Loving Jamie Lynn

(Newser) - Teen mom Jamie Lynn Spears has nixed plans to wed her babydaddy in the short term, reports the New York Daily News . "We both agree that we want Maddie to be a little bit older so that she can be a part of it," Britney Spears’ kid sis tells OK! "We are engaged…There is no rush for anything." She also called reports of Casey Aldridge’s womanizing “completely fabricated.” More »

(Newser) - A stolen photo of teen mom Jamie Lynn Spears breastfeeding has turned what seemed to be a breach of Wal-Mart security into a federal case, TMZ reports. Copies of a dozen snapshots, allegedly purloined when baby daddy Casey Aldridge had legit copies made at a Louisiana store, could result in pornography charges because the underage mom’s breast is exposed. State and federal law enforcement are on the case. More »

(Newser) - Lynne Spears has gone on the offensive, telling Newsweek that a "hypocritical" press and public "crucified" her family when Jamie Lynn got pregnant at 16, but "celebrated" Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin for her daughter Bristol's teen pregnancy. "It's a totally different reaction." More »

(AP) - Los Angeles airport police duped a crowd of paparazzi looking to get a shot of Britney Spears' little sister Wednesday by leading an unidentified woman—wearing sunglasses and looking away from cameras—down an escalator while the real 17-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears and her baby left the airport from another area. More »

(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears has bigger problems than being an unwed teen mom. Her college dropout fiancé, Casey Aldridge, had a “hot and heavy” affair through the end of the 17-year-old's second trimester, reports In Touch. "He totally instigated it and pursued me,” revealed 28-year-old Kelli Dawson, who said the relationship started in the spring of 2007. More »

(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears is planning a late-fall wedding at home, with sister Britney as maid of honor, OK! magazine reports. "Her own backyard with just the people who matter most is more Jamie Lynn's style,” said a friend. The 17-year-old ex-Nickelodeon star, fiance Casey Aldridge, and baby Maddie live in Liberty, Miss. More »

(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears’ gushing OK! magazine spread, with its poetic waxings about motherhood, sends the exact wrong message—telling teens it's “perfect” to have a baby, critics say. “There's no way I would describe caring for a new baby as “fun.” “Fulfilling,” maybe, but it's possible Jamie Lynn lacks the vocabulary to explain how she's feeling exactly,” writes the French Infos Jeunes. More »

(Newser) - The teen pregnancy rate increased in 2006 for the first time since 1991, reports CNN. Officials from the National Institutes of Health aren't sure if the 2.8% increase in the number of teen moms is a blip or the start of a trend, but the figures are a "red flag that something has gone wrong," one expert told Bloomberg. More »

(Newser) - Three weeks after giving birth, teen mom Jamie Lynn Spears debuted daughter Maddie Briann on the cover of OK!, gushing about her “perfect” delivery—"I was very blessed" —and her desire to be a soccer mom. The interview fulfills the agreement first hammered out when the 17-year-old former Nickelodeon star announced her unintended pregnancy on the weekly’s cover in December. More »