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“My first delivery was not at all according to plan. I had a midwife, a doula and was at home for a long time before moving to a birthing center. I thought I was going to give birth in a tub and I spent 12 hours at the birthing center in active labor,” the22 Jump Streetstar recalls. “After two full nights of no sleep, I was exhausted and hadn’t dilated at all. I was stuck at six centimeters for two days so I surrendered. I couldn’t do it anymore. I needed a nap and an epidural!”
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The star says she was then transferred to a hospital, where she “got the nap and medication and [Ava] came out like a breeze.”
“I needed that rest and for my body to relax. So I learned you can’t have a plan,” she adds.
“I like my doctor a lot, so fingers crossed the second time around is easier than my first one,” she says.
The expecting mom also admits she’s “a little anxious” about adding another child to her family but is “excited” for Ava to have a sibling.
“I don’t know what to expect,” she says. “I’ve always known I wanted several kids, or at least more than one. I’m excited about what it will look like but I have no idea. It seems hard but people do it.”
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“Honestly, I want to have multiple kids for them, not even for me. I know how special it is to have a sibling,” she continues. “I’m excited to see their relationship develop for them. She needs a homie to hang out with and someone to play with. I’m obsessed with my little sister, too. To have a sibling is special. I’m happy to give that to her.”
Stevens West announced herexciting pregnancy newsback in April, noting that she initially confirmed she was expecting last November.
“While in NY shooting@runtheworldstarzI was also working on another project and in the early morning of Nov 22,@andrewjwestbirthday, we confirmed that second project was a success!” Stevens West wrote onInstagram.
“We acknowledge how incredibly lucky we are to get pregnant and have access to excellent pre and postnatal care,” she said.
Stevens West said that she and her husband will also be making a donation to Black Mamas Matter Alliance “to help ensure more women, especially women of color, have the opportunity to have healthy families.”
source: people.com
