Here are some new and newish photos of Pink on the Fourth of July and Pink and Carey Hart last week, all with baby Willow. Pink and Carey released two photos of baby Willow to People Magazine after the paparazzi did everything possible to try to get a candid shot – or at least that was Pink’s argument, and I agree, sort of. I don’t doubt that the paparazzi were being intrusive and annoying, but I kind of think Pink and Carey just wanted to give the first exclusive baby photos to People Magazine anyway – you can see them here. In addition to giving People the photo exclusive, Pink also did a sit-down interview where she discussed the birth and how Willow was breech and everything. Pink is very candid:
Pink and husband Carey Hart thought they had it all planned out when it came to welcoming their first child.
“We watched Ricki Lake‘s documentary The Business of Being Born early on. It was so enlightening and empowering,” the new mom tells PEOPLE. “We took all kinds of classes and decided to work with midwives at The Sanctuary … I was really looking forward to the whole rite of passage — giving birth perfectly present, unmedicated, in the way nature intended.”
However, that was before daughter Willow Sage made her own agenda known, arriving on June 2 via a Cesarean section following two nights of labor.
“She was in the frank breech position, which is head up with her legs up by her head in a pike position. We tried everything to turn her around,” Pink, 31, reveals. “Turns out this little girl had other plans — she is my daughter, after all. It all turned out perfectly in the end, even though it wasn’t what we intended, because she is healthy and happy and so am I,” the singer adds. “We’ll go for our natural birth next time, for sure.”
Deciding on the name Willow Sage for their newborn was particularly heartfelt for Pink, who turned to her love of nature for inspiration.
“The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It’s the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it — no wind, no elements,” she explains. “It can bend and withstand anything. I love that sentiment. I want that for her.”
“Sage is cleansing and sacred,” the Grammy-winner continues. “And it sounded great together. It doesn’t hurt that her last name is Hart — flexible cleansed heart.”
Settling in as a family of three, Pink admits things have gone surprisingly smoothly — despite the initial bumpy start.
“We’ve had one major meltdown the first night home. Carey couldn’t figure out who to comfort first. It was pretty funny, actually,” she laughs. “Poor guy.”
“[Willow’s] been amazing. Everyone gives you this terrifying picture of no sleep at all, bickering which leads to divorce … they made it sound like waterboarding,” Pink notes. “It’s not that bad! I think I’ve cried more than she has and that’s just because I’m emotional and a little nuts.”
And just as Willow, now 4 weeks old, is flourishing, so is the love between the happy new parents.
“Carey is a natural. He calms her down like only my boob can,” Pink jokes, adding that the doting dad wakes for every feeding and diaper change. ”I knew when I met him he’d be a great father, but watching him fall in love, watching him nurture her, I’ve never been so in love with him in my life. He keeps thanking me for giving her to him. It’s a beautiful time.”
[From People]
I’ve never given birth, and as some of you know, even the idea of childbirth terrifies me. Just skimming over this article has made me sick to my stomach. That’s not a judgment on childbirth in general or Pink in particular – it’s just me being very, very queasy with the idea of something trying to come out of my body. And the pain. OH GOD THE PAIN. I don’t know how you bitches do it. If it was left up to me to repopulate the earth in some kind of doomsday situation, I would be all “Well, the human race had a good run.” *side-eying the ginger ale in case I might throw up*
Have you noticed something weird about Pink? I have – with this pregnancy, all of a sudden, she’s right up there with Jennifer Garner as far as “Hollywood moms other mothers adore.” Even my mom was happy for her and gave me a little speech about how Pink is going to be a great mom, “and her husband seems like a very nice young man too.” My mother knows who Pink is… because of the pregnancy.
Photos courtesy of Fame.
Oh I love them…and those photos are so cute. But I got to laugh at what a secret hippy she is with her name process. Willow Sage is a sweet name 🙂
jaja, I love the picture where she is flipping the bird 😛
awwwww. so sweet.
sounds like Pink’s a natural at being a mom.
good for them both. i feel happy for them, i really do.
nice to hear that they are going to expand their brood too. 🙂
I think other moms like her because she seems like a hands-on mom and because she’s not down to her pre-pregnancy weight. In fact, I don’t think I’ve heard her mention weight.
