01of 09JANUARY ATE HER PLACENTAAsadorian-Mejia/Splash News OnlineWhen asked how she juggles a grueling work schedule with first-time motherhood, former the star responded with an unexpected pick-me-up: She ate her placenta. “I have a great doula who makes sure I’m eating well, with vitamins and teas, and with placenta capsulation,” she told PEOPLE in 2012. “We’re the only mammals who don’t ingest our own placentas.”

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JANUARY ATE HER PLACENTA

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JANUARY EATS HER PLACENTA

When asked how she juggles a grueling work schedule with first-time motherhood, former the star responded with an unexpected pick-me-up: She ate her placenta. “I have a great doula who makes sure I’m eating well, with vitamins and teas, and with placenta capsulation,” she told PEOPLE in 2012. “We’re the only mammals who don’t ingest our own placentas.”

02of 09ALICIA FED HER SON FROM HER MOUTHCourtesy Alicia SilverstoneIn an online video posted on her website, the actress, who practices premastication, is seen chewing food then feeding it – mouth-to-mouth – to then-10-month-old son Bear Blu. “He crawls across the room to attack my mouth if I’m eating,” she wrote on her blog.

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ALICIA FED HER SON FROM HER MOUTH

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ALICIA FEEDS HER SON FROM HER MOUTH

In an online video posted on her website, the actress, who practices premastication, is seen chewing food then feeding it – mouth-to-mouth – to then-10-month-old son Bear Blu. “He crawls across the room to attack my mouth if I’m eating,” she wrote on her blog.

03of 09MAYIM NURSED HER SON UNTIL HE WAS 4-YEARS-OLDNational Photo GroupAs a working mom to two boys – Miles, 10, and Fred, 7, –Big Bang Theoryactress Mayim Bialik is quite open about her belief in attachment parenting, which includes natural birth, bed sharing and, for Bialik, still breastfeeding Fred until he was 4-years-old. “Nursing is natural and beautiful and wonderful,” she wroteon her blog.

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MAYIM NURSED HER SON UNTIL HE WAS 4-YEARS-OLD

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MAYIM NURSES HER 3-YEAR-OLD

As a working mom to two boys – Miles, 10, and Fred, 7, –Big Bang Theoryactress Mayim Bialik is quite open about her belief in attachment parenting, which includes natural birth, bed sharing and, for Bialik, still breastfeeding Fred until he was 4-years-old. “Nursing is natural and beautiful and wonderful,” she wroteon her blog.

04of 09SNOOKI PREPPED FOR MOTHERHOOD WITH A DOLLMejia/Asadorian/Splash News OnlineNicole “Snooki” Polizzi wasn’t wasting any time preparing for the arrival of her bundle of joy. While filming herJersey Shorespin-off, the colorfully clad and heeled reality star stepped out in Jersey City, N.J.,pushing a fake doll in a stroller. And she didn’t stop there. During a shopping trip, she swapped doll duty with then-fiancé Jionni LaValle.

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SNOOKI PREPPED FOR MOTHERHOOD WITH A DOLL

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SNOOKI IS PREPPING WITH A DOLL

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi wasn’t wasting any time preparing for the arrival of her bundle of joy. While filming herJersey Shorespin-off, the colorfully clad and heeled reality star stepped out in Jersey City, N.J.,pushing a fake doll in a stroller. And she didn’t stop there. During a shopping trip, she swapped doll duty with then-fiancé Jionni LaValle.

05of 09KOURTNEY SLEEPS WITH HER 2-YEAR-OLDAKM-GSIDespite sisterKhloe Kardashian’sdisapproval, thereality starwas so attached to then-2-year-old son Mason that she slept with him – minus former boyfriend Scott Disick. “I know that having Mason sleep in my bed might be a controversial topic. But I have to be honest: I just love that time,” she told PEOPLE in 2010.

