Fame and Pregnancy

Periodically I scan the media for pregnancy-related news. It usually consists of a few new studies, old advice with a new take, and plenty of celebrity-scandal. Hollywood and everyone watching is so obsessed with celebrity pregnancy. I’m really glad I am not famous. Have you ever considered the freedom you have in being anonymous? You can go to a drug store and buy a pregnancy test, or ten pregnancy tests, and no one cares. I know this because when I was trying to get pregnant, I bought ten pregnancy tests at the Dollar General, and the cashier didn’t even blink … Continue reading

Using the Cabbage Soup Diet to Lose Baby Weight

Jaime Pressly, an actress known for her roles in such blockbusters as Joe Dirt and Death to the Supermodels and recently for her part in the unlikely hit “My Name is Earl” had a baby in May of this year and decided to use the cabbage Soup Diet to get back into her pre-pregnancy clothes. When most people think about the Cabbage Soup Diet, they think of a fad diet. Jaime, in her defense expands on the fact that the Cabbage Soup Diet has been recommended by doctors to their patients preparing for surgery. According to a quote by Jaime … Continue reading

Celebrity Baby Watch Continues

So much for a church wedding for award-winning singer Charlotte Church—at least for now. Ever since the star announced she was pregnant, residents near her home in Cardiff, Wales expected to see the 21-year-old walk down the aisle with her 25-year-old boyfriend. But alas, Church’s publicist has confirmed that those reports are false. So, yes, she’s pregnant, but no, she’s not getting married anytime soon. Check. (Apparently she’s too busy with her late-night talk show on British TV.) Moving on to another celebrity couple—this pair happens to be expecting their second child. (Oh, and by the way, they are married.) … Continue reading

Celebrity Baby Watch

There was a time (I’d like to say not long ago, but it more like a lifetime ago) when I thought basketball great Grant Hill and I would make the perfect couple. After all, we are the same age, we both love sports, and… well, it doesn’t matter now. We both ended up marrying other people and as it turns out Hill is now counting down the days until his second child is born. Hill’s wife, R&B singer Tamia (who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003) recently announced they are expecting a new addition to the family. “I’m happy … Continue reading

Oh For a Celebrity Body!

At night, as I try to fit planning for healthy meals into my already hectic schedule I find myself watching mindless stuff on TV. Mindless TV for me is celebrity related as I’m not someone who has the slightest bit of interest in what Paris Hilton is doing on videos or whether or not Brittany wears panties! However watching these celebrities slink their way down a red carpet I do envy the fact that they can get into those dresses – well some of them anyway, others I wouldn’t even give to a thrift store! Standing in line at the … Continue reading

The Pregnancy Blog Week in Review for Feb 3- Feb 9

If you are too busy to check the blog every day, the week in review is a great way to catch up on your reading. Relax, make a cup of tea or fill your water glass and read the recap of our week in the pregnancy blog. Saturday, February 3 Let’s Talk About Birthing Big: Super Tonio! relates the story of a 14.5 pound baby born in Cancun, Mexico. Let’s Talk About Pregnant Celebrities – Who’s Got Bump? is a great way to catch up on the celebrity baby news. Why I Chose to Breastfeed explores the factors that influenced … Continue reading

Celebrity Baby News—Who’s Expecting The Next Little Star

Hollywood is preparing for a baby boom. This week some of my favorite celebrities announced they would be adding to their families in 2007. The announcement that surprised me the most came from award-winning director and actor Kevin Costner. According to news reports, Costner and his wife are expecting their first child together this summer. The actor wed 32-year-old Christine Baumgartner, near Aspen, Colorado, in September 2004. The wedding followed a long courtship that began in 1998. Despite an almost 20-year age difference, the two are reportedly “like little kids together, really in love,” a source told entertainment reporters at … Continue reading

Let’s Talk About Pregnant Celebrities – Who’s Got Bump?

And now for some celebrity gossip, Pregnancy Blog style. Let’s start with Tori Spelling, who is currently 33 weeks pregnant with her first child, said to be a boy. If that wasn’t news enough, Tori was working on her own show called So NoTORIous that was supposed to air on VH1, as well as another new reality series in the works for Oxygen, which will follow her and her husband as they find and refurbish a Southern California inn. Country music artist Brad Paisley and wife/actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley of T.V.’s According to Jim are expecting their first child this month. … Continue reading

Let’s Talk About Birthing Big: Super Tonio!

“Super Tonio” is the name given to a new baby boy born February 1st, weighing 14.5 pounds in Cancun, Mexico. The baby has caused a sensation, with crowds gathering at the windows of a maternity unit trying to get a peek at the baby who is at least twice the size of most of the others there. Antonio Vasconcelos was, of no surprise to this blogger, born via c-section at Cancun’s Jesus Kumate Rodriguez hospital. The hospital’s director reports that the baby is healthy, despite high blood sugar and a slight blood infection, both of which are under control. The … Continue reading