What is going on? Are celebrities drinking some of kind of ‘water’ we don’t know about? - ‘cos more than a few of them have either recently given birth or are currently ‘up the duff’ (so to speak).

 

My hunch is that Tom Cruise and his Scientologist friends are responsible in a sinister bid for world domination. It would be easy enough to slip the celebs a mickey finn of essence of L Ron Hubbard while they rub shoulders and sip their pre-premiere cocktails.

 

So who is presently in the club or a recent graduate of it? Let's see...

 

Halle, Angelina, Kidman, Christina,
Jamie Lynn, Jennifer, Stefani, Jessica,
Minnie, Lisa, Nicole, Melissa,
McCartney, Laila, Blanchett, Katie, Thomas...

 

Taking the baby boom to extremes in the US is Thomas Beattie, the pregnant man. Actually make that the pregnant-transgender-individual-who-was- born-female-but-took-steps-to-actually-become-male. Obviously one rather important step was skipped along the way but hey, welcome to the sisterhood, Mr. Beattie!

 

The paparazzi must be in seventh heaven chasing all those baby bumps around town. It's not as if a woman is at her most nimble when she's six months pregnant, is it.? But then, it's also not as if publicity hungry starlets really try that hard to avoid the camera-hounds anyway.

To pile insult on injury, it's not enough that you never, never see a pap-snap of a pregant star looking as if she's suffering the merest whiff of morning sickness. No. They seem to sail through pregnancy like elegant yachts in full sail and five minutes after they pop out the bairns there they are svelte and gorgeous on the red carpet - never does a hint of baby sick or sour milk taint their glistening auras.

 

 

Granted it must be easier to look like 'natural woman' in full pregnant bloom with a budget like J Lo not to mention a maternity wardrobe designed by Roberto Cavalli. She did look fabulous strutting her stuff on stage in that flowing '60's trouser suit get-up, didn't she.

 

After giving birth to little Max and Emme on February 22nd, Jen sweetly noted that she was in no hurry to shift the baby weight. Yeah, right! Pull the other one, sweetheart. It's got bells on. And who in their right mind names a kid Emme anyway? What a complex that child will have. It's going to grow up thinking no-one remembers its name. Emmmm.... come here, love.

 

So, for starters, take a look at the Yummy Mummy pages of Shoppish. You'll find some general trendy maternity wear ideas as well as more specific selections including maternity jeans.

 

Unlike the super-fabulous set most women do not snap back into place after giving birth like a spandex straightjacket. If you are in the early showing stage of pregnancy plan on buying preggo clothes that suit your tum as it expands but that you will feel good in after the birth also. If you have comfortable and trendy gear to wear while lugging your latest little accessory about town, then you will enjoy the experience of the first couple of months with your new baby so much more.