Being a mom is a challenging full-time gig—and it's even more challenging when you're juggling a career, too. That's why we so understand when celebrity moms who have the privilege to choose to take time off do so after having children. They are lucky to be able to put their glamorous careers on hold for some time to focus on raising their little ones, that's something a lot of moms with much less glamorous jobs wish they had the opportunity to do.
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Some famous moms are shamed for going back to work too quickly, while others are shamed for leaving their jobs behind indefinitely. It's exasperating because at the end of the day, each mom has to make choices that work for them and their families. Stars like Eva Mendes, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, and Zoë Saldana put their careers on hold to focus on their babies—check out their stories and the stories of other celebrity moms who also took a career break.