Hong Kong - Kelly Chen plans to be back at work next month and making 'milk money', after giving birth to a boy last Friday.

Apple Daily said the singer will breastfeed him for only a month before she heads for Taiwan for the recording of an album and the record cover shoot at the end of next month.

She then plans to be performing in China in September.

Her manager was quoted as saying: 'Kelly is such an impatient person. She wants to do everything quickly. We want her to rest longer, but she doesn't want to.'

The birth came early. Chen had told the media the baby was due early next month.

According to Apple Daily, she had an auspicious date and time picked for the birth. Her assistant has denied it, however.

This article was first published in The Straits Times.