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Ricki Lake's Book On Childbirth Hits The Shelves

Josh loposer — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:29:00 GMT

Since the birth of her second son, Ricki Lake has been on a mission to educate and empower expectant mothers of alternative ways to give birth. This week, her book Your Best Birth has hit shelves. Will it start a revolution?

Midwives, home births, etc. are seen by many as semi-dangerous hippie trends, but Ricki sees it the other way around. She says that many of the thinks that many common medical practices may be doing new mothers more harm than good. That's apparently the reason Ricki and her producer/co-author Abbey Epstein have gotten on their soap box.

According to them, 99% of births in the US occur in hospitals, though the vast majority are not high risk. In Lake's opinion, once you step into a hospital, you lose almost all control over the process of childbirth. Ricki went home birth for her second child because she wanted control over the mood lighting, the tunes, and even the menu.

"I didn't want to be somewhere where I could only have ice chips."

What do you think about Ricki's encouraging women to try midwives and home birth? Is she the Jenny McCarthy of childbirth?

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Mary Lynn Rajskub Shows Off Valentine at the Walk of Fame

Karl Erikson — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:06:00 GMT

Star of "24" Mary Lynn Rajskub showed up yesterday for co-star Kiefer Sutherland's Hollywood Walk of Fame star. She brought along 4-1/2-month-old son Valentine Anthony for the party. Mary Lynn says that Valentine is "smiling and just fun to hang out with."

Mary Lynn's boyfriend Matthew Rolph is the daddy.

Look, Keifer is levitating! Amazing! The new season of "24" starts next month with a 4-hour premiere on January 11 and 12.

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24's Mary Lynn Rajskub Shows Off Baby

Karl Erikson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:34:00 GMT

Chloe O'Brian on 24 is showing off her new baby, 3-1/2-month-old Valentine Anthony. Mary Lynn Rajskub, 37, recently posed for People magazine and talked about her pregnancy and delivery. In the interview, she says she's definitely coming back to "24." She recently started back to work - first time after the baby was born.

Mary Lynn even has a baby set-up in her trailer. She's doing the breast pump thing and has a nanny. And - get this - the baby falls asleep to Metallica...kind of. She has a CD called "Rockabye Baby Lullaby Renditions of Metallica." Wow. Can't even imagine it.

Mary Lynn says about Valentine, "He's just really cute. He's moving all over his crib. When I put him to sleep and come back in to check on him, he's scooted to the other end of his crib!"

Even though Mary Lynn and her boyfriend waited to find out the sex until Valentine was born, she knew for a while that she was going to have a boy. "I always knew he was a boy. Toward the end I started to second-guess, 'Maybe it's a girl, maybe it's a girl!' But I always second-guess things. I just knew - every time I thought 'girl,' it just seemed wrong. I just automatically thought of him as a boy."

As for Valentine's name, "His name is Matthew's great-great-grandfather's name. And my dad's name is Anthony. We had girl's names picked out too, just in case, but I can't even remember what they are! One was Mercy. And Kira was on our list too. But I didn't think it was going to be a girl."

Mary Lynn decided on a home birth, but "I labored for 20 hours at home and ended up having an emergency c-section. I experienced labor and a c-section. I had a doula and two midwives, and the labor was really great. His head was just too big - he never could pass through the pelvic area. But up until that point the homebirth was fantastic. But he just wasn't coming and wasn't coming so we finally just went to the hospital."

"24: Redemption," a 2-hour movie, comes on November 23rd at 8 p.m. on FOX. The new "24" season start with a four-hour premiere on January 11th and 12th, 2009.

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Angelina Jolie Is Ready To Birth Them Babies

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:35:00 GMT

The countdown has begun. Angelina Jolie finally confirmed she's carrying twins, and now she's getting her birthing team in order. Yes, I said team. While most of us embark on our big day by calling our mothers and having our husbands drive us to the hospital at breakneck speeds, Jolie has assembled a large posse that could easily go straight from pulling those babies out to invading a small country.

Jolie, who is staying at the plush Villa Maryland on the French Riviera, reportedly has her personal doctor from California by her side along with two nannies, a midwife and a helicopter pilot ready to fly the actress to Princess Grace Hospital at the first sign of contractions. There are also two other nearby facilities on call.

And I thought I was fancy when I talked one of the maternity ward nurses into giving me an extra Jell-O cup.

Beautiful in Black Dresses - Angelina, Zahara, and Shiloh

Angelina Jolie Rushed To The Doctor!

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