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Could Nursing Reduce the Chances of Breast Cancer in Moms?
While the debate over whether breast-feeding leads to smarter and skinnier children continues, the list of perks for mamas grows. Women claim it helps with everything from shedding the postpartum pounds to cutting the budget. A new report claims that women with a family history of breast cancer can reduce their risk by nursing.
Would You Risk Your Own Health For a Baby?
My dad recently asked me what I considered the most important thing in my life. I answered my family — my daughter and husband. I wasn't too surprised when he said his was his health as he's a doctor.
Politics or Show Biz For Your Kids?
Breast cancer is a cause near and dear to her heart, so Desperate Housewives's actress Marcia Cross has been putting her efforts into fighting for rights for women recuperating from mastectomies.
The Melrose Place veteran is using her star power to bring attention to a 12–year–old bill that would grant patients 48 hours to recover after their surgery. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia – you look good behind that podium!
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Odd or Endearing: Ailing Father Drink's Daughter's Breast Milk?
Georgia Browne's breast milk benefits both her son and her father. While young Monty is the obvious recipient, the new mother also offered the liquid gold to her dad Tim who has terminal cancer after she found research suggesting that mother's milk helps kill cancer cells. She said:
‘It feels like I’m doing the most natural thing for the people I love.
What to Expect at Your Postpartum Checkup
Mamas wait for what seems like an eternity for their babies, so when they finally arrive it's a big relief. There's another wonderful thing that comes with holding the warm bundle of joy, clearing your calendar of prenatal appointments! But, before women can pencil in other activities, they need to go in for their six week postpartum checkup.
Sheryl Crow Rocks, Rolls and Is Raising a Lil Humanitarian
For all the fame and fortune that has come her way, mama Sheryl Crow seems to keep a modest head on her very sculpted shoulders. Mother to adorable two-year-old Wyatt, the talented crooner has overcome quite a few obstacles in the public eye while maintaining a genuine smile and staying true to herself. On her biggest parenting task, she said:
I know I have a responsibility...
Lil Links: Did Gwen Stefani Steal Her Son's Name?
- Is Gwen Stefani a baby namenapper? — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Moby spout cover from Skip Hop — Cookie
- How do you disguise bad words? — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Getting by — looking for a job while pregnant — CafeMom
- Younger women with breast cancer face added peril — Health
- Kids digital camera reviews: the good, the bad and the blurry!
Wonder Woman: Gwyneth Paltrow
Oscar winner, fashion icon, women's health advocate and rock star wife, Gwyneth Paltrow juggles her many roles on a daily basis. Famously known for avoiding the red carpet with her husband, Coldplay front man Chris Martin, this wonder woman lives the jetset lifestyle — splitting her time between homes in London and New York. Among her charitable causes are the Robin Hood Foundation that fights poverty in NYC and breast cancer research, to which she donates an annual minimum of $500,000 from the sales of her Estee Lauder fragrance.
Would You Have Your Child Tested?
If you had a crystal ball and could look into your child's future and know the probability of her developing breast or ovarian cancer, would you do it? If your answer is "yes," some of your curiosity could be satisfied.
There's a test in the medical community that tells a person if he or she is a carrier of the BRCA mutation, which can indicate a higher likelihood of cancer in the future.
Lil Links: Impress Your Holiday Guests With Snowglobe Soap
- Make some festive snowglobe soaps to impress your holiday guests — Alpha Mom
- Can we ever get enough of these Beckham boys? — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Guess who's the cutest lil baker in Tinseltown? — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- A mother's New Year's resolution — Fit Pregnancy
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