First Time Mom, Nicki Minaj Gets Real About Her Amazing Birth Story And ‘Painful’ Breastfeeding: ‘Women make this stuff look way too easy’
Rap queen, Nicki Minaj is marking her first holiday season as a first time mom and opening up about her experience with motherhood.
On Wednesday, the 38-year-old rapper, who welcomed a baby boy on September 30 with husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, shared candid details about going into labor in a Twitter Q&A with fans.
The new mom says she was “butt naked” and fresh out of the shower when her water broke. While Petty got “very scared,” Minaj says she was “weirdly calm.” She shared:
”Yes. I was butt naked. Just got out the shower & I asked him to rub my back. As soon as I started scooting over to him in the bed I just felt the water start coming out. I was weirdly calm & I quietly said “omg, I’m about to be in labor” He was very scared & I was laughing @ him.”
Yes. I was butt naked. Just got out the shower & I asked him to rub my back. As soon as I started scooting over to him in the bed I just felt the water start coming out. I was weirdly calm & I quietly said “omg, I’m about to be in labor” He was very scared & I was laughing @ him. https://t.co/2FGBnQOp3T
— BEAM ME UP SCOTTY OUT NOW (@NICKIMINAJ) December 30, 2020
Mrs Petty went on to share that she was in labor “all night,” taking time to sleep until she had to push. She added:
”Well I was actually in labor all night but all they did was let me sleep until I dilated far enough to push. The epidural didn’t hurt either. They numbed me up real good. So I took my ass right to sleep.”
Well I was actually in labor all night but all they did was let me sleep until I dilated far enough to push. The epidural didn’t hurt either. They numbed me up real good. So I took my ass right to sleep ? https://t.co/E7xVNFSszc
— BEAM ME UP SCOTTY OUT NOW (@NICKIMINAJ) December 30, 2020
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She said she ended up pushing for two and a half hours.
”Yes, natural vaginal birth w/epidural. I pushed for 2 1/2 hours. Only b/c first the epidural didn’t wear off enough for me to feel myself pushing. Once I was able to feel the pain I pushed him on out.”
Her baby boy— now 3 months old — also took to breastfeeding right away, she said, calming her fears that she’d have difficulty nursing. But Minaj did add that, while her childbirth experience went smoothly, being a new mom isn’t without its struggles. She pointed out:
”He had no problem breastfeeding. He latched on in the hospital which was very surprising to me. I was afraid maybe he wouldn’t. But breast feeding is very painful. Pumping is too. Women make this stuff look way too easy. Moms r really superheroes.”
He had no problem breastfeeding. He latched on in the hospital which was very surprising to me. I was afraid maybe he wouldn’t. But breast feeding is very painful. Pumping is too. Women make this stuff look way too easy. Moms r really superheroes https://t.co/SdF9CXMdF3
— BEAM ME UP SCOTTY OUT NOW (@NICKIMINAJ) December 30, 2020
One thing the “Starships” singer hasn’t disclosed? The name of her child, whom she refers to as “Papa Bear.” When a fan asked if she’d be sharing the little boy’s name, she coyly responded, “YES.”