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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Proud father David Beckham tenderly cradles baby Harper in first picture of little girl

By Sarah Bull

Daddy's little girl: Victoria Beckham has posted the first picture of husband David with their new daughter Harper Seven

He said earlier this week he is learning to be more 'delicate' with new daughter Harper Seven after having three sons with wife Victoria Beckham.

But, in the first picture of the little girl posted by Victoria on Twitter, David couldn't look any more tender as he cradles his daughter.

Victoria posted the picture on her Twitter page with the caption: 'Daddy's little girl!'

Having a nap: David later posted a picture of Victoria with Harper on his Facebook page

In the shot, David is seen touching noses with his little girl, who is wrapped up in a blanket and wearing a little hat.

David then returned the favour by posting a photo of Victoria with Harper on his Facebook page, with the caption: 'I took this picture of my two girls sleeping...'

Victoria is seen with baby Harper resting on her chest as the pair enjoy a doze.

Yesterday David showed his joy over the arrival of the pair's first daughter when he took to the football pitch with Harper's name stitched on his football boots.

New look: Becks took to the pitch last night for a game with his team LA Galaxy against Real Madrid

Pride and joy: Beckham has had new daughter Harper's name added to his boots

In addition to the names of Beckham's three sons with wife Victoria, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, the boots have now been embroidered with the name of the couple's new daughter, Harper.

Beckham also went for the colour pink for the boots to highlight his joy at having a little girl to add to his brood.

Accompanying a picture of the boots on his Facebook site, Beckham wrote: 'Check out my boots for the Real Madrid match. A little extra stitching needed from now on....'

And despite the fact that LA Galaxy lost to Real Madrid 4-1, nothing could dampen Beckham's spirits as he headed home after the match.

Beckham spoke earlier this week about little Harper, admitting he and Victoria had decided on the unusual moniker after the former Spice Girl's favourite author, To Kill A Mockingbird's Harper Lee.

Excited: Beckham, who has become a father for the fourth time, certainly seemed in good spirits as he played

Hugs for everybody! David hugs Real Madrid's Marcelo Vieira after the match

In a series of videos posted on his official Facebook page, the 36-year-old sportsman spoke of his joy as becoming a father for the fourth time.

He said: 'A lot of thought goes into our children's names and Harper was a name that we've loved for a long time for a couple of reasons.

'One reason is Harper's an old English name which we loved and one of the other reasons was Victoria's favourite book is To Kill A Mockingbird and the author was Harper Lee. It's a very strong, passionate book. That's where Harper came from.

Gearing up: David was seen in training the day before the friendly game

Growing brood: The footballer's three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, accompanied him at training

'To have another girl in the family is really incredible. We've got three beautiful healthy boys already and we're so lucky to have that and now to have a beautiful little girl.

'Having a daughter is a whole new thing. Having pink in the house, having lilac in the house... and you have to be a lot more delicate with girls than boys and I'm not used to that so it's a whole new experience.'

Beckham's online video comes a day after his wife spoke of her joy as becoming a mother to little Harper.

Delighted: Beckham and wife Victoria have both expressed their delight over the new addition to their family

The ex-Spice Girl delivered the 7lbs, 10oz baby at 7:55am last Sunday morning via caesarean section.

She Tweeted: 'Baby Harper is the most beautiful baby girl I have ever seen, I have fallen in love all over again!!!

'We all feel so blessed and the boys love their baby sister so much!!! X VB.'

source:dailymail

Proud father David Beckham tenderly cradles baby Harper in first picture of little girl

By Sarah Bull

New look: Becks took to the pitch last night for a game with his team LA Galaxy against Real Madrid

Excited: Beckham, who has become a father for the fourth time, certainly seemed in good spirits as he played

Gearing up: David was seen in training the day before the friendly game

Proud father David Beckham tenderly cradles baby Harper in first picture of little girl

By Sarah Bull

New look: Becks took to the pitch last night for a game with his team LA Galaxy against Real Madrid

Excited: Beckham, who has become a father for the fourth time, certainly seemed in good spirits as he played

Gearing up: David was seen in training the day before the friendly game

Friday, July 15, 2011

'She looks better than me in her dresses': How Elle 'The Body' Macpherson feels upstaged by Posh

By Lauren Paxman

They wear it well: Elle Macpherson and Victoria Beckham is one of the latter's designs

They are both working mothers who turned a very successful first career into an even more credible second one.

And the common ground shared by Elle Macpherson and Victoria Beckham has made them close friends... and fashion rivals.

Anyone who assumed that Elle Macpherson - the supermodel they call 'The Body' - had no qualms about her figure, will be surprised to learn that she thinks Victoria pulls off some dresses better than she does.

While Victoria loves to promote her eponymous label by wearing her own dresses, it might actually be counter-productive as she wears them so well.

Elle generously said: 'Unfortunately when you see her in a dress and then you in a dress, you think, "Oh gosh, better not pick that one!"

