Kids bad for your career? Who knew?

OK, I actually enjoyed reading this article. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/CareerManagement/Story?id=5574529&page=1

But I do think in general kids are bad for your career regardless of when you have them. Even if you ignore them and keep working 60 hours a week there is a perception that you are distracted. And, come on, who are we kidding? Having a baby means you are
a. tired all the time
b. cranky all the time
c. probably spending some portion of your time at work thinking about baby or doing something for baby

In addition, MOST mothers I know are less interested in their jobs and more interested in their babies, at least initially.

Are moms still good employees? I think so, but I'm biased.