Babytalk unveils 'Golden Pacifier' award winners, singles out Nicole Richie, Ricki Lake

The magazine which brought you the Stinky Diaper awards wants you to know that it’s not all doom and gloom in the world of celebrity babies and their parents.  Babytalk recently announced the winners of its 2008 ‘Golden Pacifier’ Awards, honoring "baby advocating newsmakers and pro-moms," and several CBB regulars have been singled out.

Winner of the ‘Knocked Up, Grown Up’ award goes to Nicole Richie.  Babytalk lauded Nicole’s transformation from Hollywood wild-child to responsible, earnest mom in the months leading up to — and since — the birth of daughter Harlow Winter Kate, 4 ½-months.  Also garnering points with the magazine was the establishment by Nicole and boyfriend Joel Madden of the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation, through which the couple has donated thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of baby goods to needy parents. 

The magazine raised a "tall, curvy goblet of sparkling grape juice" to celebrity moms like Salma Hayek (shown at right; mom to Valentina Paloma, 8-months), Halle Berry (mom to Nahla Ariela, 11-weeks tomorrow) and others who gained the "requisite 30-plus pounds" with their pregnancies.  Babytalk cheered these formerly pregnant celebs who "went through pregnancy resembling not snakes that swallowed basketballs but, rather, the ripe, round, and alluringly busty beauties they should be during the all-important nine months."

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Her documentary The Business of Being Born earned Ricki Lake a nod, with Babytalk applauding the "brave" decision by the 39-year-old former talk show host — who executive produced the film — to include footage of her 2001 homebirth with son Owen, turning 7 next month.  Although a midwife-assisted natural birth isn’t for everyone, Ricki deserved praise for "presenting expectant moms with an oft-overlooked option — and sparking an important conversation about the state of modern childbirth," the magazine said.

With a different outlook entirely, Access Hollywood co-host Nancy O’Dell won the ‘Taking Aim At Pain’ award by uttering three little words:  "I love epidurals."  Babytalk noted that "the merciful cocktail-from-behind may not be Ricki Lake’s drink of choice, but if it gets you where you’ve got to go, well, go for it."  Nancy and her husband Keith Zubchevich welcomed daughter Ashby Grace, 11 ½-months, last June.

Source:  Parenting.com; Photos by Flynet, Splash News and BauerGriffinOnline.com

Comments

All of these mommies should be congratulated – well deserved. I love the categories.

- carla at somethingaboutbaby.com on May 31st, 2008

I totally agree with the nominatin of Nicole Richie! When hearing about her pregnancy, I thought desaster was looming, and there’d be another Britney situation at hand really quickly. But I cannot believe how much she has grown up and how grounded, caring and responsible parents she and Joel have become. And in almost every picure of Harlow and her parents, she makes some great eye contact with them, so that proves there is some genuine connection between them.

One question though, haven’t had any children of my own, so maybe if someone could enlighten me about the weight gain during pregnancy: I thought I had read somewhere, that recommended weight gain is between 20 and 30 pounds, depending on whether you were over- or underweight before pregnancy. So a thin mom should gain more than one that’s already too big. But that the weight gain should not be more than that, otherwise it may be unhealthy for mother and child. Or did I get anything wrong there?

- sunnykidstyle on June 1st, 2008

Maybe it’s just me but I have a problem with the goblet raised to Halle Berry and Salma Hayek for gaining the “requisite 30-plus pounds” during their pregnancies. These women were not sticks before they got pregnant; they were amazingly beautiful women with equally beautiful curves. Unless a woman has an eating disorder while pregnant or some other circumstance, it would be very difficult for her to decide if her pregnant body should resemble a snake that swallowed a basketball or a curvaceous woman. This is a matter of genetics and eating habits, not generally of choice.

- AllAngela on June 1st, 2008

That’s true, sunnykidstyle. The recommended weight gain for the average woman is 25-35 pounds. And It is recommended that underweight women gain more and overweight women gain less.

- AllAngela on June 1st, 2008

SOOOOO nice to finally have someone concentrate on all the wonderful celeb parents who AREN’T total train wreaks! I personally believe it’s great for people to see all the positive role models who don’t mess up their kids.

Take note Brit, Courtney etc. Raising kids in Hollywood doesn’t have to be a nightmare, but if you’re finding it a challenge, please, PLEASE pull a Demi-Bruce and raise your kids somewhere far, far from L.A!!!

- Michelle on June 1st, 2008