Jamie Lynn Spears To OK!: "I Had A Perfect Pregnancy"

NEW YORK — Weeks after giving birth to daughter Maddie Briann, Jamie Lynn Spears is showing off the newborn, sharing memories of a "perfect" delivery and longing to be a Southern soccer mom.

Spears and fiance Casey Aldridge welcomed Maddie at a hospital in McComb, Miss., on June 19. The younger sister of Britney Spears poses with her on the cover of OK! magazine _ as expected, given the fact that Spears announced her pregnancy through an article in OK! and reportedly was to receive a large payday for exclusive pictures of the baby.

The photos were taken at the pair's Mississippi home. The magazine does not comment on the terms of its deals with celebrities.

In an interview with OK!, the 17-year-old Jamie Lynn said she had been nervous about giving birth "but it all fell into place. I was right on schedule. I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed."

Jamie Lynn said watching Aldridge, a pipe-layer from Liberty, Miss., hold Maddie for the first time "was the coolest thing. ... He was so happy, and that made me the happiest person alive."

Jamie Lynn's immediate family _ including big sister Britney _ were there for the birth, though Aldridge was the only one allowed in the delivery room.

"It was such a big day," she said. "And being able to have your sister there, your whole family there, meant a lot. Everybody flew in to celebrate."

Lynne Spears, already grandmother to Britney's young sons, told the magazine: "You never remember how little they are, and then you hold them. I purred like a kitten, and I remember saying, `Jamie Lynn, she's so beautiful.'"

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Jamie Lynn thinks Maddie takes after daddy.

"As much as I'd like her to look like me _ I just carried her for nine months _ she looks like Casey! He reminds me of it every day," she said.

Jamie Lynn said Maddie sleeps in a bassinet by the couple's bed because she's "not ready to put her (in the nursery) all the way across the house."

She said Lynne Spears is a hands-on grandma.

"Mama has been here a bunch," she said. "She wants to see the baby all the time. She told me the doctors are always going to be real strict and tell you, `Don't do this and don't do that.' Just follow your instincts. You're the mother and you know what your baby needs. That's what I've done and it seems to have worked."

Jamie Lynn, who recently starred on the Nickelodeon sitcom "Zoey 101," said she plans to raise Maddie down South where "the focus is family."

"I would love being the soccer mom," she said. "They don't have soccer down here, but I would love being the softball mom driving the kids around."

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On the Net:

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Comments

[folksonomy]

Glad to know the baby is healthy, but, what kind of "La La Land" is young Jamie Lynn living in? The baby isn't even old enough to be in that lovely "colic" stage of fussiness for hours. Oh wait, Grandma will be nearby to take care of the infant throughout the night so Jamie Lynn gets a full eight hours of sleep. She'll always be rested because there's someone there helping her raise her child, unllike most of us who had to do it by themselves.

Something just doesn't sit well having a 17YO unwed teenage mother on the cover of a magazine, trailer trash readership or not. I know it happens all the time and we need to support these young moms, but what kind of false security of becoming pregnant and having a baby is Jamie Lynn advertising here? What's done is done, but it seems irresponsible and unrealistic to me.

[iambusto]

whats wrong with her getting pregnant and having a baby. at least she wont be seeking government assistance. :) (UNLIKE so many single mothers)

[joust1]

Oh wonderful! My impressionable 12 year old daughter and her friends will be so glad to hear how easy and wonderful teenage pregnancy really is! Thanks Jamie! What a contribution you have made to society, raising two, just stellar role models!