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KOURTNEY SLEEPS WITH HER 2-YEAR-OLD

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KOURTNEY SLEEPS WITH HER 2-YEAR-OLD

Despite sisterKhloe Kardashian’sdisapproval, thereality starwas so attached to then-2-year-old son Mason that she slept with him – minus former boyfriend Scott Disick. “I know that having Mason sleep in my bed might be a controversial topic. But I have to be honest: I just love that time,” she told PEOPLE in 2010.

06of 09HOLLY SUCKED SNOT FROM HER KIDS' NOSESPicture Perfect/Rex; Inset: AmazonTalk about TMI! During a 2011 episode ofThe Talk, former cohost Holly Robinson Peete let her fellow gabbers in on a little secret from her parenting playbook. “True mommy confession … when my kids were babies, when they would be real congested, I used to suck the snot out of their noses,” she revealed. “The pump thing didn’t work! I couldn’t get a good angle on it.”

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HOLLY SUCKED SNOT FROM HER KIDS' NOSES

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HOLLY SUCKED SNOT FROM HER KIDS' NOSES

Talk about TMI! During a 2011 episode ofThe Talk, former cohost Holly Robinson Peete let her fellow gabbers in on a little secret from her parenting playbook. “True mommy confession … when my kids were babies, when they would be real congested, I used to suck the snot out of their noses,” she revealed. “The pump thing didn’t work! I couldn’t get a good angle on it.”

07of 09KATIE LETS SURI WEAR HEELS & MAKEUPFlynetNo stylist, no problem! In anEllemagazine interview,Katie Holmesrevealed she often relies on now-10-year-old daughter Suri for fashion advice. Not surprising, considering the fashionista-in-training has picked out all of her own clothes since she was 1 ½. Holmes even lets her “strong-willed” girl experiment with makeup and low-heeled pumps.

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KATIE LETS SURI WEAR HEELS & MAKEUP

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KATIE LETS SURI WEAR HEELS & MAKEUP

No stylist, no problem! In anEllemagazine interview,Katie Holmesrevealed she often relies on now-10-year-old daughter Suri for fashion advice. Not surprising, considering the fashionista-in-training has picked out all of her own clothes since she was 1 ½. Holmes even lets her “strong-willed” girl experiment with makeup and low-heeled pumps.

08of 09TORI IGNORED DOCTOR’S ORDERS ABOUT SEXCourtesy Tori SpellingJust one month after welcoming daughter Hattie, 4,Tori Spellingand husband Dean McDermott were shocked to find out they were expecting yet again after disregarding the doctor’s orders to wait six weeks before having sex. “I can dispel the old wives' tale that you can’t get pregnant while you’re breastfeeding,” she joked on theTodayshow.

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TORI IGNORED DOCTOR’S ORDERS ABOUT SEX

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TORI IGNORED DOCTOR’S ORDERS ABOUT SEX

Just one month after welcoming daughter Hattie, 4,Tori Spellingand husband Dean McDermott were shocked to find out they were expecting yet again after disregarding the doctor’s orders to wait six weeks before having sex. “I can dispel the old wives' tale that you can’t get pregnant while you’re breastfeeding,” she joked on theTodayshow.

09of 09GWEN DYES HER SON’S HAIRGoffredo Crollalanza/Pacific Coast News; Splash News OnlineKnown for her signature platinum locks, it only makes sense that rockerGwen Stefaniwould let son Kingston dye his hair too. After sporting a bleach blond do for years, the then-5½-year-old even experimented with a blue Mohawk before cutting everything off and letting his natural dark brown mane grow in.

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GWEN DYES HER SON’S HAIR

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GWEN DYES HER SON’S HAIR

Known for her signature platinum locks, it only makes sense that rockerGwen Stefaniwould let son Kingston dye his hair too. After sporting a bleach blond do for years, the then-5½-year-old even experimented with a blue Mohawk before cutting everything off and letting his natural dark brown mane grow in.

source: people.com