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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman revealed that the biggest thing she has learned about parenting since the birth of her son Aleph is that it is a different experience for everyone.

The Thor actress claims that she is less judgemental than before she had her little boy, believing there are no set rules and whatever works for a mother is fine: “Some people breastfeed until their babies are 5, and some don’t breastfeed at all. There are no rules about what it means to be a feminist, or a good mother.”

 

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow has been defending working mothers and her own work-home balance this week, saying women should do whatever feels right to them.

The Oscar winner says she gets cross when people criticise her parenting skills and believes all that matters is the time she spends with her kids, Apple (9) and Moses (7), who are always her top priority.

 

Tom Fletcher

McFly’s Tom Fletcher and his wife Giovanna embraced the spooky season by revealing they were expecting their first child by carving ‘We’re having a baby’ into pumpkins.The couple posted a fun and adorable clip on YouTube of the duo laughing and humming as they carved and the soon-to-be dad shared it on Twitter: “Sometimes the best way to say something is with a pumpkin... and a song. Me and @mrsgifletcher have some rather exciting news to share with you.”

Jessica Simpson is more at peace with herself since becoming a mum. The mum-of-two says that since the birth of her 17-month-old daughter Maxwell and four-month-old son Ace she has come to be proud of the things she has done in her life.

 

Admitting that becoming a mum was a dream come true, the 33-year-old says she has learned a lot about herself since motherhood.

 

Simpson, who struggled with her weight, admits that she was hardest on herself and by struggling with her body image she realised she was not setting a good example for her daughter.

 

Jessica is now determined that her little girl grows up to value more than her appearance: “Those things don’t determine who we are and instead makes us feel terrible about ourselves... I want her to know her value, rather than spending her energy fighting negative voices from within.”

Style conscious Kim Kardashian has been saving clothes for baby Nori since before she was born.

 

The reality star, who says her daughter is a perfect little angel, revealed that she started storing outfits for her daughter before she was even pregnant: “I’ve been keeping clothes for my daughters for years.”

 

The mum-of-one, who has been adjusting to motherhood, has been praising her five-month-old’s behaviour admitting that she is a very well behaved and never cries, although she does want her little girl to be more opinionated and smart like her controversial dad, Kanye West, when she grows up.

Gwyneth Paltow wants her kids to live in different places so they can experience different cultures.

 

The outspoken mum-of-two believes kids should get the opportunity to reinvent themselves at varying stages of their lives.

 

The A-list actress claims that by living in different countries her kids, Moses and Apple, will be able to find their strengths and weaknesses. The star recently moved her family to LA to be near her mother and her brother but says it is just an experiment and does not want them to be teenagers there.

 

The actress believes the English education system is second to none and will return to the UK once her kids start senior school.

X Factor boss Simon Cowell has been in the limelight recently for all the wrong reasons after he was spotted lighting up around his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman.

 

The music mogul admitted that he had his very first cigarette at just 8 years old but the 54-year-old is prepared to quit for the health of his child who is due in February. 

 

The soon-to-be-dad seems to really be getting into the spirit of fatherhood revealing he would like to show his son how to run the family business and can't wait to teach him how to drive.

 

 

Drew Barrymore’s 13-month-old daughter Olive is to become a big sister after her parents announced that they are expecting baby number two.

 

Drew and her husband of 17 months, Will Kopelman, are said to be over the moon at their impending arrival.

 

The actress has always been open of her desire to have a large family, admitting that she found growing up as an only child quite lonely: “I grew up as an only child. I want to be the Griswolds. I want the kids in the back rolling their eyes at Mom and Dad. I want Rusty and Audrey, theme parks and the whole nine.”

 

Congratulations to the happy couple.

 

Beyonce and Jay Z are not ones to hide their love and adoration of their 22-month-old daughter Blue Ivy and the singer often shares gorgeous picures of her sweet little girl.

 

The 32-year-old posted on Facebook an adorable snap of her husband and daughter sharing a precious moment in incredible surroundings.

 

The power couple are obviously completely besotted with their only child, Beyonce dedicated her song God MadeYou Beautiful to her little girl while the proud dad recorded Glory, a song about his love for his daughter, when she was just two days old.

 

 

 

Victoria Beckham’s plus one at the 2013 Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards was her very grown up looking son Brooklyn.

