01of 09Shay MitchellShay Mitchell/YoutubeMitchell and partner Matte Babel welcomed their first child, a daughter, earlier this month. ThePretty Little Liarsstar documented her 33 hours in labor in anintimate YouTube video, which included everything from a selfie vid taken as she realized her water was breaking to her child’s first cries after leaving the birth canal.“This is definitely the most intense experience of my life. Matte and I are parents, and I can’t believe it and we thought pregnancy was a journey. I’m realizing we have just begun,” the new mom said near the end of the dramatic footage.
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Shay Mitchell
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Mitchell and partner Matte Babel welcomed their first child, a daughter, earlier this month. ThePretty Little Liarsstar documented her 33 hours in labor in anintimate YouTube video, which included everything from a selfie vid taken as she realized her water was breaking to her child’s first cries after leaving the birth canal.
“This is definitely the most intense experience of my life. Matte and I are parents, and I can’t believe it and we thought pregnancy was a journey. I’m realizing we have just begun,” the new mom said near the end of the dramatic footage.
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Kourtney Kardashian
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Keeping Up with the Kardashianshas shown the world a fair share of the family’s highly private moments, but Kourtney’s 2009 delivery may have been the most personal of all.
Clearly determined to be a hands-on mother from the start, the eldest Kardashian sisteractually reached down and pulled out her first child, son Mason Dash.
“Scott was filming it for our own purposes, like for a home movie,” she said in 2016. “The birth of my son was such a beautiful experience that I really wanted to share it with people because it was my child. I remember being so terrified to give birth because you see in movies everyone is screaming and it was so crazy and my experience was amazing. I just felt something in me wanted to share that with people.”
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Kylie Jenner
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In August 2019, Jenner shared even more footage from the birth of her daughter,Stormi Webster. Posted on the mom’s Instagram Story, the clip came from Scott’s Netflix docLook Mom I Can Flyand featured the rapper cutting her cord.
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Hilary Duff
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Gabrielle Union
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“Every family is unique. How each family is created and comes together is special,” Union, whose adenomyosis caused multiple miscarriages before she opted for surrogacy, captioned her video. “Kaavia James Union Wade[‘s] journey into our arms was long and at times brutal. There were heartbreaks that nearly broke us and streams of tears that turned into raging rivers. And then came Kaavia James. This is our birth journey.”
06of 09CiaraCiara/YoutubeThe singer’s May 2019video for “Beauty Marks"included previously unseen footage from her major life events, including her wedding with Russell Wilson and the April 2017 birth of their daughter Sienna Princess.Toward the end of the video, Ciara was shown pushing in the hospital bed as the NFL quarterback held her leg and provided her with something to grasp onto. Wilson then helped the doctor pull Sienna out and onto her mother’s chest. “Dear Sienna, happy birthday to you,” the star sang as she held the newborn.
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Ciara
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The singer’s May 2019video for “Beauty Marks"included previously unseen footage from her major life events, including her wedding with Russell Wilson and the April 2017 birth of their daughter Sienna Princess.
Toward the end of the video, Ciara was shown pushing in the hospital bed as the NFL quarterback held her leg and provided her with something to grasp onto. Wilson then helped the doctor pull Sienna out and onto her mother’s chest. “Dear Sienna, happy birthday to you,” the star sang as she held the newborn.
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Jade Roper Tolbert
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The formerBachelor in Paradisecontestant and her husband, fellow franchise alumnus Tanner Tolbert, weren’t able to make it to the hospital in time for the birth of their second child, Brooks Easton. Instead, Tolbert delivered the newborn in her bedroom closet with the help of emergency responders.
In a video taken shortly after the unexpected birth, an emotional Tolbert embraces her newborn while still on the floor of her closet.
08of 09Cardi BOffset/InstagramThe rapper’s husband, Offset,shared a videoof the July 2018 birth of their daughter, Kulture, in a montage promoting the release of his solo album and accompanying documentary.Inthe clip, Cardi was seen crying out in pain moments before Kulture’s arrival as the doctor told her to “hold your breath, pull those legs back” and assured her “she’s right there.”
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Cardi B
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The rapper’s husband, Offset,shared a videoof the July 2018 birth of their daughter, Kulture, in a montage promoting the release of his solo album and accompanying documentary.
Inthe clip, Cardi was seen crying out in pain moments before Kulture’s arrival as the doctor told her to “hold your breath, pull those legs back” and assured her “she’s right there.”
09of 09Nicole TuckEvan Agostini/Invision/APTuck’s partner, DJ Khaled, is notorious for his near-constant Snapchatting, and the camera didn’t get a break as the couple prepared to meet son Asahd in 2016.Khaledkept fans updated throughoutthe hours-long labor process after Tuck’s water broke. The impatient dad-to-be admitted his “nerves were bad” as he waited for the big arrival. Meanwhile, Tuck was shown in her hospital bed with assistants lifting her legs as the doctor monitored her dilation.The producer was overjoyed when his son finally arrived, telling his followers, “He’s so beautiful! God is great.”
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Nicole Tuck
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Tuck’s partner, DJ Khaled, is notorious for his near-constant Snapchatting, and the camera didn’t get a break as the couple prepared to meet son Asahd in 2016.
Khaledkept fans updated throughoutthe hours-long labor process after Tuck’s water broke. The impatient dad-to-be admitted his “nerves were bad” as he waited for the big arrival. Meanwhile, Tuck was shown in her hospital bed with assistants lifting her legs as the doctor monitored her dilation.
The producer was overjoyed when his son finally arrived, telling his followers, “He’s so beautiful! God is great.”
source: people.com
