Weekend Reading: Links We Like

Nine new mothers report exactly what giving birth cost them—and the final bills are all over the place. (Women’s Health Magazine)

As part of Women’s Sport Week in the UK, the BBC catches up with elite marathoner mom Paula Radcliffe.

Will our baby love us the same when our breasts aren’t part of the deal anymore? This writer investigates. (New York Magazine)

Timing is everything: A new study shows that postpartum IUDs—specifically those implanted after C-sections versus six weeks after birth—can better help avoid another immediate pregnancy. (New York Times)

Dutch model Doutzen Kroes made a breastfeeding statement on Instagram with a photo showing motherhood and sexuality side by side. (Yahoo)

A rough look at a recent spate of police brutality against pregnant women. (New York Magazine)

Zoe Saldana, who had twins last year, isn’t interested in getting her pre-baby body back. (Health)

This writer contends that most of what people tell you about pregnancy doesn’t come close to the whole truth. (Scary Mommy)

The New Jersey Senate approved a bill that will allow breast milk banks to open throughout the state. (Philly.com)

The world’s first penis transplant has made a baby. (Yes, you read that right.) (Washington Post)