Interview with Bethenny Frankel

Bethenny Frankel

Bethenny Frankel Talks Breastfeeding and Motherhood

Think a new marriage and a baby are going to keep the feisty star of one of Bravo's top rated shows tied down?


Think a new marriage and a baby are going to keep the feisty star of one of Bravo's top rated shows tied down? Think again. Fans of Bethenny Frankel's hit Bethenny's Getting Married? watched last week as the first mom learned to breastfeed her daughter, Bryn (now 3 months old) and pump. Now that the reality TV star is back to promoting her Skinny Girl way of life, and making TV appearances, she is relying on that pump more. As we head into World Breastfeeding Week, we spoke with the candid mama, who is participating in Ameda's I Breastfeed Because campaign, about the difficulties of nursing and motherhood.

Bethenny Frankel

Interview With Bethenny Frankel: Housewife's Baby Talk

Catfights, cocktails and creme de la creme guest lists are de rigueur on Bravo's hit Real Housewives of New York, where the cast spends much of their time decorating their homes, attending social events, and gossiping behind each other's backs.

Catfights, cocktails and creme de la creme guest lists are de rigueur on Bravo's hit Real Housewives of New York, where the cast spends much of their time decorating their homes, attending social events, and gossiping behind each other's backs. So how will the standout star, Bethenny Frankel, known for her witty zingers and Skinny Girl margaritas handle motherhood? With a mellow attitude and some perspective.

The mama-to-be who's due in June is keeping busy promoting the current season of Housewives, filming her own new series, Bethenny's Getting Married about her wedding to the babe's daddy, Jason Hobby, and penning her third book, A Place of Yes. The reality star chatted with me via phone yesterday as she was being prepped for a photo shoot.

BabySugar: Tell us about the pregnancy – were you surprised?
Bethenny: I was totally, completely surprised. It was generally something I was open to, but I wasn’t doing handstands and taking my temperature. I was just not being careful because I thought it would take a very long time because of my age. So yes, it was definitely like “Holy S**t”.

BabySugar: How’s the nursery coming along?
Bethenny: It isn’t. We haven’t done anything yet. We have to get to that in the next couple of weeks after we have the wedding. I like the catalog at Restoration Hardware, I like their style and the way they do it. Not so jungle-y. I think it will be much more conservative and nice. Not over the top with like clouds and hippopotamuses.

BabySugar: Should we expect to see a parenting book out of you like your costars Alex and Simon?
Bethenny: That will be years to come. It's so hard to be a parent to a thing that doesn’t do anything yet.

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