[hartkid]

Nearly half of the commenters should have some form of "CknLttle" in their screen name. For Petey's sake, it's a teenager with a baby. Did you know teens had sex? They do. In fact, teens have been having sex since the advent of "teens." This celebrety teen had sex and got pregnant, had a normal pregancy and delivered a healthy baby. Now you might say, "THIS IS CRAZY! OUTRAGEOUS! THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET!! AYUDAME! DIOS MIO! THE EVIL MEDIA!!! THIS BABY IS GOING TO DIE AN INSANE CRACK ADDICT LIVING ON THE STREETS!!! AND WHAT ABOUT PROM AND OTHER DATING RITUALS?!!­!!!!!????" as many of you have, but you would be overreacting. The rate of teen childbearing in the United States has fallen steeply since the late 1950s, from an all time high of 96 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1957 to an all time low of 49 in 2000. Birthrates fell steadily throughout the 1960s and 1970s; they were fairly steady in the early 1980s and then rose sharply between 1988 and 1991 before declining throughout the 1990s. In recent years, this downward trend has occurred among teens of all ages and races. KEEP IN MIND THESE STATISTICS DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT, TAKE INTO ACOUNT THE OK MAGAZINE/SPEARS EFFECT!!!!!!

[ADVOCATE4ZPG]

Astonishing! This YOUNG woman is already looking middle aged.....?

[watchingthings]

Yes, her mother is giving Jamie some real good advise asto how to be a good mother. Her mother knows what she's talking about....h­eck......j­ust look at how well Britney turned out

[JennyJay]

Jamie Lynn can have a baby at any age she wants. But the media is totally NUTS to give her all
that publicity, making it look fun and glamous.
The harm to young girls IS COMING FROM THE MEDIA.

[SlippingInTheDip]

still dont believe it was "Casey" at the bat, rather someone from Disiney....

[christieZ]

Oh, happy day! Another train-wreck in the making...

[anangryamerican]

How very sad for that poor innocent child...grow up, get an education, get a job, buy a home, THEN have children...when did these priorities change????

[SharonB]

"Mama has been here a bunch," she said. "She wants to see the baby all the time. She told me the doctors are always going to be real strict and tell you, `Don't do this and don't do that.' Just follow your instincts. You're the mother and you know what your baby needs. That's what I've done and it seems to have worked."

Oh my FREAKING God!!!!!!!!! How did I miss THIS the first time I read this article?????????

She is gonna follow her MOTHER'S advice on child raising??????

May God have mercy on us all.

[TheBlackCat]

The arrogance of people who have no reason to feel proud of themselves can really astound, can't it? Here you've got a stage mom who's one daughter was knocked up at 16 and whose other daughter is Britney Spears saying that her parenting skills have served her well. When Michael Jackson was on trial for pedophilia, his father (also an obsessive stage parent, but physically abusive to boot) made a statement to the press that he and his wife were great parents, and wouldn't have raised their children any differently. All the money in the world wouldn't get me to trade my parents for theirs!!

[BlueandGreen]

Frightening, isn't it? I had the same reaction. Damn breeders!

[SharonB]

This person has all the money in the world and when the quote was made she had been a mom for about 5 minutes. Her own mother is a poster child for bad parents.

Yeah, she knows a lot about being a single mother.

[Destin]

How come her adult boyfriend isn't in jail for statutory rape??

" Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy raises legal questions "

"Spears, the star of Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101," told OK! Magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her 18-year-old boyfriend."

"The issue drew international attention when a Georgia teen was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/19/spears.statutory.rape/index.html

[pibble]

Well duh, he's not a black man.

[uheardme]

B I N G O

[mredder4]

Doesn't anyone find it a little irresponsible that a national magazine is putting quotes by teenagers saying "Being a mother is the best feeling"? No wonder high school girls are making pregnancy pacts.

[genseric13]

Congratulations Jamie. Now if we could get more American women to have babies and stop worrying about their precious careers. Then we can slow down this nightmare immigration coming into the Country.

[cgpunker]

Sure sure. The best way to stop immigration is to knock up all the 16 year olds! Woot!

[ADVOCATE4ZPG]

......somewhat correct, but only in the notion that the moderated size of the families of native-born women are being ARTIFICIALLY "made up" by an unregulated flow of IMMIGRANTS from the Third World.....most without skills....unless vigorous PROCREATION can be considered......?