6 Celebrity Moms Who Know Sometimes Bottle Is Best (PHOTOS)

vrijdag 30 augustus 2013

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by Mary Fischer 7 hours ago

It's no secret that breastfeeding is all the rage with celebrity moms, but as shocking as it may be to some -- not all famous mamas stick to the boob 100 percent of the time.

Whether it be to supplement with formula, to feed their babies with pumped milk so they don't have to whip out their breasts in public (the paps are everywhere), or simply because they can't or do not wish to breastfeed -- some celeb moms have been spotted out and about with baby bottles used to nourish their little ones.

See, not everyone can commit to exclusive breastfeeding -- not even high-profile moms, which should make you breathe a sigh of relief if you're also a bottle-feeding mama.

Check out these photos to see six celeb moms who bottle-feed their babies or did in the past.

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is the writer behind The Mommyologist, and the mom of a future famous comedian. Her current loves include cosmopolitans, reality TV, and shoes that don't pinch her feet.

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Police Overreact to Parents Posting Photo of Their 4-Year-Old With Beer Bottle

dinsdag 27 augustus 2013

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by Sasha Brown-Worsham 1 hour ago

Parents are being investigated after they posted a photo of their 4-year-old daughter "drinking" out of a beer bottle. The caption underneath the Instagram photo was "German beer is goooudd! Haha already likes expensive bottles!" Instead of laughs, they got reported.

As a parent myself, I get the basic concept. Beer is bad for kids. Any alcohol is bad for children. Obviously. But isn't this sort of an iconic photo we all have from our childhood? Remember how HILARIOUS it is to pretend like our kid is drinking? I know I have that photo in my family album and my parents were practically teetotalers.

I also know I have seen it in many other kids' albums. It's not a big deal. As I recall, the smell of beer even made me sick until I was well over the legal age. So why are these parents getting so much flak?

We might need to take a few steps back in cases like these. Is it funny? Not to everyone. I actually don't have this photo of my own children. But honestly, that's less because I am offended and more just because I think it's overplayed. I know I have seen it on Facebook and no one bats an eye. We KNOW our friends are good parents and wouldn't give their toddler beer. But I guess people don't know the same about these parents who posted the photo on the Instagram account of Davinci Tattoo and Piercing.

The parents, for their part, have said it was water in the bottle and I tend to believe them. Even if I WANTED to get my 5- or 6-year-old to try beer or wine, I know they wouldn't. They have sniffed at our glasses and looked at us like we were insane.

"How can you drink that?" my daughter asked. It's an acquired taste. So the likelihood of a 4-year-old loving beer to the point where she would turn the bottle upside down in her mouth seems pretty low.

It's a lot more likely that this was a joke and people took it too seriously. I think we all need to take a few steps back and reevaluate ourselves when we feel the need to freak out over things we might not even understand.

Do you have that photo in your baby album?

Image via BitchBuzz/Flickr

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sasha Brown-Worsham

can't decide whether she is a mother, writer, or runner, but is usually all three at some point each day. She has written for dozens of print magazines, newspapers, and websites. She rarely ever writes on bathroom walls.

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Moms’ Personality Quirks Can Predict Whether They’ll Give Baby Bottle or Breast

dinsdag 6 augustus 2013

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by Nicole Fabian-Weber 3 hours ago

A new study has found that a mom's personality traits play a big role in whether she breastfeeds her baby or gives the little cutie a bottle. Apparently, women who are extroverts have more of a propensity toward nursing, while women who are prone to anxiety are more likely to feed their child from a bottle.

While I think a million and one things go into a woman's decision to breastfeed -- and keep breastfeeding -- I'm not so sure "being an extrovert" plays a role. However, anxiety? Yes, definitely.

Most moms I know nursed their second (or third or fourth) children longer than their first. In fact, I know many women who nursed their first kids a little more than a few weeks, and breastfed their next well into toddlerhood. And I get this. Big time. My nursing experience wound up being nothing like I imagined. And I think -- actually, I know -- anxiety and general on edgeness from having a baby who cried a lot (and no help) had something to do with it. If I have another child, I'm fairly certain that things will be much, much different than they were with my first. In many aspects of parenting, not just with breastfeeding, I think I'd be a much more confident parent to a newborn if I had another -- because I've been there. And everything, including nursing, wouldn't come as such a shock.

I'm not so sure I fully buy the "extroverts are more likely to nurse" conclusion, as this hasn't been the experience in my life at all. I know many introverts who breastfeed their children and many outgoing people who do not. Perhaps extroverts are more likely to nurse in public, but I can't see the overall connection.

We all know there are a variety of things that go into a woman's decision to breastfeed or not, but it's interesting to see, in writing, that nervousness plays a role. It may, in some small way, give hope to women who didn't successfully breastfeed their first child to do so with their next.

Did you have different nursing experiences with your children?

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Free Brita Soft Squeeze Bottle for Kids at Target—New $4.00 Coupon!

donderdag 11 juli 2013

Free Brita Soft Squeeze Bottle for Kids at Target—New $4.00 Coupon!

Remember the Brita kids’ water bottle deal from last week? We have a new coupon with an even higher value! Save $4.00 on one Brita kids’ bottle! Brita kids’ water bottles are on clearance at Target for $3.94. These bottles are located in the aisle with the other Brita products. Match this low price with the new coupon and pay nothing! Keep in mind that clearance may vary from store to store.

Brita Soft Squeeze Bottle for Kids (reg $7.89) $3.94, clearance price
Use $4.00/1 – Brita Bottle, any, including Hard-Sided Brita Bottle for Kids, limit of 4 coupons in same shopping trip – (coupons.com)
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