I actually felt the same way before I had kids- the whole idea just put me off. I figured I'd try it just because and ended up loving it (well, not always- sometimes it sucks) and nursing my kids for a year + each, so, you never know. But yes, it is good to have the research support the idea that women can make the…

Well, it's only "free" if you have the luxury of being home with your baby all the time. Otherwise it costs money: pump, bottles, etc. Not to mention that many lower-income women have jobs that don't take kindly to needing a 15-20 minute pumping break every few hours. Or have places to pump. Or storage for milk.

A huge number of women's golf scholarships go unclaimed each year. Hearing that, my husband made more of a point of taking our daughter golfing in the hopes of encouraging an interest that she already has and getting some daddy-daughter time (she's not quite 5). Should this interest blossom into talent for which…

Thank you so very much for this info. Could be dangerous...

I really am amazed that there is such a thing as school-sanctioned "Greek Life" anymore. It seems like an institution that long ago outlived its purpose. I say this as someone who was a reluctant part of Greek life almost 20 years ago (was a thing one did in my family; I got out quickly). Yes, some…

This has nothing to do with anything but I went into labor with my first child while playing Eye of the Tiger on Guitar Hero and Bon Jovi was playing in the delivery room the moment both of my kids were born. Too odd not to respond to your comment!

I know I am super late to this game but had to share this. I am agnostic and not a big believer in ghost stories, but I don't have an explanation for this:

Age: 22

La Leche League of Nations?

That is so true, and an impulse I had to fight in the beginning. I wanted everything done exactly my way and had to learn to give up control in order to let my husband be the kind of awesome dad he has turned out to be. If this means the kid wears Christmas PJs to bed in June or doesn't nap exactly on schedule when…

I think there are so many factors that influence a mother's happiness. For me, motherhood has absolutely been the best thing I've ever done and has made me happier and more fulfilled than I could have imagined (I have a 3 year old daughter and a baby boy due any minute). I am basically a stay-at-home mom, but…

Wow, this hits home- I created an account just to comment for the first time on this article, which I enjoyed. My mom is a wonderful grandmother and, really, was a wonderful mom in many ways. But she is obsessed with weight and image (hers, mine, strangers) and created a mountain of issues for me growing up. We…