Who's Your Celebrity Pregnancy Buddy?
By Charlotte Hilton Andersen, REDBOOK
"Ooh, when are you due?" I asked my pregnant friend. I hadn't seen her since she announced her pregnancy on Facebook, so I needed a full update on the crucial details.
"About the same time as Beyonce," my friend answered, as if she and the singing diva planned their conceptions together. But I totally knew what she meant: In this day and age when every star's womb status qualifies as news, it's nearly impossible to avoid sharing pregnancy dates with someone famous. Heidi Klum shared my pregnancy dates for my last child. (I almost has Bethenny Frankel as my pregnancy buddy as well, but she had the audacity to deliver several weeks early, while I carried my kid to the due date.)
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Not to brag, but Heidi was an amazing person to be pregnant "with". She possesses an excellent sense of style, so watching how she dressed her bump inspired me for how to dress mine (never mind that I started showing way before she did). I loved seeing pictures of her wrangling all her kids, belly in front, because that's how I felt dealing with my children. And when we both got to our final weeks of pregnancy, Heidi even publicly admitted she gained more than the recommended amount of weight-and was fine with that. I knew we had some kismet going on when she chopped off her signature blonde locks postpartum only weeks after I had cut my own hair. I knew that Heidi and I would be best friends. You know, if we had ever met each other.
I normally don't care about the ins and outs of celebrities' lives, but I stayed glued to the news the day Heidi announced she'd delivered. Sure, part of my excitement came from the assumption that this meant my delivery would come soon as well, but I also felt genuinely happy for her in a way I normally reserve for close friends. Interestingly, I stopped Internet-stalking Heidi's every move after I gave birth to my child (I'm sure she's relieved) and no longer care what she's doing. My interest lasted as long as we shared due dates. Despite this, I think I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Heidi and her fourth baby.
Anyone else ever do this? Which celebrity was your pregnancy buddy?
Charlotte Hilton Andersen is a mom of 5 and the author of the book The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything and the blog of the same name.
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