Celebrity birth stories

Celebrity birth stories

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• Kate Winslet

  Kate's first baby, Mia, was delivered by C-section in 2000. The actress says that she felt “traumatised” because she hadn’t given birth naturally. “I felt like a complete failure. My whole life, I’d been told I had great childbearing hips. There’s this thing amongst women in the world that if you can handle childbirth, you can handle anything. I had never handled childbirth, and I felt like, in some way that I couldn’t join that ‘powerful women’s club.’”

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• Kate Winslet

  So when Kate was pregnant with her son, Joe, in 2003, she had her heart set on a vaginal delivery. “It was an amazing feeling having Joe naturally, vaginally,” she says. “I was in labour 24 hours and he came out completely beautifully. Fourteen hours with no drugs at all, but then I had to have an epidural because I was so tired. I honestly thought I’d never be able to do it. It was an incredible birth. It laid all the ghosts to rest.”

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• Dannii Minogue

  Dannii had hoped for a home birth with Ethan in July 2010, but ended up having an emergency C-Section. She says: "We discovered he wasn't in the correct position... So, after 20 hours of excruciating labour, my plans for a home birth went out of the window and I ended up having Ethan in hospital... Because Ethan was in a posterior position, meaning his back was in line with my back and his arms and legs were moving freely across my tummy, I was in absolute agony.” She adds: “But when I held Ethan for the first time, the pain and worry melted away... It was wonderful."

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• Catherine Zeta Jones

  The Academy Award-winning actress and mum-of-two has revealed that giving birth was easier the first time around. Catherine had her first child, Dylan in August 2000, and her second baby, Carys, in April 2003. She says: "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."

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• Jools Oliver

  The mum-of-four had an epidural with her first baby, Poppy, born in March 2002. "It was about three days' worth of drama,” she recalls. “It wasn't a natural birth, which is what I'd wanted originally. I had an epidural, but I was happy with the end result. I really enjoyed Poppy's birth because I didn't feel any pain. I didn't want an epidural, but I didn't realise the pain would be so powerful. In the end I just thought, 'Bring it all on'."

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• Angelina Jolie

  Angelina, who had a C-section in May 2006 due to Shiloh being in a breech position, described the delivery as “fascinating.” She recalls: “We were in this little hospital in Africa when Shi was born. It was lovely, very personal. We had an American doctor with us, who had met the Namibian doctors, and they worked in tandem. I didn’t find it a sacrifice and I didn’t find it a painful experience. I found it a fascinating miracle of what a body can do.”

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• Thandie Newton

  The actress opted for a water birth with both her daughters, Ripley, born in 2000, and Nico, born in 2004. She describes the experience of birthing in a pool as "very challenging in the best way possible.” She continues: “Every fibre of your being is alive. It’s like you are conducting electricity, literally creating something. I’d like to give birth every year if I could, just for that experience."

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• Gisele Bundchen

  Supermodel Gisele Bundchen had a “tranquil” home water birth with baby Benjamin in December 2009. "My delivery was in a bath tub, in water,” she says. “I wanted to be very aware and present during the birth... I didn't want to be drugged up. So I did a lot of preparation, I did yoga and meditation.” She adds:  "The whole time my mind was focused in each contraction on the thought 'my baby is closer to coming out'. It wasn't like 'this is so painful'. So I transformed that intense feeling into a hope of seeing him."

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• Jessica Alba

  Jessica had her first baby, a girl named Honor Marie Warren, in June 7 2008. She describes feeling totally calm throughout the birth. "The labour was more like meditation. I did yoga breathing. I was focused. I didn't scream, “ she says. “It was really Zen." According to husband Cash Warren, "She didn't make a sound. It was amazing." Jessica is expecting again, so let’s hope the second birth goes just as well!

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• Christina Aguilera

  The singer had an elective C-section with her first child, Max, in January 2008 as she “didn’t want any surprises.” She adds: “Honestly, I didn’t want any [vaginal] tearing. I had heard horror stories of women going in and having to have an emergency C-section [anyway]. The hardest part was deciding on his birthday. I wanted to leave it up to fate, but at the same time I was ready to be done early!”

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• Britney Spears

  Britney also had a fear of giving birth vaginally, so had an elective C-section with Sean Preston in September 2005 and again with Jayden in September 2006. Prior to the birth, she told Elle magazine:“My mom said giving birth was the most excruciating thing that she’s ever gone through in her life. So if a caesarean doesn’t happen, I’ll be like, ‘Epidural, please!’”

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