And who are you kidding, Kaiser? You’d turn yourself into a breeder for Gerard Butler or the Fassdong in a heartbeat.
Wouldn’t be Pink if she didn’t flip it lol
I’m glad baby and mama are ok and as far as her being a good mom I don’ t think there were doubts before or after the birth
I am 6.5 months pregnant with my first and I am terrified of natural birth without meds!
Pink: I would protect my little one at all cost, here’s to you prick-head photogs
🙂
I love so much that she looks like a normal person here, and not some alien who dropped a baby and then went back to her stick-figure size. Good for Pink!
Kind of surprised she did the photo and interview, but I love the explanation about the name.
I love her and I hope she and her family are very happy together.
I like Pink for looking like she has actually given birth, there are some celebrities who days after birth look like they had basketball under the tops for nine months.
People assume that a c-section is much easier than a vaginal birth (I did too in the past) but when my sister had to have a C-section twice both were unplanned and an emergency.
She had such a bad experience the first time, that when the doctor told her she needed to have a c-section the second time, she told the doctor to fuck off and went home, she eventually went back but her fear and previous experience scarred her enormously, to stupidly walk out of the hospital.
I don’t want children mainly because I don’t have a paternal bone in my body and plus the idea of giving birth frightens me like nothing else and it doesn’t help when your sister only has horror stories to tell you.
I just wanna say, you’re not alone being scared of childbirth! Hearing childbirth and postpartum stories from my friends with kids is the best form of birth control!
Good for Pink, though… Little Willow is going to grow up to be fierce just like mama!
Ahhh, I loved the documentary “The Business of Being Born”. That, along with information from the WHO, has me convinced that when the time comes, I want to do it as naturally as possible and up and moving around as much as I want, not laying on my back fighting against gravity and anatomy.
Also, helloooo, run-on sentence.
I love Pink even more now!
Pink has been a favorite of mine since she came onto the scene and it’s great to watch as she morphs and changes into an amazing woman capable of so much. Congrats to her and the hubby on making things work.
Sometimes things doesn’t always go according to ones ‘birth plan’, so often times its best to just go into it with a take whatever comes attitude and don’t be super disappointed if things don’t go as you planned. After all the main goal is to have a healthy baby (and mum) at the end of it all isn’t it 😉 .
And drugs are our friends people! 😀 😆 Epidurals are great pain killers 😉 .
(I had to have an emergency c-section too)
I really am happy for her and Carey. They seem like doting, wonderful parents.
My only problem is the whole giving birth naturally thing. Now, I should preface this by saying at 23, I don’t want kids. Not now, not particularly ever. That may change but I’m not counting on it. I’m pretty ambivalent about having my own, and I’d only consider it if I was with a guy who really wanted them, so this is definitely coming from a different place than most women I’m sure. But the whole “the way nature intended it,” I really think we’re giving nature too much credit here. Ideally, I get the desire to give birth naturally, but what is the big deal if thats not in the cards? There’s nothing wrong or less sacred about childbirth that isn’t done vaginally, and I think it sets a difficult measure for women feeling like they HAVE to have a natural birth, just another thing we have to do as women and are failures if we can’t. If we left most things “the way nature intended it,” a lot of us wouldn’t be alive or healthy. Nature doesn’t always get things right, and I wish people would stop acting like the way things happen naturally is the best. Like we’re all these figures who have been hand crafted and painted with tiny little brushes and molded very particularly by nature or God or whatever. Nature is very, very random, and we shouldn’t push aside science that can help us, make things easier, or making giving birth better for mother and child just because it’s “not natural.” It’s probably just my lack of a maternal instinct, but natural child birth seems way overrated. I’m sure it’s all emotional and spiritual for the mother, but sometimes doing what’s best for the health of mom and baby should be more important than the unadulterated joy of shoving another human out of your vagina. But like I said, no maternal instinct.
EDIT: it is so much harder to monitor comment length from a smartphone. Sorriez.
