks ago, and I confess that I did so entirely because of the title. I kind of hate when I click things that I KNOW are going to make me crazy, but it's like when someone says, "Oh my god, this smells awful," and I'm all, OH LET ME SMELL IT TOO. Why, self?

Anyway, the post is titled "I think the death of the SAHM ruined this country" and the author posted the opinion that if "more women would/were able to stay home and raise their children this world would be a better place."

That's not actually the part that made me crazy, though. It was the follow-up comments, which featured the argument that anyone can be a SAHM—if they know how to manage a budget.

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Baby

A Parent's Stress Can Be Really Harmful to Kids

Posted by April Peveteaux
on Nov 14, 2011 at 2:15 PM

stress hurts kids
Be Like the Baby
Here's something else for us all to stress out about: Your stress is hurting your kids. In fact, you may be personally responsible for everything from asthma to autism -- just by stressing out over your job, your mom, or your neighborhood association. Let's assume the stress one feels during pregnancy counts double, okay? Since after all, the stress crosses the placenta and your baby is born all kinds of upset because your boss is a d-bag who believes giving you maternity leave is a "free vacation."

The author of a new book, Kids Pick Up on Everything: How Parental Stress is Toxic to Kids, David Code, explains how a parent's "anxious mind" has a negative effect on a child's "sensitive body." Yes, even in utero.

Is anyone else stressing about this?

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Baby

Having a Baby Is a Great Career Move

Posted by April Peveteaux
on Nov 8, 2011 at 7:00 AM

working momsForget everything you've heard about (the lack of) maternity leave. Ignore the mommy track, and the high cost of day care that makes it prohibitive to have a job. It's time to look on the bright side of tiny people completely upending your life and making it all about them, them, them. You know who I'm referring to: babies.

Maybe you're one of those ladies who decided enough was enough with the day job and are now staying home with your new baby. Good for you! Sure you'll avoid the headaches of day care to office commutes, wondering if your sitter actually remembered your baby was lactose intolerant, or cursing your husband for not realizing that you've been working hard all day as well. But you might also be missing the biggest career opportunity of your life.

Here are the five ways that baby's can actually boost your career, instead of tearing down your mental acuity little by little.

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Baby

Nanny Stereotypes Need to End Now

Posted by April Peveteaux
on Oct 21, 2011 at 2:15 PM

nanny stereotypes
This lady was part of our family
When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I looked into the day care down the street and shook our heads at such extravagances like nannies. Nannies, we just knew, were only for the rich. As we were barely hanging on in the middle class, it wasn't even on our radar. And then reality hit, and we discovered three things about parenting in New York City.

1) Day care can be incredibly inflexible, and work hours in New York City can go much longer than day care hours.

2) Most day cares won't take babies until they're at least 3 months old, and even then, there's a waiting list.

3) Your baby will be sick all winter long, thus making day care an expense you're paying for but not using. A nanny with a tough immune system makes sure you don't get fired from your job.

And with that, we started a part-time nanny search and began to realize that all of the stereotypes we believed about nannies and the people who employ them are wrong.

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