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Tell Mommy: What Was Your Toughest Postpartum Moment?

babysugar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05:58 -0800

An inspiration to many mothers who suffer from postpartum depression, superstar mama Brooke Shields continues to give hope to new moms through her raw and honest revelations. A spokesperson for the debilitating disease and depression, she recently spoke at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation in Manhattan where she recalled a harrowing moment in her life. She said:

I finally had a healthy beautiful baby girl and I couldn't look at her... I couldn't hold her and I couldn't sing to her and I couldn't smile at her... All I wanted to do was disappear and die... That was the week I almost did not resist driving my car straight into a wall on the side of the freeway... My baby was in the back seat and that even pissed me off because I thought she's even ruining this for me. I just wanted to drive into the wall and my friend stayed on the phone with me and made me safely get home.

It takes guts to talk about those dark moments but her story undoubtedly gives hope to many women who are having similar experiences. If you care to share, tell us what your toughest postpartum moment was.

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Celebaby Roundup

LilSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:00:13 -0700

With Memorial Day to celebrate, the stars took advantage of the three-day weekend and spent it with their families. The outings weren't just limited to the holiday though - take a look at what your favorite tots were up to the entire time.

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Brooke Shields: Pretty Baby Has Staying Power as Smart Mama

LilSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:00:08 -0700

Brooke Shields has proved she's more than just a pretty baby, but a talented woman. Thrust into the public eye modeling for Ivory Soap at the age of 11 months, the stunner had a successful modeling and film career before she took to the small screen starring in a number of television shows like Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and the recently canceled, Lipstick Jungle.

Though she sparked controversy with her role as a child prostitute in 1978's Pretty Baby and again a few years later in a Calvin Klein jeans ad, Shields may best be known these days as an outspoken advocate for women suffering from postpartum depression. Following the birth of her daughter Rowan, 6, the actress wrote Down Came the Rain an account of her struggle with the disease, her battle with fertility and her suicidal thoughts. She publicly and passionately disagreed with Tom Cruise about the use of psychiatric drugs for PPD treatment though they eventually called a truce.

The mom of two – Shields also is mom to Grier, 3, – still does a number of advertisements and promotes her books, including the just-released It's the Best Day Ever, Dad! about the bond between fathers and daughters.

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Celebaby Roundup

LilSugar — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:57 -0700

Mother's Day was the weekend's main event and some of our favorite celebrities were out celebrating with their little ones across the country. While mamas were in the spotlight, there was plenty of cuteness to go around, so take a look at what the celebabies were up to as well.

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Lilly Pulitzer's Celeb Studded Jubilee Collection

LilSugar — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:00:16 -0700

Preppy chic never goes out of style and after 50 years of "Palm Beach" socialite design, Lilly Pulitzer is celebrating its golden jubilee with some of our favorite mamas. The company worked with nine celebrity moms to create "Mommy and Me" looks for bathing suits, tunics, dresses and tops featuring the design house's famed patterned prints. Perfect for Mother's Day, or Summer picnics, the garments reflect Lilly Pulitzer's classic silhouettes.

Among the famous mommies involved in the collection are Gwyneth Paltrow (whose bathing suits are featured here), Brooke Shields, Angie Harmon, Bridget Moynahan, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Marcia Cross and Debra Messing. A portion of the Mommy and Me collection sales will benefit EBMRF, a non-profit organization devoted to finding the cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare skin condition.

Lil Links: Brooke Shields' Daughter Has a Potty Mouth

LilSugar — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:00:19 -0800

Brooke Shields' daughter's got a potty mouth - Celebrity Baby Blog
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How to make your rental feel like home - Alpha Mom
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America's healthiest gifts - Health
Do your kids take vitamins? - Cafe Mom
Revised fish eating guidelines in the works - Fit Pregnancy
Store refuses to make a cake for kid named Adolf Hitler - Parent Dish

Celebaby Roundup

LilSugar — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:00:35 -0800

As we get closer to the holidays, celebabies are all bundled up for the cold and dressed up for seasonal festivities. Check out the slideshow to see what a few of our favorite lil faces, including Levi McConaughey and Harlow Madden, were up to this week.

Flynet and Bauer-Griffin

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The Shields Henchy Clan Is Bi-Coastal

LilSugar — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:00:59 -0700

Two careers, two kids and one heck of a long commute! To film Lipstick Jungle, Brooke Shields relocated to the Big Apple with her daughters, Rowan, 4, and Grier, 2, but her hubby, Chris Henchy stayed back in Los Angeles.

As an executive producer on Entourage, his work is on the West Coast so Brooke has come up with some creative ways to manage television making and mothering like having her nanny bring her girls down to meet her.

She recently told USA Today:

"I worked until late last night and this morning. I was like, 'Girls, this is what we're going to do, and you'll come with me to where I need to be so we can spend an extra hour together.' I made a plan for them."

The arrangement seems to be working for the actress who said she would stay in New York for as long as the show runs.

Would you be willing to become a bi-coastal family for a career opportunity?
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It's a Lipstick Jungle for Brooke Shields and Her Girls

babysugar — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:07 -0700

Gearing up to promote her newest season of Lipstick Jungle, mama Brooke Shields still finds time to skip and cuddle with her two favorite girls - daughters Rowan and Grier. Life imitating art or vice versa.

When Pop saw the fab mom at the TCAs, she asked her what her perfect day off would be like. Her answer:

You'd just be with them. I like the morning to start late which never happens with babies. So, they come into my bed and that’s a good start. We just dance and play and then, you know, walk in parks, eating, shopping - just listening to them. Literally, it’s just about babies.

Seems like the triple threat Henchy girls shared a "perfect" day together as they took on Manhattan in their summery blue and white stripes and golden clogs. Brooke appears to be taking notes from a much younger fashionista. Suri, are you already a stylist for some of Hollywood's hottest?

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Would You Trade Your Purse For a Fancy Fanny Pack?

LilSugar — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:00:12 -0700

Beautiful Brooke Shields and her darling daughter, Rowan Henchy, headed to the Jonas Brothers concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City recently. Now that the 4-year-old is getting to be a big girl, mama went without a purse and opted for a fancy leather fanny pack.

While the waist-clinching sack is certainly practical for a mother on the move, would you forgo your bag for one?
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