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The former reality star, 36, recently revealed that she plans to use a midwife to assist in the birthof her first child, a boy, with her husbandLeafar Seyer.
Discussing how she came to the decision on theInformed Pregnancy podcast with Dr. Elliot Berlin, the professional tattoo artist recalled seeing two OBGYNs and leaving the first one’s office with “a million questions and a sense of doom and fear.”
The next wasn’t much better because she had to spend so much time on paperwork and the experience was “completely impersonal,” Von D explains.
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After watching the documentaryThe Business of Being Bornat the urging of a close friend, Von D decided to opt for a midwife. She explains, “The minute we met Sarah, it was like, ‘Okay, let’s get excited now.’ It was so much fun … like, ‘This is really happening. This is how it’s supposed to feel.’ ”
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The soon-to-be mom continues, “Idon’t care what people think about me. When I look in the mirror, I wanna like what I see. I was working out six days a week prior to this pregnancy … and my body’s really soft now, and it’s okay, ’cause I like having big boobs and a big booty … I’m getting cellulite now.”
Von D, whoannounced her pregnancy in Maywith a glamorous maternity photo, also shares her unique take on how stretch marks “are like tattoos … a landmark in time.”
She adds, “Right now my boob is the size of [my husband’s] head … I think ultimately as long as my husband adores me, I’m fine. I just want to be able to look in themirror and feel the same way.”
Seyer, 43, wore a black suit with black gloves and black sunglasses as he embraced his wife. “It’s a boy.🖤@prayers,” Von D wrote in the caption.
The musicianshared the same photoand revealed the couple had already picked out a name for their son: Leafar, which is his father’s given name, Rafael, spelled backward and Seyer’s stage name.
source: people.com
