I’m sure that many moms, especially first timers find the very idea laughable, that a mom can over-bond with her baby. But that seems to be the opinion of Nicole Kidman’s mother. According to reports, the actress was quoted as saying, “My mum thinks I’ve over-bonded with my baby, but I don’t care.” Yes, most women experiencing motherhood for the first time wouldn’t much care either.

Kidman also said in an interview, “I can’t bear to be separate from my baby; I’m totally devoted to her.” Well that certainly sounds like new mom euphoria to me. Perhaps her mom just has a different parenting style. Thankfully Kidman still seems to be doing her own thing. It’s tough sometimes to raise and nurture your child with all the advice you’re bombarded with.

Interestingly, a quick search on Google for the term ‘over bonding‘ revealed results that only had to do with animals. Well, on the first page at any rate. So does it even exist, or is it just something Kidman’s mom coined to get her point across? Is it even possible for a mom to over-bond with her baby? And what does that entail really?

I guess this raises the age old issue of parents disagreeing with the parenting methods of their children. After all, if they brought them this far, surely they must have done a great job right? Maybe Kidman’s mom is just angling for a little more time with precious Sunday Rose. For that we can hardly blame her.

New moms are understandably protective of their babies, and spending every possible moment with them seems like the most natural thing in the world. How would you react if someone suggested that you might have over-bonded with your baby?

Incidentally, Kidman’s character in the new film Australia, can’t have children of her own. This seemed to be the case with Kidman, who eventually adopted after suffering miscarriages while married to Tom Cruise.

She went on to reveal that no less than seven babies were conceived during the filming of the movie. “There is definitely something up there in that Kununurra water. We all went swimming in the waterfalls, so we call it the fertility waters now,” Kidman said. Maybe that will be a new selling point for the country’s tourism.

Recently, actress Nicole Kidman was quoted in an interview saying she had no intention of showing pictures of her daughter, Sunday Rose to the world. The Moulin Rouge star described herself as a “lioness” when it came to protecting her daughter’s privacy.

However, during a recent chat with talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey, the actress had a change of heart. Kidman was doing an interview alongside her Australia co-star Hugh Jackman when Winfrey reportedly insisted on seeing a picture of the baby. Let’s face it, if anyone could change someone’s mind about something like this it would be Oprah.

Kidman revealed a black and white photo that showed her and the baby sleeping. She said the photo was taken by hubby Keith Urban on his iPhone. At any rate don’t be too hard on her folks. It’s the most natural thing in the world to want to show off your precious child. I guess there were a few folks out there who scoffed at her declaration that she wouldn’t show pictures of the baby. At any rate as relentless as the paparazzi can be, maybe it’s best that she shows images of her daughter on her own terms.

It seems that Kidman would love to give Sunday Rose a brother or sister. She revealed in another interview that she would love to be a mom again. She was quoted as saying, “I would love more children – but that’s up to God!” Kidman has two adopted children with ex-husband, Tom Cruise. Kidman struggled for years to get pregnant before she was blessed with her daughter. Here’s hoping her wish for more children is fulfilled.

She paid tribute to her mother during the interview for helping to make her the mom she is. “When you’re raised by a woman who has strong beliefs and is opinionated and compassionate – you’re lucky, she said.

The busy actress has three movies coming out soon, Australia, Nine, and Need. She can expect to get a lot busier if she does indeed have another child, and I guess her admirers would have to wait a while to see her on the big screen again. In the meantime, any of her upcoming releases should satisfy her fans.

One of the pitfalls of being a celebrity is the loss of privacy. Celebs can’t do the things most of us take for granted without being confronted by flashbulbs. Living in this fishbowl has even caused a few of them to snap from time to time. We are probably evenly divided on the issue of sympathy, some feeling that it comes with the territory and others, like myself, feeling that a little space is not too much to ask for.

One thing I’m sure we can all agree on, however, is that the children’s privacy should be protected, no matter how famous their parents are. Nicole Kidman, who gave birth to a daughter, Sunday Rose in July, has made it clear that she will protect her baby from unwanted attention.

‘When it comes to my kids, I’m like a lioness. I’m like, no one gets near my babies, ’she is quoted as saying. I can certainly understand that sentiment. The obsession with celebrity has created an industry onto itself, with tabloids and paparazzi being the main players. Sadly, these photographers often go too far for that one big shot.

I remember seeing footage of Britney Spears on TV during the height of her troubles. There she was, a young mother trying to make it to her car, carrying one of her sons and wading through a throng of photographers, all clicking away.

Her child looked like a deer caught in headlights, literally, because all these flashbulbs were going off and it was impossible to shield him from them. As I looked at the terrified face of that child I wondered if any one of those photographers cared about what they were doing to him. Would they have liked to see their own children in a similar position?

Sadly, the old adage of treating others as you would want to be treated doesn’t seem to mean much any more. So I say bravo to Ms. Kidman for making her position clear. Opening up about her feelings she said, ‘It’s almost like my heart is stretching – I’m feeling like all these muscles stretch with emotion. It’s a beautiful love but there’s a lot of fear and pain for her life.‘ I’m sure we can all relate to that.

After weeks of speculation it is finally confirmed that 37-year old actress, Jennifer Garner is indeed pregnant with her second child. The confirmation came from Garner and husband, Ben Affleck?s pal actor & director, Kevin Smith.

Affleck and Garner are parents to Violet who was born on December 1, 2005. Smith told People.com that Affleck broke the big news to him when he visited him recently. The sex of the new baby is not yet known, at least, the public doesn?t know. The first reports of Garner?s pregnancy came from her Alias co-star and friend, Victor Garber, who also presided at her June 2005 wedding to Affleck. Garber however said in later reports that he didn?t know whether or not the couple was expecting another child and blamed the media for misquoting what he said.

It is believed that the newest addition to the Affleck/Garner household should make an appearance somewhere between late October to early November.

By all indications it would seem like 2008 may see the greatest number of celebrity babies making an appearance. Some celebrities who should be having babies in the coming months include:

• Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz
• Matt Damon & Luciano Barroso
• Gwen Stefani
• Minnie Driver
• Clay Aiken
• Laila Ali & Curtis Conway
• Rebecca Romijm & Jerry O?Connell
• Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber

Which other celebrity births are we all anxiously awaiting now that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt?s twins are here and Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have their Sunday Rose?

Ok, another celebrity baby has joined the 2008 list of newborns with the birth of actor Matthew McConaughey and model Camila Alves first child. The baby boy was born on Monday, July 7 at 6.44p.m. The newest McConaughey on the planet weighed seven pounds, 4 ounces (7 pounds 4 ounces) at birth. Young McConaughey followed a couple of hours after Australian actress, Nicole Kidman and her husband, Keith Urban welcomed Sunday Rose into the world.

McConaughey in a statement on the birth of his son to OK! Magazine said, ?Camila and I were side by side the entire time. We are both tired and elated, and are so happy to have created the greatest miracle in the world. Having a child and making a family. Now comes the greatest adventure ? raising one, together.

Thirty-eight year old McConaughey and 24-year old Alves, who hails from Brazil, announced they were expecting their first together on his Web site in January.

The proud parents have not yet given the name of their son to the press, but as soon as they do, we?ll give you an update.

Welcome to the world of parenting!