Ireland Baldwin and family.Photo:Ireland Baldwin/instagram
Ireland Baldwin/instagram
Ireland Baldwinis opening up about her difficult pregnancy journey.
“I haven’t really taken a moment to process all this. I just wanted to write a message here for soon to be moms. I know I said I wouldn’t dedicate my Instagram to my pregnancy/mom content, but getting these words across is super important to me and I hope it helps someone even just a little,” Baldwin began her post.
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Baldwin also revealed her worries throughout her pregnancy, stating, “I spent the last nine months worrying about pulmonary embolisms, blood clots, pre eclampsia. I read countless pregnancy horror stories and watched negative birthing video after video until I’d go numb from it all. I worried I wouldn’t make it through my delivery or something terrible would happen.”
And while Baldwin admits her body did change after giving birth, she is all the more grateful for what she was able to accomplish.
“But here’s what happened to me. Nearly everything everyone told [me] would happen, didn’t. She was born. My fears fled. My heart was full. I’ve fallen in love again for a second time. I’ve lost loads of sleep, but I couldn’t care less. I could stare at her doing absolutely nothing for hours. A sense of calm has washed over me since her arrival and that has in turn made me feel restored,” the model wrote.
“My boobs have changed, but I finally have those Pam Anderson’s I’ve always wanted. Just a little floppier. My body created life. A brain!! A heart. Little feet! My body is f—ing magic. No one could tell me otherwise. You’re right, I will never look at it the same. I don’t want to. I would birth her 100 more times if I had to.”
As for her road to recovery, Baldwin is feeling good and has been enjoying time with family, giving a special shoutout to momKim Basinger.
“My recovery has been smooth. I’m up and on my feet enjoying this weather and my time with family at home. I couldn’t be more grateful for my partner’s parents and my mom who visited.”
“I am so proud of the work I put into preparing for birth. I was as prepared as I could be. Without the breath work I studied, I’m not sure what I would have done. WIthout my badass OB, angel of a doula, and the nurses who cheered me on, I don’t know where I would be.”
source: people.com
