The 29-year-old yoga instructor checked into New York`s Mount Sinai hospital on Friday (23.08.13) where she gave birth to the couple`s first child, who they named Carmen.

Hilaria tweeted: "We are overjoyed to announce the birth of our daughter Carmen Gabriela. She is absolutely perfect (sic)."

55-year-old Alec`s daughter Ireland, 17, from his marriage to Kim Basinger, also took to Twitter to share her joy.

She wrote: "Welcome to the world, Carmen! I`m a f***ing sister!" The best big sister!! Love you so much (sic)."

A source told the New York Daily News: "Alec is overjoyed." Hilaria previously revealed plans for a natural childbirth, although she admitted she could choose an epidural if the pain got too bad.
She said: "Right now, I want to do it naturally. That`s not to say there`s something wrong with the epidural, but that`s the way I was raised - I`m a pretty natural person. But if it does get to the
point where I am screaming for the epidural, I have no problems with that. We`ll see where it goes."
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