As everyone knows, Marcia Cross is pregnant with twins. The babies have not been written into the show so, she has been hiding her belly behind pieces of furniture.

Marcia, who is due in April, has been put on bedrest “as a precautionary measure only,” spokesperson Heidi Slan tells the Associated Press. Other details have not been provided at this time.

Producers on the three-season-old Desperate Housewives, in which Cross, 44, stars as the perfectionist Bree Van De Kamp, have opted to move production to the actress’s Los Angeles home for two days at the end of this week, reports TV Guide’s Web site.

Cross and stockbroker Mahoney, 48, were married in June 2006. In October, Marcia announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she was expecting twins, saying: “I was sort of blown away that I was having twins, so I just needed a minute to deal with it.”

I am not surprised that she has been put on bedrest. According to the March of Dimes, close to 60 percent of all twins and more than 90 percent of triplets are born prematurely (before 37 weeks). The average twin pregnancy lasts 35 weeks. Triplet pregnancies average 33 weeks, and quad pregnancies average 29 weeks. They are probably just trying to make sure that nothing goes wrong, because she is a Celebrity and this is a high profile pregnancy.

Before my son was born, I spent almost a month on bedrest in the hospital. The nurses told me that at that time there were 6 other mommies, pregnant with twins, and 1 with triplets, on bedrest in the same ward as myself.

We hope the little monkeys stay in there as long as possible. Good Luck Marcia!!

SOURCE:PEOPLE, BABYCENTER

Heaven Rain Charvet was born at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. She weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz. and was 18 3/4 inches long.

“Brooke had a very smooth delivery, with her fiancé David by her side,” rep Nancy Iannios tells PEOPLE exclusively. “They are thrilled to be back at home now with their gorgeous baby girl. It’s a very exciting time for them.”

Brooke has two other children Neriah, 6 and Sierra Sky, 4, from her first marriage to plastic surgeon Garth Fisher. David and Brooke have been engaged since the summer. The two have known each other for years, but started dating in 2005, during Rock Star: INXS.

As for their wedding, Iannios says, “Brooke and David are looking forward to getting married sometime this spring.” Burke told PEOPLE that they were waiting for the baby to arrive before they began planning. “We’re not going to stress ourselves out,” she said.

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When Kaven Gainey was born at the University Hospital of Wales weighing 1lb 6oz (0.62kg), his parents were warned to prepare for the worst.

The doctors gave him just a 5% chance of survival from birth because of his early arrival.

When Kaven was born at 23 weeks, he was classified as extremely premature, with a dangerously low birth weight.

Kaven Gainey aged eight months
Eight months on Kaven has put on weight and is developing well

His life was in danger because of a bowel infection and he was kept in hospital for five months.

Kaven’s mother Victoria Simmonds said: “When I look back now I don’t know how we got through it, but obviously we had to.

“We had to keep going because Kaven was obviously fighting for survival.”

Ms Simmonds explained she and Kaven’s father, Lawrence, had to leave the hospital about one week after the baby was born.

“It was so horrible walking out of the hospital without Kaven, but the nurses would phone me at home, and I could phone 24 hours,” she said.

“Me and Lawrence could come in whenever we wanted to and they basically treated Kaven like their own child.”

Victoria Simmonds, Lawrence Gainey and their son Kaven
We had a lot of hazards to watch out for, and he’s overcome a lot of those already
Lawrence Gainey, father

Kaven was finally allowed home last October, but his parents were told they may still face hurdles ahead.

They were warned by consultant Mark Drayton that as infants develop sometimes problems could emerge.

“The future’s still uncertain,” said Mr Gainey.

“He came home on a lot of medication and we had a lot of hazards to watch out for, and he’s overcome a lot of those already.

“There’s one main concern which we have. Kav may have a weakness on his left side but that’s still uncertain, and only time will tell really,” he added.

The important thing is that he made it home. He will probably thrive more at home with his parents than at the hospital where it’s all about procedures and shift changes. Once parents get their babies home they can do more with them in terms to development and care.

SOURCE:BBC