Celine Dion Gives Birth to Twin Boys

By Christine Fenno Posted Oct 24th 2010 08:14AM

Celine Dion and husband Rene Angelil are doubly joyful this weekend, welcoming fraternal twin boys who were delivered via C-section on Saturday morning in West Palm Beach, Fla., joining big brother Rene-Charles, age 9.

The babies have not yet been named, according to People.com. "Celine is resting now and they plan to discuss what to name the boys when she wakes up," her spokesperson says. "René-Charles has been to the hospital to visit his brothers, and is just so excited they are here."

Dion's new sons were born at 5 lbs., 10 oz., and 5 lbs., 4 oz., and are premature but healthy. They will reportedly spend a few days in neonatal intensive care, a common procedure for newborn twins, who often arrive before their due date.

At a press conference outside St. Mary's Medical Center, Dion's longtime obstetrician talked about the successful delivery -- and what the babies look like.

Dr. Ronald Ackerman (whose son, Dr. Joshua Ackerman also assisted in the delivery) explained that the surgery to deliver the babies went as expected -- with the first boy born at 11:11 a.m. and the second born at 11:12 a.m. -- and said that both twins were born with a "good amount" of hair.

The Canadian chanteuse, 42, has been open in recent years about her struggle to conceive. She revealed in May that she was pregnant, after undergoing a sixth attempt at in-vitro fertilization.

In February, the singer opened up to Oprah about her miscarriage of an earlier pregnancy.

Dion announced she was pregnant in August of 2009 using an embryo frozen eight years before, in 2001, when she and husband Rene had their first son. Sadly, she suffered a miscarriage shortly after.

"It's life. You know? A lot of people go through this, but it's not being told because it's not in newspaper. But with us, as you know, it's like, sometimes news are like mercury," she told Winfrey.

Dion says she didn't come out right away with the miscarriage news because the initial reports of her pregnancy were still fresh, and she didn't want to make such an announcement so fast.

"They said that I was pregnant, and a couple of days after, we were not pregnant again. We didn't want to feel like we were playing yo-yo. 'I'm pregnant. I'm not pregnant. I'm pregnant. I'm not pregnant.' So we didn't want to do this thing. But we did have a miscarriage," she said.

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Monday 25 October

By Samuel john

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She inspires me a lot.love her!

By pnxpeng

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Congratulations! Celine is only 42 so she's not too old. As long as one parent is young enough, it's okay. I'm happy for them and hope everything goes well. Like her or not, please be happy for the babies.I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

Sunday 24 October

By clarky

f*** both of them and their muslim baby. you know that this prick is one of the main money men behind the ground zero mosque.

By jj

Are you saying that Rene Charles or Celine are Muslim?

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GEE Clarky, how did you get so smart!?!? In a world where there are throw away babies I am glad to see a couple who dearly want more children and can afford to take care of them. Bet you live in a trailer park, if not atleast I know your trash.

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By Barb

Are you nuts?

I was going to tell you , you must have heqaring problems, since she sings so great but instead, I will just say " IDIOT"I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

By Sunday

Awww, I'm so happy for them! Congrats to the happy couple! Muslim? Uhmmm, no, they're not.
The only part of this article that I don't believe is that Celine hasn't named them yet - sure she has! She and her hubby have known about the twin boys for months now, so it's hard to believe they haven't picked out 2 names yet for them. Happy to hear they are healthy (good weight!) and doing fine.

By kay

Clarky...you need to go take your meds, or if not on meds go see a good psychiatrist!! Foul mouthed creep!!

By Dobba

Prove it!!! You......are an idiot!

By New York

THAT IS A LIE.

By Coop

You Absolutely Nailed That One On The Head.

By rascal

Is this really true? Where can I find anything in writing to back this up?

By Lori

Wow, what a total douche you are! Rene Angelil is Catholic, as is Celine Dion. Don't know where you get your (mis)information, but you are not only dead wrong, you are too stupid to live. Shove your lying bs where the sun never shines.

That being said, congratulations to Celine and her family!

By Dayna

CLARKY - what an idiotic post. I have seen some of your stupid remarks before. Always inflammatory, always misinformed, usually sexual in nature. Neither Celine Dion nor her husband is Muslim. You are a moron.

By Stephanie

He's a Melkite Catholic which means he is part of the Greek Orthodox Catholic religion not a follower of Islam.

By beatrice44

Sicko's don't deserve replies...they
need meds...quickly, please !

By Edony

They are BOTH Canadian-French from Quebec, Canada. They are Not Muslims and neither are their new baby boys!!!

By Rebecca

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The babies were born at St. Mary's, what does that have to say about their religious belief's? And who really cares what religion one practices? It's about how people choose to live their lives. This is about the joy of bringing two wonderful babies into this world, who will be taken care of, provided for and loved by two beautiful parents. Congrats!

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