Heather Rae El Moussais openly sharing her journey as a first-time mom.
“Have been in mama hibernation mode for the past couple weeks but soaking up some fresh air today with my lovey🤍🤍,” Heather, 35, wrote alongside a pic of herselfbundled up with a sleeping Tristanin a cozy, striped hooded onesie.
“As promised, I want to talk to you guys about my breastfeeding journey because it’s definitely been a journey !! I thought…. I’ll just pop him on my boob and feed him anytime. Ya no!!!” she shared, expanding on her initial post last Tuesdayabout the challenges she was experiencing.
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Two weeks later, the couple revealed on Instagram that theirlittle boy’s name is Tristan Jay El Moussa.
Heather explained that they chose the moniker as Tarek was originally supposed to be named Tristan. As for his middle name, theSelling Sunsetstar says Jay is also her dad’s middle name.
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On Feb. 14, the new mom first addressed her followers about her “journey with breastfeeding.”
“Breastfeeding, for me, is definitely harder than I thought,” Heather said while seated in front of the base of her bed in a “BABE,” sweatshirt, cuddling her newborn. “Hard, but very gratifying. I love it.”
“So I’m sure that I’ve been having the same journeys that you all went through,” she continued, “so I want to tell you guys my journeys and my strengths with everything, some of the challenges I’ve been having.”
“But, I love it. I love skin-to-skin. I love breastfeeding,” Heather added, saying that “luckily,” she has been “producing a lot of milk,” but overall, “it was harder than expected.”
Discussing how Tristan made his entrance into the world, Heather also recently revealed to fansshe had a difficult experience giving birth.
“I had scar tissue built up from a biopsy I had years ago, which affected my cervix softening & water breaking. Once at the hospital I was given 1/2 a pill of Cytotec to soften cervix, balloon went in. 2 hours later I was dilated to a 4. Balloon fell out, then 3 hours later dialated to a 6, then a few minutes an 8 then 15 minutes later my water broke,” the new mom shared.
“It was time to push!! it all happened really fast. Tristan’s heart rate was dropping very low every time I’d push & was staying low. Which was terrifying,” she continued. “My doctor told me that we had to get him out right away. I had 4 more pushes and to give it my all & she was going to use a vacuum to help get him out fast or otherwise we would have to do an emergency C-section.”
Heather noted Tarek was “on my right holding my hand, talking me through everything” in the difficult moment.
The new mom concluded, “We have been in our own private bubble but today we are so happy to share Tristan and some of our birth story with the world 🤍🤍.”
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Speaking with PEOPLEon thered carpetat People’s Choice Awards in December, theFlippin' El Moussasstars shared their excitement to welcome their son.
“I’m a step-mommy, so we haveTaylorandBrayden, but a newborn,” Heather said. “I mean, just raising a newborn and for me getting to just raise a newborn — I’ve raised Taylor and Brayden since they were 3 and 8, and just welcoming a new little soul into the world … "
“Whatever she needs help with, I’m there to help,” theFlip or Flopalum said.
source: people.com
