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Hoda Kotb
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TheTodaystar gave her cohost, Jenna Bush Hager, some important advice about taking full advantage of maternity leave after Hager gave birth to her third child, son Henry “Hall” Harold.
“[Kathie Lee Gifford] gave me words of wisdom: ‘When you establish a show, it’s been established. It’s a great show and it’s going to be a great show,'” she toldPEOPLE. “I told [Jenna], ‘Be there, be in the moment. When you step back into work, you will be with us.'”
“Live your life with your kids, and take all that awesomeness and bring that to the show,” she continued. “Just be a good mom, a good friend, a good sister, a good person. And she has that. I said, ‘I know how good it’s gonna be.'”
02of 15Behati PrinslooBehati Prinsloo with daughters Dusty and Gio.Behati Prinsloo/ InstagramThe model and mother of two shared a glimpse of how difficult motherhood can be via Instagram.“Here’s to the sleepless nights, bleeding nipples, crying, laughing, the highest of highs and lowest of lows and everything in between, i won’t change a single thing, being mom to Dusty and Gio keeps me strong, motivated and empowered,” Prinsloocaptionedthe photo of her wrangling her two girls.
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Behati Prinsloo
Behati Prinsloo with daughters Dusty and Gio.Behati Prinsloo/ Instagram
The model and mother of two shared a glimpse of how difficult motherhood can be via Instagram.
“Here’s to the sleepless nights, bleeding nipples, crying, laughing, the highest of highs and lowest of lows and everything in between, i won’t change a single thing, being mom to Dusty and Gio keeps me strong, motivated and empowered,” Prinsloocaptionedthe photo of her wrangling her two girls.
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Serena Williams
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Jamie Otis
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Ali Fedotowsky-Manno
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Fortunately, the new mom and dad eventually “learned to ask for help, whether it meant leaning on friends or calling our moms and asking them to fly out and stay with us for a week,” with Fedotowsky-Manno explaining, “and now we have a part-time nanny who comes once or twice a week.”
06of 15Chrissy TeigenChrissy Teigen/InstagramThe mom of 1-year-old Luna is outspoken when it comes to touchy issues surrounding motherhood — and hasn’t shied away from discussing said topics in an attempt to show new moms they’re not alone. “Most days were spent on the exact same spot on the couch and rarely would I muster up the energy to make it upstairs for bed,“Teigen wrote in an essay forGlamour, chronicling her battle with postpartum depression and anxiety. “John would sleep on the couch with me, sometimes four nights in a row. I started keeping robes and comfy clothes in the pantry so I wouldn’t have to go upstairs when John went to work. There was a lot of spontaneous crying.”
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Chrissy Teigen
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The mom of 1-year-old Luna is outspoken when it comes to touchy issues surrounding motherhood — and hasn’t shied away from discussing said topics in an attempt to show new moms they’re not alone. “Most days were spent on the exact same spot on the couch and rarely would I muster up the energy to make it upstairs for bed,“Teigen wrote in an essay forGlamour, chronicling her battle with postpartum depression and anxiety. “John would sleep on the couch with me, sometimes four nights in a row. I started keeping robes and comfy clothes in the pantry so I wouldn’t have to go upstairs when John went to work. There was a lot of spontaneous crying.”
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Peta Murgatroyd
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08of 15Kristin CavallariFrazer Harrison/GettyThere are many, err, perks to breastfeeding, as the formerLaguna Beachstar was quick to address on Instagram. “I just wanna thank breast feeding for making my left boob perkier than my right,“she wrote, commenting on her cleavage-baring Grammys look.
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Kristin Cavallari
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There are many, err, perks to breastfeeding, as the formerLaguna Beachstar was quick to address on Instagram. “I just wanna thank breast feeding for making my left boob perkier than my right,“she wrote, commenting on her cleavage-baring Grammys look.
09of 15Jessica BielJessica Biel/InstagramNothing beats squeezing in some quality time with son Silas, according to Biel. “[Three things I can’t live without are] yoga, eating breakfast with my kid [and] listening to Erykah Badu while I eat with my kid,” she told The Skimm. When asked to finish the sentence ‘Woke up like this,’ she added, “Disheveled, running late, doing too many things at once and underperforming all of them; but pretty thrilled about mediocrity! Could be a lot worse, guys. A lot worse.”
