Mom-to-be Katie Holmes is reportedly gearing up for the silent birth of her first child after Scientologists were spotted carrying signs into her home, reminding her to keep quiet during labor. The Batman Begins actress, 26, is awaiting the arrival of her baby with fiance Tom Cruise any day now at their Beverly Hills, California mansion. Since she began dating Cruise last April, Holmes has abandoned her Catholic beliefs to become a Scientologist like Cruise. Late Scientology creator L. Ron Hubbard urged mothers to keep as quiet as possible during labor so they do not traumatize the child. On Monday, huge placards saying, "Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable," were carried into the couple's home, to be displayed around the house to remind Holmes to deal with the extreme pain of childbirth quietly. Last year, Cruise attempted to appease outraged critics of the bizarre birthing method, insisting Holmes can make a little noise. He said, "There have been misinterpretations that the woman can't make any noise, and that's just not true. It's nutty. No, but just calm and quiet. I want Katie to be as comfortable as possible."
.............. **** that!
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
It's a ploy, Grant.... because I'm telling you, there is NOTHING being said here in the US. And, they are having the baby at home... not in a hospital. There is NO WAY that Tom is going to allow pictures right away. I just don't see that happening, with how weird, and over protective, he's being.
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
Cruise: Katie can use painkillers during birth
By NICOLE LAMPERT, Daily Mail
09:29am 15th April 2006
He had the birth perfectly planned. But it seems Tom Cruise may have forgotten one important factor. The mother.
His pregnant fiancée Katie Holmes is said to have been less than happy with his wish for a drug-free and scream-free delivery, as prescribed by his Scientology faith.
So the 43-year-old actor appears to have altered his ideal scenario.
Asked what Miss Holmes could have during the birth, he told US chat show host Diane Sawyer: "Whatever the woman wants. I'm not gonna tell Kate … you know, if she needs an epidural, she's gonna get her epidural.
"And there's this whole thing that if she needs medicine, she needs medicine."
He explained the idea behind a silent birth. "It's basically just respecting the mother and helping to be quiet. Not the mother.
"The mother makes as much noise … and people … you know, she's going through it. She does what she's gotta do. OK?"
Miss Holmes, 27, who is due to give birth any day, looked weary during a shopping expedition for handbags at a Beverly Hills department store on Thursday.
But there seems little chance of her being able to raid the medicine chest for relief.
Cruise has made no secret of his scepticism about conventional medicine.
He told GQ magazine: "I've always found the, 'If it makes me feel better, it's OK' rationale a little suspect."
In the past he has criticised antidepressants, questioning Brooke Shields's revelation that she took them to help her get over post-natal depression.
Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard devised a manual for giving birth called the 'Bradley' method.
Its edicts include a natural delivery with no painkillers, the father acting as a birth coach and no shouting and screaming because birth is already traumatic for the baby.
During his interview, Cruise explained that despite Miss Holmes growing up a Catholic, their baby would not be baptised.
In a move which may upset her religious family, Cruise said: "You can be Catholic and be a Scientologist. You can be Jewish and a Scientologist. But we're just Scientologists."
Miss Holmes's family is understood to be sceptical about the relationship and even more upset the couple did not marry before having a child.
Cruise has two adopted children, Conor, 11, and Isabella, 13, from his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman, who is now engaged to country music star Keith Urban.
He has said he plans to marry Miss Holmes after he finishes promoting his latest film, Mission Impossible III. He is due to attend the London premiere this month.
Cruise also spoke of his 'spectacular' sex life. The secret, he confided, is good communication.
"Sex is about the connection. Great sex is a by-product, for me, of a great relationship, where you have communication and it's an extension of that.
"Where it's just free. And that's how it should be. It's spectacular."
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