9 Pregnancy tips from celebrity mums
Cate BlanchettMummy status: Sons Dashiell, three, and Roman, one.
Pregnancy: 'It was weird because I actually found out I was pregnant while playing a pregnant woman in Life Aquatic. I was trying on these different plastic prosthetic baby bellies when I fainted! When I woke up, I thought I must be dying of some terrible illness, but it was only a sign of a much more beautiful event!'
Cravings: Dill pickles and ice cream. Cate was reported to have 'freaked' during the making of Life Aquatic when a crew member ran off with her favourite snack.
Birth: Roman weighed 7lb 20oz when he was born following a 'long labour' at a private London hospital.
Get fit tip: 'I refuse to worry about all that fitness stuff. Being a mother is exercise enough for me.'
Julia Roberts
Mummy status: Nine-month-old twins Phinnaeus and Hazel.
Pregnancy: 'My stomach was enormous and the bigger it got the smaller my ass looked so I kind of enjoyed it. I felt great.'
Craving: 'I didn't really have cravings although my voice changed - I guess because of the bump. It's like I echoed. I had this terrifying laugh. I sounded like a trucker!'
Birth: Son Phinnaeus Walter and daughter Hazel Patricia were born a month prematurely on 28 November 2004 at Hollywood's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by emergency caesarean.
Get fit tip: Julia ballooned from 125lb to more than 200lb during her pregnancy. She has since taken up yoga and Pilates classes to help shed the baby bulge but there is one area that just won't go down - her bust.
Appearing at this year's Oscars, all the talk was of Julia's boobs, which have inflated from a 36-B to a 38-D. 'It's the only dress brave enough to hold in my breast line,' she said of her stunning gown. 'Yes, I'm serious, this is no joke.'
Catherine Zeta Jones
Mummy status: Mum to Dylan, four, and two-year-old Carys.
Pregnancy: 'I was Ok with it the first time. It was the second time that was a different experience. I think I was more scared because I knew what was coming. I was like, 'Oh God, I know how painful it is'. First time I just went and did it.'
Craving: Pickles and Marmite. 'She was crazy about something called Branston Pickle,' explains Catherine's husband Michael Douglas. 'I got sent out to find it at all hours, and let me tell you, it's not easy finding Branston Pickle in LA or New York!'
Birth: Dylan Michael was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre near Beverly Hills. The baby weighed 7lb and 7oz.Carys Zeta Douglas was born early Easter morning in New Jersey weighing 7lb 1oz.
Get fit tip: 'During pregnancy I tried to eat well to keep up my energy levels. Three meals a day, a nice mixed diet. I love chocolate, ice-cream and cakes, so that had to go straight away. I had to push myself to get to the gym - once I was there I was fine. I also did yoga. I have a crazy frantic side, and yoga refocuses the energy.'
Courteney Cox
Mummy status: Daughter, Coco was born on 13 June, 2004 - two days before her famous mother's 40th birthday.
Pregnancy: 'Pregnancy wasn't as tough as I thought it would have been, but it wasn't as relaxing as maybe it would have been if I were 22,' says Cox, who jettisoned her usual Atkins regime and gave up drinking the second she learned she was expecting.
Birth: Coco Riley Arquette weighed 8lb 6oz when she was born in a Los Angeles hospital. Courtney gave birth naturally after a 12-hour labour.
Get fit tip: 'I practise Budokon. It's a fitness regime that includes yoga and martial arts, a mind-body workout. It's a combination of meditation, stretching and cardio exercises that develop strength and flexibility. I also found that breast-feeding helped.'
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