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Jessica Biel
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Nothing beats squeezing in some quality time with son Silas, according to Biel. “[Three things I can’t live without are] yoga, eating breakfast with my kid [and] listening to Erykah Badu while I eat with my kid,” she told The Skimm. When asked to finish the sentence ‘Woke up like this,’ she added, “Disheveled, running late, doing too many things at once and underperforming all of them; but pretty thrilled about mediocrity! Could be a lot worse, guys. A lot worse.”
10of 15Olivia WildeOlivia Wilde/InstagramTruth: Traveling becomes even more overwhelming once you have a kid – but there are solutions. “Mentally preparing for 13 hour travel day with toddler,“Wilde wrote on Instagram. “My suitcase is mostly full of bribes.”
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Olivia Wilde
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Truth: Traveling becomes even more overwhelming once you have a kid – but there are solutions. “Mentally preparing for 13 hour travel day with toddler,“Wilde wrote on Instagram. “My suitcase is mostly full of bribes.”
11of 15Brooklyn DeckerBrooklyn Decker/InstagramGlam squad, we hardly knew thee! “Undereye bags. Haven’t colored my hair in months,” the model-turned-actress wrote on Instagram ofher less-than-glamorous run as a new mom. “There’s dried breast milk errrrywhere. Nevermind the scrunchie.”
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Brooklyn Decker
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Glam squad, we hardly knew thee! “Undereye bags. Haven’t colored my hair in months,” the model-turned-actress wrote on Instagram ofher less-than-glamorous run as a new mom. “There’s dried breast milk errrrywhere. Nevermind the scrunchie.”
12of 15Alyssa MilanoAlyssa Milano/Instagram"When I post pictures of me breastfeeding Bella, it’s not that I’m trying to be very outspoken about breastfeeding, it’s that it’s a very special moment in my life,” she told PEOPLE. “What [other people] take from that is a whole other thing. Support from not only breastfeeding moms, but moms everywhere, has been really powerful and really overwhelming.”
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Alyssa Milano
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“When I post pictures of me breastfeeding Bella, it’s not that I’m trying to be very outspoken about breastfeeding, it’s that it’s a very special moment in my life,” she told PEOPLE. “What [other people] take from that is a whole other thing. Support from not only breastfeeding moms, but moms everywhere, has been really powerful and really overwhelming.”
13of 15Jessie James DeckerJessie James Decker/InstagramThere’s no such thing as solo bathroom time, especially when you’re taking care of a toddler. “When privacy doesn’t exist,” the country starshared on Insta, showing daughter Vivianne waiting for her mom in the bathroom.
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Jessie James Decker
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There’s no such thing as solo bathroom time, especially when you’re taking care of a toddler. “When privacy doesn’t exist,” the country starshared on Insta, showing daughter Vivianne waiting for her mom in the bathroom.
14of 15Jenni ‘JWOWW’ FarleyJWoww/IntagramWhen it comes to art, moms automaticallybecome the canvasfor their kids’ creativity. “Meilani was over the easel … Said ‘mom you’re next … And your hair,'” recounted the reality star.
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Jenni ‘JWOWW’ Farley
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When it comes to art, moms automaticallybecome the canvasfor their kids’ creativity. “Meilani was over the easel … Said ‘mom you’re next … And your hair,'” recounted the reality star.
15of 15Kim Kardashian WestKim Kardashian/InstagramJuggling a toddler and a newborn is hard – just ask Kardashian West, who sounded off about her rough day when sisterKendall Jennercalled to prank heronKocktails with Khloé. “I mean, today is not the day cause I literally would be a bit more negative cause I’m on one hour of sleep cause North was up all night and I was feeding [Saint] every two seconds and literally, my day has been like, so crazy and I’ve had no sleep and I want to like, die,” the mom of two vented to her sisters.
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Kim Kardashian West
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Juggling a toddler and a newborn is hard – just ask Kardashian West, who sounded off about her rough day when sisterKendall Jennercalled to prank heronKocktails with Khloé. “I mean, today is not the day cause I literally would be a bit more negative cause I’m on one hour of sleep cause North was up all night and I was feeding [Saint] every two seconds and literally, my day has been like, so crazy and I’ve had no sleep and I want to like, die,” the mom of two vented to her sisters.
source: people.com
