How to be a yummy mummy

18:01 15 April 2010

If David Beckham gets his way we could be seeing a very different version of Victoria Beckham, Heat reports. 

Following a serious and potentially career-ending injury to his Achilles heel, Becks has been thinking about his future.

According to reports, the famous footballer wants to move back to the UK and for him and Mrs Beckham to focus on being a family and to get them out of the false celebrity lifestyle the city holds. 

However, since moving out to LA, Posh's career has gone from strength to strength - transforming from the ex-Spice Girl and WAG label she has over here and has become a respected fashion designer with regular appearances on TV shows.

Who will win the war remains to be seen, but can you have it all?

We've all seen pictures of celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss and Sadie Frost showing off their perfect post-pregnancy bodies in gorgeous designer clothes and looking groomed and glam.

But can yummy mumminess be achieved by ordinary mothers who have limited cash and no free time (not to mention no nanny, no cleaner and no personal stylist)?

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Former TV presenter Liz Fraser claims that the ordinary mother can - with the help of a few tricks.

Liz's book, 'The Yummy Mummy's Survival Guide' is aimed at real mothers who'd love a piece of the yummy mummy action but don't know how to get it.

"It's the simple things that make a mum feel yummier," she says.

"It can be as easy as dabbing on a little lip gloss and slipping on a pair of pumps before leaving the house."

Read Liz's top yummy mummy tips:

• Never believe that becoming a mother means you should stop wanting to look and feel as good as you can
  
• Buy multiples of cheap, basic clothes, such as T-shirts and long sleeved tops, so you always have a clean one
  
• Don't go out in the baggy trousers and tops you wear at home. Put on jeans and a pretty top and you'll feel instantly yummier
  
• Keep your house clutter-free. Mess and baby clobber everywhere makes you feel down. Even 20 mins tidying a day can make a huge difference
  
• After a long, stressful day with your baby, don't just crawl into bed feeling low. Have a soak in a bath, light a few candles (the cheapest tea lights will do). Pop in a little lavender oil and spend 10 minutes having some pamper-me time
  
• Talk to a friend if life is getting you down. It's amazing how many seemingly perfect mums will be feeling the same way, and just knowing you are not alone is enough to cheer most of us up
  
• Keep all the baby things in pretty, matching storage boxes cheap ideas include using old wine crates and cheap baskets or chests from car boot sales and junk shops and jazz them up with a coat of paint
  

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  Keep your nicest clothes and one special bag separate from your "mummy" life. When you want to walk out feeling gorgeous and grot-free, you can put on your clean, un-snotty, un-stained clothes, grab a bag with no baby bottle sin and walk out feeling yummy again
  
• Try to keep a simple make-up and cleansing routine going. Just five minutes a day is all it takes to transform from pale, tired and grumpy to radiant and yummy