February News Bytes
 Desperate Housewife star, Marcia Cross has given birth early to twin girls. Cross, who plays uptight home-maker Bree Van de Kamp in the hit show, gave birth to the non-identical twins several weeks earlier than her April due date. The girls, reportedly named Eden and Savannah, are doing well. Cross, 44, was placed on bedrest in January, and filmed scenes for the show in her own living room which was transformed into that of her character. In December, she told US magazine People that having babies later in life was "like a miracle" which she didn't think would happen,"
School libraries in America are refusing to stock an award-winning children's book because of a reference to a dog's scrotum on the book's first page. Susan Patron's The Higher Power of Lucky has already sold 100,000 copies in the States and won the Newbery Medal – America's top children's literary award. But Patron's use of the word 'scrotum' on page one has caused a tizzy in America's book circles. The author's reaction to the furore, which has led to some schools refusing to store the book was: 'If I were a parent of a middle-grade child, I would want to make decisions about my child's reading myself—I'd be appalled that my school librarian had decided to take on the role of censor and deny my child access to a major award-winning book. And if I were a 10-year-old and learned that adults were worried that the current Newbery book was not appropriate for me, I'd figure out a way to get my mitts on it anyway.'
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Kerry Katona Gives Birth Six Weeks Early.
No sooner had Kerry Katona got married to her boyfriend Mark Croft on Valentine's Day at Gretna Green, than six days later she gave birth to her third child – a daughter named Heidi Elizabeth. The baby came six weeks early for I'm A Celebrity winner Katona, who had to be rushed to hospital in Cheshire for an emergency caesarean. The Sun reports a friend of Kerry saying: 'Heidi wasn’t due until April. Kerry was warned she might be a bit early — but six weeks caught everyone by surprise. Mum and baby are doing fine and Kerry’s thrilled to bits.'
Hollywood star Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine, are expecting their first baby together. Costner, 52, has three children from his previous marriage to Cindy Silva and a son, Liam, from his relationship with socialite Bridget Rooney. He married handbag designer Christine Baumgartner, 32, at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado in September 2004.
Model Eva Herzigova and partner Gregorio are expecting their first child in April.
Kiss Chase and Tag banned! A primary school in Lincolnshire has banned pupils from taking part in several contact games in the playground. St John's Primary near Lincoln took the decision after finding that children were copying computer games and being too rough during playtime. What can you say??!!
Model Mummy Moss in last season outfit shocker! Who’d have thought it? Supermodel Kate Moss has been spotted with her daughter’s favourite BABY born® doll sporting an outfit that is soooo 2006! Dream Toy BABY born® from Zapf Creation was ‘papped’ outside London’s Lucky Seven restaurant. But yummy mummy Moss can’t have been expecting the waiting press otherwise she’d have surely dressed her dolly in one of this season’s new fashion lines. And it’s not the first time the model has been photographed holding the baby. In the recent Little Britain Comic Relief special, Kate took a different BABY born® on stage when she played Chav teenager Vicky Pollard’s twin sister. So which celebrity will be next? Paris? Sienna? Madonna? Who knows, but one thing’s for certain, BABY born® is the newest must-have accessory for 2007!
Couldn't quite believe my eyes when I saw this 'news release' but 10 out of 10 to Gemma, the PR for the doll company in question, who sold the story to me so marvellously!!
Knitted Breasts Help New Mothers!
A hospital needing a cheaper alternative to fake breasts has begun knitting its own. The woolly breasts are being used at Liverpool Women's Hospital to show new mothers how to breastfeed and how to express milk if necessary. Kate McFadden, the hospital's infant feeding co-ordinator, has already knitted several and has called in the services of her mother, a keen knitter. The breasts are produced in a variety of skin shades and are used by community midwife teams to demonstrate how milk should be expressed, particularly for premature babies being kept in hospital. Ms McFadden said the knitted breasts were vital and a low-cost, simple teaching tool." She sourced the breast pattern from the Lactation Consultants' Association as the model breasts are around £35 each which is cost-prohibitive when you need 50!! Although community groups, including the official friends of the hospital association, have pitched in, more knitters are needed.
In what is being hailed as a victory for 30-something mums everywhere, pop singer Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale have beaten Brangelina to become the most fashionable parents in a recent survey. The top three fashionable celebrity parenting teams were Gwen and Gavin followed by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, with the Beckhams nabbing third place in a survey conducted by Cosatto.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie were placed fourth with estranged couple Jude Law and Sadie Frost grabbing the fifth spot. Cosatto spokeswoman Lisa Joyce said that it was interesting to see the lack of 20-something parents in the style-focused poll. TV presenter-couples also had an impact on the stylish-parenting poll, with Vernon Kay and Tess Daly and Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan both making the top ten.
A baby boy has been born in Cancun, Mexico, weighing 14.5 pounds (6.6kg), double the weight of the average new-born. It brings tears to your eyes, doesn't it!
Russian prosecutors are looking into allegations that babies at a hospital had their mouths taped shut. It's alleged that the babies were 'kept quiet' because the hospital was short-staffed.
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