Britney Spears poolside with her baby - Is she pregnant?

Pop star Britney Spears is pregnant with her second child, according to media reports.

The 24-year-old singer had been the subject of much speculation after she was photographed on a Hawaiian holiday earlier this year revealing a tummy bulge.

According to Us Weekly magazine, sources close to the singer have confirmed that she is expecting a second child with husband Kevin Federline.

The publications claims Spears has known she was expecting since early February, but waited to officially tell her family about the baby until Easter.

Spears and Federline have been married since September 2004 and have a 7-month-old child, Sean Preston.

The singer was spotted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas over the weekend sporting a red bikini and her baby bump.

Also,Spears has fired her child's minder after a string of press reports questioned her parenting skills.

The singer and her husband recently received a visit from Department of Children and Family Services officials after Spears took little Sean to the hospital when he reportedly fell out of his high chair.

In February, the department also looked into claims Spears was driving with her son on her lap and not in a mandatory car seat.

But the singer is so determined to prove skeptics wrong she has reportedly sacked her nanny and has given up a host of engagements -- including her brother Bryan's birthday party -- to stay at home with her son.

A friend tells In Touch magazine, "She wanted to be a mother and thought she could snap her fingers and be the perfect mom.

"But Britney is learning the hard way that being a good mother is something you always have to work at."

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