 

The 14-year-old was there to celebrate with Victoria after she won the Special Contribution to British Fashion Award and the pair shared a touching display of mother son affection.

 

Victoria and David’s eldest son was clearly very proud of his fashion designer mum and didn’t appear to be embarrassed, like most teenagers would be, by the several hugs and kisses she planted on him throughout the evening.

 

David Arquette is going to be a daddy for the second time after it was revealed that Christina McLarty, his on-off girlfriend of two years, is pregnant.

 

The announcement comes just two months after he finalised his divorce with Friends star Courtney Cox, who he was married to for 11 years.

 

David and Courtney are parents to their nine-year-old daughter Coco.

 

The 42-year-old admitted that he is madly in love with Christina and says she is the love of his life.

Kristen Bell admits she felt no connection with her daughter Lincoln while she was pregnant: “It could have been a water bottle in my belly, that’s about how connected I felt to her during my pregnancy.”

 

The House of Lies actress, who is married to Dax Shepard, was also concerned she wouldn’t like her child as much as her dogs, who she describes as her children: “I kept saying to Dax in all sincerity during my pregnancy, ‘I just don’t know how I’m going to like her as much as I like the dogs’”.

 

Happily, within 24 hours after giving birth, the actress found her fears were unfounded and is now very much besotted with her little girl and and also very protective of her.

 

Vanessa Carlton, well known for her song A Thousand Miles, has opened up about her recent ectopic pregnancy.

 

The musician announced last month that she was expecting her first baby with fiancé John McCauley, but a week later she was diagnosed with having a fallopian pregnancy.

 

As Vanessa explains on her website: “This is not considered a viable pregnancy because the foetus cannot develop and it is a high risk situation for the mother because of the potential for tubal rupture and internal bleeding.”

 

Due to complications, the singer had to have one of her fallopian tubes removed, but happily her other tube and ovaries are healthy so she will still be able to have children.

 

The 33-year-old thanked all her fans for their support and says she is “ready to get back out there mentally”.

 

Kym Marsh, who plays the feisty Michelle Connors in Coronation Street, had her first child when she was just 18 but admits she would go mad if her daughter Emily did the same.

 

The actress has three children, David (18) and Emily (15) from her relationship with Dave Cunliffe and two-year-old Polly with soon-to-be ex husband Jamie Lomas.

 

The former Hear’Say actress says she was very naive as a teen and never thought it would happen to her. She also admits that while she would be angry at her daughter if history repeated itself she would always support her.

 

The mum-of-three is clearly protective of her young teen saying: “I want her to have the opportunities that perhaps I didn’t have because I was a young mum.”

Ever since he and Katie Homes split, Tom Cruise has been the subject of claims he abandoned his daughter Suri.

 

The Oblivion star says, despite the fact that he was filming back to back just after he and his wife separated, he spoke to his daughter nearly every day and got frequent updates about her from Katie.

 

The 51-year-old says he and his daughter have a “wonderful relationship" and are "extremely close" but due to the nature of his career he is away for extended periods of time: “While I’m sure my daughter misses me when I am not with her (as I miss her), she is a very happy child.”

 

Mums are meant to support their children and be excited at their important games, but not to the point of distraction, which is what Andy Murray’s mum was doing during the Wimbledon final in July of this year.

 

The tennis star was the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years, but revealed that he would prefer if his mother didn’t go to his matches because she is a huge distraction, particularly after points.

 

Talking about the match in July, he said: “In that game, I’d lose a match point and she would sort of stand up rigid, sort of saying, "It’s ok, it’s ok" but I’m looking at her thinking, “I can tell in your face, you’re thinking it’s not ok.”

 

It is not surprising the proud mum gets so into the games, after giving him his first racket at the tender age of two, she coached him until he was 11 and has been supporting him all around the world ever since.   

Lewis Hamilton is so desperate to get back with Nicole Scherzinger that he has reportedly promised that they can start a family together.

 

One of the reasons the couple split, according to reports, is because  Lewis didn’t want kids right away while Nicole does, but the F1 driver has said that if Nicole gives their relationship another go and they are still together in six months he has agreed to try for a baby.

 

Both have admitted they are heartbroken by the split, Nicole said the break up “sucked” and 28-year-old Lewis often took to Twitter to express how much he missed her.

 

Here’s hoping the two can work things out.