The Body clearly admires the new mother as well as her designs, she told the Daily Record : 'I think Victoria is one of the smartest businesswomen around.

'She has really taken that brand and followed her dreams when people said she couldn't do it and that's what I really love about her.'
Elle could be said to have done the same.

Elle said of Victoria's designs: 'They're really beautiful, they're timeless and they
come to the knee. For me, they make the body look amazing and they're very simple'

The 48-year-old is the face of TV series Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model and also has her own Lingerie label, Elle Macpherson Intimates, and beauty range 'Elle Macpherson – The Body'.

And her first choice for many of the photo opportunities her busy career presents her with is Victoria Beckham's frocks.

She said of Victoria: 'She's always been fascinated and passionate about fashion and she found the best people she could to make dresses that fit like a glove.

Big fan: Elle's first choice for many of the photo opportunities her busy career presents her with is a Victoria Beckham dress

'They're really beautiful, they're timeless and they come to the knee. For me, they make the body look amazing and they're very simple.

'They really embody the way that I like to dress and she has really tapped into it and does it better than anybody.'

And it's not just the dresses that Elle approves of.

'Her jeans line is wonderful, her sunglasses line is great, she's a present mother and a supportive wife,' the model gushed.

'You know, she's a good girl.'

source:dailymail

'She looks better than me in her dresses': How Elle 'The Body' Macpherson feels upstaged by Posh

By Lauren Paxman

'She looks better than me in her dresses': How Elle 'The Body' Macpherson feels upstaged by Posh

By Lauren Paxman

Thursday, July 14, 2011

'I have fallen in love all over again': Victoria Beckham Tweets her delight at baby Harper's birth

By Emily Sheridan

Blessed: Victoria Beckham shared her joy about becoming a mother to her daughter Harper Seven on her Twitter page

She's understandably been lying low since the arrival of her baby daughter Harper Seven on Sunday.

But today Victoria Beckham returned to Twitter to express her joy at becoming a mother for the fourth time.

The singer-turned-designer admitted she had 'fallen in love all over again' following the birth in Los Angeles.

Expanding their family: Victoria and husband David, pictured at the Royal Wedding in April, now have four children

She Tweeted: 'Baby Harper is the most beautiful baby girl I have ever seen, I have fallen in love all over again!!!

'We all feel so blessed and the boys love their baby sister so much!!! X VB.'

The ex-Spice Girl delivered the 7lbs, 10oz baby at 7:55am on Sunday morning via caesarean section.

The birth was announced by her proud husband David on his Facebook page.

No paternity leave: David was back at work on Tuesday at the World Football Challenge press conference in Los Angeles

He wrote: 'I am so proud and excited to announce the birth of our daughter Harper Seven Beckham. She weighed a healthy 7lbs 10oz and arrived at 7.55 this morning, here in LA. Victoria is doing really well and her brothers are delighted to have a baby sister.'

It is thought the couple may have named their daughter after a TV character Harper, from their son's favourite show The Wizard Of Waverly Place, which stars Selena Gomez.

A family friend told the Daily Mail earlier this week: 'The entire family had input – Victoria and David love the name, but it was the boys who actually came up with it.

'Victoria loved it because it’s an Olde English name and even though Harper is an American by birth, she will always have English roots.'

source:dailymail

'I have fallen in love all over again': Victoria Beckham Tweets her delight at baby Harper's birth

By Emily Sheridan

'I have fallen in love all over again': Victoria Beckham Tweets her delight at baby Harper's birth

By Emily Sheridan

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Was Posh pushing it to have a fourth Caesarean?

By Julia Lawrence

Jayne Hughes struggled to look her obstetrician in the eye as she faced him across the consulting table, feeling sheepish and embarrassed after confessing she was pregnant again.

Jayne was expecting her fourth baby. Significantly, if this pregnancy were to progress, it would mean her going through a fourth Caesarean.

After the birth of her third child, Benjamin, three years earlier, doctors had strongly advised Jayne not to have any more children because by that point she had been through three Caesareans already — which is regarded as the accepted ‘safe’ upper limit.

Family fortune: Jayne Hughes, pictured with three of her four children, Jonathan, 11, Ben, 10 and Laure, seven, says she feels lucky her fourth pregnancy ended safely

Since she and her husband Mark already had two boys and a girl, who is severely disabled with a debilitating premature ageing disorder, they had been more than happy to follow the medical advice they’d been given.

‘Mark was going to have a vasectomy but we kept putting it off,’ says Jayne.

‘To be honest, we were so exhausted most of the time that the risk of me becoming pregnant again seemed very slight indeed.’

But one rare amorous evening, and an accident with a contraceptive, later, and Jayne, 45, and Mark, 38, found themselves back at Liverpool Women’s Hospital ‘feeling like a couple of idiots who really should have known better’.

Jayne, who runs a charity, and Mark, a food safety consultant, had been warned there was a serious risk that she could die if she didn’t terminate the pregnancy.

