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Brit Mum-to-Be 'Younger at Heart' Than 66, She Tells Critics

(Newser) - A pregnant 66-year-old woman on track to become Britain's oldest mother is unapologetic about her decision, and insists she feels like a 39-year-old woman—some days, reports the Mirror. The successful factory owner claims that she's in better shape than many of her younger employees. "It’s not my... More »

Parenting for Dummies: What Not to Do

Bad parents proudly cop to their worst-of moments in books

(Newser) - Move over, arguments about organic baby food. A new set of books celebrates a less perfect kind of parenting—stories from moms and dads who mess up, and don't mind copping to it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Parents who let their toddlers watch too much TV or have read... More »

Newlywed Gisele Dreams of Big Family With Brady

She's 'in that place' now

(Newser) - Though she claims not to fit the “supermodel” label, there is one Gisele Bundchen wouldn’t mind trying on, she tells Harper’s Bazaar: mother. The 6-foot, size-4 Brazilian bombshell recently wed NFL star Tom Brady and is contemplating her next move. “I want to have a big... More »

Octuplet Mother Happy To Be Single Mom

(Newser) - The mother who recently gave birth to octuplets did so determined to raise them as a single parent, Us magazine reports. "She did have boyfriends. She did have someone who really wanted to get married," said the mother of Nadya Suleman. But those relationships just didn't work out.... More »

Hideously Rich? Rent a Womb!

New York Times writer's chronicle of surrogate motherhood appalls Thomas Frank

(Newser) - In a credit-crunched world, the excesses of the rich no longer seem so cute. But apparently no one mentioned this to ex-New York Times columnist Alex Kuczynski who, after years of writing about billionaires, married one and joined the club. Thomas Frank revisits her recent chronicle of the trials of... More »

Indian Woman, 70, Is Oldest First-Time Mom

She and husband say they'd wanted a child together for 50 years.

(Newser) - A 70-year-old woman in India says she gave birth to her first child in late November, making her the world’s oldest new mother, the BBC reports. Rajo Devi underwent fertility treatment so she and her husband, Bala Ram, could realize their 50-year dream of having a child. Ram is... More »

More Women Trying to Cash In by Donating Eggs

(Newser) - In an unusual sign of the slowing economy, more women are applying to donate eggs or become surrogate mothers at fertility clinics, reports the Wall Street Journal. Surrogates can make about $25,000; while eggs usually sell for $3,000 to $8,000, one agency's ad offers $25,000 for... More »

More Kids for Kidman?

Actress says she may be ready to trade Hollywood for motherhood

(Newser) - Nicole Kidman may join the list of actors ditching the limelight for full-time motherhood—or at least threatening to. "In terms of my future as an actor and stuff, I don't know," said the 41-year-old Oscar winner, who may want to give 4-month-old Sunday Rose, her daughter with... More »

C-Sections, Wary Docs Push Birth Costs Up

Report is critical of high-tech methods, urges natural ones

(Newser) - Spending on childbirth—the country's No. 1 reason for hospitalization—is on the rise, and much of it is due to unnecessary tests and procedures, USA Today reports. A new study critical of the system found that $2.5 billion is spent annually on needless high-tech C-sections, which cost more... More »

Clinton Would Stomp Palin in Prez Race: Poll

Hillary scores 2-1 over Palin among women voters

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton would make moose meat of Sarah Palin in a head-to-head election battle to be president, according to a new poll among women voters. In a theoretical 2012 faceoff,  women voters said they would back Hilary 61% to Palin's 27%, reports the New York Daily News. Clinton is... More »

'Supermom' Torres Won't Rule Out 2012 Games

3 Beijing silvers—and close call with gold— may push swimmer to try for London

(Newser) - Though Dara Torres says she’s looking forward to hanging with her 2-year-old, the US swimmer’s three silver medals in Beijing have some asking if she’ll aim to compete in the 2012 Olympics—when she’ll be 45. "I don't know," Torres told the Philadelphia Inquirer.... More »

Michelle's First Job: 'Mom-in-Chief'

Obama talks kids, Barack, and politics

(Newser) - Michelle Obama says her foremost role as first lady would be as “mom-in-chief,” helping her daughters settle into life in the White House and “making sure they know they will continue to be the center of our universe.” In a wide-ranging interview with Ebony, she described... More »

Percentage of Working Women in Record Drop

Surprised experts thought 'motherhood movement' caused drop

(Newser) - The percentage of women in the US job market dipped this decade through a period of economic recovery for the first time in 48 years—and the faltering economy is bound to do even more damage, reports the New York Times. Like men, American women are leaving the workplace due... More »

Stay-At-Home Mom, Indeed

Home-birthing 'strange and magical,' but trade-offs hurt—like Mo. law against midwives

(Newser) - Home-birthing isn’t only strange and magical—it requires some covert-operation skills, Madeline Holler writes in Babble. After finding she preferred an attending midwife in the birth of her first child, Holler found using one for her second to be illegal in Missouri, where she'd moved. As such, she found,... More »

Moynahan Talks Getting Dumped, Pregnant

Brady's ex was 'heartbroken,' but now focuses on 'much younger man'

(Newser) - Actress Bridget Moynahan opens up to Harper's Bazaar about the emotional rollercoaster that was being dumped by Tom Brady for supermodel Gisele Bundchen only to learn she was pregnant. "Going through that traumatic time of being heartbroken and then being pregnant turned my whole life upside down…just knocked... More »

Morning Sickness May Help Protect Embryos

Ailment has evolutionary benefit, researchers say

(Newser) - Far from being a mere nuisance, morning sickness may actively protect embryos, LiveScience reports. Doctors have long recognized the association of morning sickness and a healthy pregnancy, but new research suggests the condition evolved to protect embryos from dangerous environmental factors. More »

'Mommy Weirdest' Blogger Tells It Like It Is: Depressing

But she's happy to collect $40K from advertisers on her popular site

(Newser) - The latest irreverent star of cyberspace is a former Mormon mommy blogger who isn't afraid to write that motherhood can be "awful." Heather Armstrong of Salt Lake City loves her 4-year-old daughter, but she complains that "sometimes it's really unpleasant and you turn around and you're like,... More »

Time's 10 Best Mothers Ever...

Mother Earth, Marge Simpson make the cut

(Newser) - No one's perfect, but some moms get pretty close—even if they do have control issues, out-of-wedlock kids, or a little drug habit. Time picked these winners for going against the grain.
  1. Dumbo's mom: for giving her child wings
  2. The moms of The Joy Luck Club: for caring a bit
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... And 10 Worst, From Futurama to Mommie Dearest

Picks from cult movies and mythology make the cut

(Newser) - If an ounce of mom is worth a pound of clergy, as they say, these mothers would topple the scales. Time lists its all-time worst moms: 
  1. Mom on Futurama: for bringing her cut-throat business sense home
  2. Mother in The Wall: for making Pink a baby forever
  3. Mrs. Robinson: for
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Mariah Carey: No Babies for Me

Having a child would make diva feel 'violated'

(Newser) - Mariah Carey may be nearing her 40th birthday but the singer isn't worried about her biological clock, reports the New York Daily News. That's because she has no plans to have kids—in fact, she'd "feel violated' by having a baby. "I know that's a weird thing to... More »

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