Read more mothers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3485/mothers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:38:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74130/twilights-secret-superfans-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwilight ’s “unthinkably cheesy,” unabashedly adolescent take on love—vampire love, at that—is inspiring adoration in a hidden cache of fans: “smart, sophisticated, well-read mothers.” Why would an otherwise mature adult turn to mush over Stephenie Meyer’s teen saga—even putting a photo of Robert Pattinson on her fridge?...http://www.newser.com/story/74130/twilights-secret-superfans-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 8:55:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73907/todays-hot-dieting-tool-breast-feeding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's not the most PC thing to admit, but more and more moms are jumping on the breast-feeding wagon for the love of their...waist, reports Catherine Saint Louis for the New York Times . "For those incredibly shrinking women, the time they nurse is precious not only for its skin-on-skin...http://www.newser.com/story/73907/todays-hot-dieting-tool-breast-feeding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:03:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72657/the-mommy-industry-is-killing-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to offhand comments from her son ("You're a mean mom!") and underhanded comments from other parents ("Your son's very competitive!"), Karen Houppert wakes up at 2:30am every day, wrestling with self-doubt. The newest parenting trend—family coaches to perfect your child-raising skills—joins the already $2....http://www.newser.com/story/72657/the-mommy-industry-is-killing-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70736/most-stay-at-home-moms-arent-opting-out-census.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census figures show...http://www.newser.com/story/70736/most-stay-at-home-moms-arent-opting-out-census.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67846/easier-prenatal-tests-may-replace-invasive-amnio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmniocentesis may become a thing of the past, as new procedures are developed that can non-invasively but definitively test for Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities, writes Amanda Schaffer for DoubleX. The procedures, expected to be available in the next few years, take advantage of a recent discovery: Early in...http://www.newser.com/story/67846/easier-prenatal-tests-may-replace-invasive-amnio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 19:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67038/boozing-authormom-hits-the-wagon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStefanie Wilder-Taylor made a name for herself penning light-hearted accounts of life as a hard-drinking mom, so her blog readers were shocked when she announced that she was laying off the sauce, the New York Times reports. Drinking-while-parenting “was a way to express that we’re still fun people,” but when...http://www.newser.com/story/67038/boozing-authormom-hits-the-wagon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Aug 2009 13:07:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65842/lets-heed-moms-warning-signs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s easy to demonize Otty Sanchez, the Texas mother who allegedly killed and ate parts of her weeks-old son, but the case suggests “some steps we as a society should be taking to support new mothers,” Karen Houppert writes in Salon. Even the medical community is ignorant about postpartum depression;...http://www.newser.com/story/65842/lets-heed-moms-warning-signs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 16:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65359/retailers-pitch-tweens-moms-age-appropriate-wares.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTween girls are a $43 billion market—but they’re not the ones with the wallets. Marketers are aiming for parents concerned about kids facing a barrage of ads that may not be “age-appropriate,” the Washington Times reports. “Many products are about making them older faster, but that's just not what...http://www.newser.com/story/65359/retailers-pitch-tweens-moms-age-appropriate-wares.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 10:05:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62908/moms-deserve-a-break-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe maternal resentment has evidently been building up for a while, and New York Times blogger Judith Warner is letting loose. She recounts slights perpetrated against her and her friends and wonders: "Why do people so often permit themselves to dump—verbally, emotionally, with a surgically precise ability to wound...http://www.newser.com/story/62908/moms-deserve-a-break-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:33:01 CDT