SD_R_SR – I planned to deliver naturally without pain killers but I also delivered in a hospital and let me tell you that envirnoment is not conducive to natural delivery. I hadn’t slept in 24 hours, a baby heart monitor strapped around me an IV attached along with the IV bag that comes with it and forced onto my side because of her heartbeats had slowed so I was very miserable. Before I could get any pain meds, I ended up needing a C-section because I never went into proper labor after my water broke and meconium was in the amnio fluid and she didn’t respond well to being induced. So I did the right thing to get her out quick. When it comes to a safe delivery I put her needs before mine and am glad because she was born healthy. But, I would recommend anyone to find a place that believes in natural delivery but has the operating room as a backup and be sensible about the babies health if things aren’t going well take the c-section option. That being said it took me the entire day to recover from the surgery. My hands were shaking so much they wouldn’t let me hold the baby and I had sweats and chills all day and threw up all day so I didn’t get to bond with her and because I arrogantly had no back up plan she was given formula her first day when I had intended to breasfeed exclusively. Forutnately 6 1/2 months later breastfeeding is going well despite the 1st day.
LOVE her rockin mama-rack. Ah – if for nothing other than the boobs that come from breastfeeding, sign me up for motherhood.
Nice to hear someone so completely chill about the c-section, too. So many friends of mine have beat themselves up over doing what they had to do to get their baby born – you’re no failure for having modern medicine on your side – !
Cute quotes from papa Carey, too….dangit, I just LIKE these guys.
Love her attitude. Love the pics. Great that she flipped off the photog. Teaching her daughter how to be sassy early on!
Natural birth does hurt beyond anything I’ve experienced, but I wouldn’t have done it any other way and plan to go the same way with my next child. Dealing w/intense pain that was finite was worth avoiding complications that can come from chemical support.
My two cents to those afraid of childbirth/natural childbirth—I honestly believe that every single mother has the capability and strength to have a natural birth. No doubt about it 🙂 Most western med docs don’t have interest nor take the time to educate themselves or their patients about options beyond medication to make birth more comfortable. The c-section rate in this country is so high especially when compared to other countries. It’s like women saying “eff you” to their own capabilities and power and docs just ride that wave because it makes their job easier. Makes me kind of sad. Just my two cents. Totally didn’t mean to get on a natural birth soapbox.
That being said—as long as the mama and baby are happy and well, get them out however the mama is most comfortable. Natural birth or no, that is the best result 🙂
My mom must be tough as nails. She gave birth to all three of her children naturally, no meds. I don’t think I could do that.
KJ I totally agree, and I do indeed plan on having kids some day. Back before we had modern medical advances, childbirth was the number one killer for women. We can be all empowered now and give natural birth if we want to, knowing that if things go wrong we have the technology to help us deliver healthy babies without so much risk.
But please, let’s allow every woman to make that decision for herself and not guilt trip anyone who wants the freakin’ epidural. I’m one of those people who wants a scheduled C-section and I will make no apologies for it, nor should I have to justify my decision to anyone else.
Birthin’ babies hurts no matter what, just be glad we’re not in medieval times!!!
Congrats to Pink and Carey. We have the same Ergo baby carrier 🙂
normades—you made me laugh 🙂
I pushed my son out without drugs & I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Unless, of course, the baby &/or I needed medical intervention. Women are built to have babies & our bodies know what to do & how to do it. Natural vs. medicated birth is a personal decision that every pregnant woman has to make. Neither is better than the other, both carry risks & no one should judge anyone else on their decision.
All that being said… I love Pink & her cute little family! I love that she & Cary don’t seem like the types to have baby nurses, I love that she looks like a woman who just gave birth (at 8 weeks post-partum I HATE the celebs that are skinny minis right after having their babies!), I love that she has an Ergo (I just got the infant insert & I’m so excited to finally use mine) & I love that she is flipping the paps the bird! 🙂
What a lovely Mum Pink has turned out to be. With my daughter I had an emergency c-section after 21 hours of agonising labour. I was 42 weeks preggers, had the flu, and she was in a strange position. But my little girl turned out healthy and fine, and that’s all that matters.
My girls were natural. 3 pushes for the oldest & my youngest was 4 pushes, lasting about 5 mins each. My niece did natural too & she pushed for 2.5 HOURS with her son! I am in AWE of her!! 🙂 Not sure if I could push for hours!