Her three previous Caesareans had left her womb with so much scar tissue there was a big risk it could rupture, either before or after delivery, resulting in Jayne bleeding to death.

There was also the risk of the baby being starved of oxygen, leaving it severely disabled.

‘I was strongly advised by doctors not to go ahead with the pregnancy,’ says Jayne, from Wallasey on the Wirral.

‘But I was already 17 weeks pregnant at that stage, and had seen the baby kicking healthily on the scan, in which it actually looked as though it was waving at me.

‘I couldn’t abort a healthy baby. Mark and I talked it through and decided that, although there was a huge risk, it was one we had to take.’

Jayne’s predicament bears a close resemblance to that of Victoria Beckham, who gave birth to her fourth child at the weekend — a daughter named Harper Seven — by Caesarean section.

She had already gone under the knife for the births of her three boys, Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, eight, and six-year-old Cruz, reportedly all on doctors’ orders.

And 37-year-old Victoria reportedly opted for a fourth C-section when she had her daughter at a California maternity clinic.

The Beckhams, pictured with sons (from left to right) Brooklyn, Cruz and Romeo, have said Harper will be their last baby

Much has been made of Victoria’s numerous Caesareans, which, she has always insisted, were not due to her being ‘too posh to push’ but were rather the result of an unspecified medical issue.

With a six-year gap following the birth of her youngest son, most people assumed she had followed the accepted unwritten rule that three C-sections were enough.

So was Victoria, like Jayne, taking an enormous risk and putting her health on the line in her quest for a much-wanted daughter?

According to consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Clive Spence-Jones, a fourth Caesarean — or even a fifth or sixth — is not the automatic health disaster many people assume it to be, although risks do exist.

Currently, 23 per cent of births in the UK are carried out by C-section, but many hospitals have much higher rates.

For example, at London’s Portland private maternity hospital, where Mrs Beckham had her previous babies, the rate is around 52 per cent — 36 per cent of them planned and 16 per cent unplanned.

Although it isn’t impossible for a woman to give birth naturally after a previous Caesarean, few do — usually on the advice of their obstetrician, due to the risk of old scar tissue rupturing
during labour. ‘The main worry is that the placenta will implant on a section of the uterus wall in which there is scar tissue from the previous operation,’ Mr Spence-Jones explains.

‘This will not separate as easily after delivery, leading to a greater risk of haemorrhaging.

‘Also, the effect is cumulative. The more operations a woman has, the more scar tissue is produced, increasing the risk of the uterus becoming stuck to either the bladder or the bowel, again leading to greater risk of complications and further surgery.

‘There is the risk, albeit very slight, that old scar tissue, which is not as elastic as skin, could rupture during pregnancy or childbirth if a woman opts for a natural delivery following a Caesarean. In this case, the risk is said to be one in 200.’

Babies born naturally are understood to have a much lower risk of respiratory problems, and are also exposed to protective bacteria as they pass through the birth canal, helping their immune system to develop.

That said, Mr Spence-Jones says he has known women who have safely given birth in the UK to as many as seven or eight healthy babies, all by Caesarean section.

Jayne's predicament bears a close resemblance to that of Victoria Beckham, pictured, who gave birth to her fourth child at the weekend - a daughter named Harper Seven - by Caesarean section

Four years ago, Debra Hicks, from Taunton, Somerset, gave birth to her eighth — and last — baby by Caesarean. She was still three babies short of the world record, however, which is held by Kristina House, from the U.S., who, according to the Guinness World Records, had 11 Caesareans between 1979 and 1998.

‘The important thing is to differentiate between planned and emergency Caesareans,’ says Mr Spence-Jones.

‘There is no reason why a healthy woman, with the right medical supervision, cannot have four Caesareans perfectly safely.’

Jayne’s medical team took no chances with her. She was hospitalised, with complete bed rest, for the last four months of her pregnancy.

She’d had no such supervision during her three previous deliveries with Amy, 19, Jonathan, 11 and Benjamin, ten.

‘Amy was delivered early, as there were fears that she was not developing properly,’ says Jayne.

‘It later turned out she had the congenital disorder Cockayne Syndrome.

‘I had elective Caesareans with my two subsequent pregnancies, as I was told there was a risk of my uterus rupturing. Having already been through hell with Amy, it wasn’t something I was prepared to risk.

‘I was checked four times a day, and I wasn’t even allowed out of bed to stretch my legs or visit the bathroom. My life consisted of reading magazines and waiting.’

When Laura was born, weighing a healthy 5lb 6oz, on August 14, 2003, Mark and Jayne’s relief was enormous.

Like the Beckhams, who have said Harper will be their last baby, the Hughes decided to eradicate the risk of any more accidental pregnancies.

‘I was sterilised there and then,’ says Jayne.

‘We love Laura to bits, but I think we’ve pushed our luck as far as we want to.’

source:dailymail