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Knowing and naming
Getting fatter by the minute
Health and wellbeing
Emotions
The birth itself
Being a mum
What about dad?
Knowing and naming
Presumably because of her busy, high-profile schedule, Davina chose to break the news of her pregnancy just five weeks in. A little later she and Matthew nearly came to blows during her scan, when it came to discovering their unborn child's gender. "I would love to know what sex it is but Matthew won't let me," she said. "We had a domestic about it in the scanning room. I was going, 'Please can I?' and he was going, 'No.' The doctor was saying 'I know what it is, do you want to know?' and I went, 'YES!' and Matthew went, 'NO!'" Even after their little girl arrived, naming her wasn't complication-free either. "I stupidly gave out Holly's name when she was born - so to set the record straight, my daughter's name is Holly, not Holly-Willow."
Getting fatter by the minute
"The first three months, because I was feeling so sick, I just wanted to go and lie in a field and be pregnant," said Davina, who would munch her way through a pack of cream crackers to overcome morning sickness. Then came the cravings. "Apart from sex, there's Coca-Cola. It's supposed to be really bad for you but all I want to do is drink gallons of Coca-Cola. And I've got to have the full fat variety. So it's sex and Coca-Cola all day!" Although Davina's husband undoubtedly benefited from her lusty ways, he put his foot down when it came to her sweet tooth. "Matthew won't let me eat sweets with any colour in either, so I have to go on a secret mission," she said. "My sister lives with us and she keeps them under her bed for me."
Health and wellbeing
"I feel fat and depressed," moaned Davina eight weeks after giving birth. "Quite honestly, I am Cellulite City and I feel like a beached whale. I'm giving myself an incredibly hard time about my body, which is daft I know, but I can't help it. The more I worry about it the more I eat, so it's a vicious circle. I'm even embarrassed about going to the gym I feel so yuck - the thought of tight Lycra sends shivers down my spine." She also dreaded being snapped by the paparazzi on holiday. "I'm ripe for being photographed getting on and off my sun lounger with a massive wedgie looking like I'm about to eclipse the sun. You may think I am over-reacting, but the only reason I am petrified is due to my new jelly belly." Nevertheless Davina was back in a bikini five months later and slimmed naturally without knuckling down to a strenuous fitness routine.
Emotions
The timing of Davina's due date coincided with the international tragedy of September 11 2001. "I was heavily pregnant, watching the day's events unfold in bed, in floods of tears and wondering what kind of a world I was bringing my child into," she recalls. "Then on September 20th Holly decided she wanted out, world disaster or not and two days later she arrived. Now I have something positive to focus on - my daughter."
The birth itself
On Davina's due date she began to feel small contractions but didn't go into labour until two days later on 22 September. She opted for a home birth with two midwives and her husband assisting. After a trouble-free labour, Holly was born at their house in Chiswick, West London, and weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz. "I loved it," said Davina. "Giving birth at home was the most fantastic experience, I have never felt so beautiful and loved. And seconds after Holly popped out, Matthew and I were talking about having another one!"
Being a mum
The trials of TV presenting forced Davina to give up Don't Try This At Home. "Can you imagine me hanging out of a helicopter or doing some other dangerous stunt while I'm pregnant? Having a baby has taken the edge off my bravery." Fortunately for her fans she found Sam's Game and Big Brothera little easier. "The baby goes to sleep when I'm working. I think the faint hum of chaos lulls it to sleep, or maybe it's just giving mum a break while I'm working."
What about dad?
Pet Rescue presenter Matthew Robertson couldn't wait to be a father and was "tickled pink" when his dream was fulfilled. He wanted to be a hands-on dad and started with the birth. "We're all doing brilliantly," said Davina after the event, "and I cannot heap enough praise on my husband because I couldn't have done it without him. It was the best experience of my life, well, apart from making her!"
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