@cat, I pushed twice every 1 1/2 minutes for 3.5 hours with my first. So glad I had the epidural for that one because of the length of time I had to push and the fact that he was OP (sunny side up). With my second, now 3 months old, the epidural only worked on one side because the baby was laying in such a way that prevented the epidural from working on my left. So half of me experienced natural childbirth, and thankfully it only required 3 pushes this time! If I decide to pull a hat trick I’ll still go for that epidural. We suffer through enough postpartum, so why not enjoy a pain free birth. That being said, kudos to you and the other ladies who did it naturally.
They both seem like they’ll be great parents. Certainly a lot of fun for Willow and any siblings she might get. I agree with some earlier posters, it’s really inice and refreshing that Pink’s interview wasn’t about her plans on losing her baby weight.
“Back before we had modern medical advances, childbirth was the number one killer for women.”
my grandmother died giving birth to my father and, although this isn’t AS common today, it still happens (according to a friend who’s an OB nurse practitioner). That’s why it’s important for women, who plan to give birth at home, to have a backup hospital birth plan. Many would argue that, having all of that equipment at your immediate disposal, can mean the difference between life and death (for mother and/or baby) and reduce birth injuries for the baby (by decreasing response time).
@Shannon, thank you for mentioning that.
@kj, well said!
I loved this article – I remember the first days of my son’s life – he grew so quickly, it was so sad for me. While I was pregnant, he would stretch in a way that I could feel. He would stretch the same way once he was born. It was magic to watch. My husband and I would talk about poop and how it changed – all the mothers out there will remember it is green at first. These early days seem like they will never end, but they do and they remain the most cherished times.
I got the feeling from this article that these are the feelings Pink and Carey now have. I envy them this time.
I was lucky to only be in labour for 15 hours and pushed my daughter out in 20 mins. But i had an epidural. I knew I wanted one because my threshold for pain is low. Boyyy when that first contraction hit, omg!. That morphine and epidural felt so good. I have nothing against c-sections, I just don’t like that women have them for convenience sake.
I love this family!
As far as labour and delivery: any pregnant woman (or ANY woman, for that matter) who says she isn’t afraid is LYING. It’s unknown, it’s scary, and it’s painful.
My first 2 were natural, no drugs; 17 hours with 8 minutes of pushing for the first; 9-and-a-half hours with 4 minutes of pushing for the second. I laboured for over 36 hours with youngest, who spiked my BP; I was bleeding (I had a uterine abruption), and an ER C-section.
I had one scheduled, mind you (due to my age & his daddy’s size), but he showed up 3 weeks early and nearly killed me. I ended up delivering a health baby but being in the hospital for a full week.
However is safest for baby and momma, go with that. Everything else is water off a duck’s back. It’s not a contest.
I think every woman should be able to give birth the way she wants to, barring any dangerous situations.
Personally, the idea of having a c-section makes me quesy, not pushing something out. Kaiser, think of it like taking a really big poo. Haha. Sorry for being gross. The idea of having a baby cut out of me makes me cringe. Of course, I’d do it if I had to! I haven’t had a c-section but I think I’d much prefer my recovery from a vaginal birth.
I have a birth plan: go into labor, go to the hospital, get my epidural, chill/sleep until it’s time to push, then have baby. 🙂
Really I think a csection is every bit as amazing an experience as would be giving birth via vagina. I used to think only vaginal but no more — I mean imagine being cut open so your child may be born? That is *incredible*. I think I would be more afraid if I had to have my child that way, but I would still consider it just as amazing as having my baby vaginally. Having read alot, I think natural birth proponents and educators can seem zealous because in the US, they are fighting an uphill battle to get information about drug/intervention alternatives into the mainstream. And many of those alternatives can be better for women and babies if they have access to them, know about them. Ricki Lake is to be commended for her documentary Pink talks about. I found it honest and balanced. Her co-producers is shown to need a c-section at the end of the film- intervention continues to save lives. THe whole point is it’s overdone, even WHO says so. If you don’t educate yourself, you will simply be put on a hospitals “program”. Which, hey, may totally work for you. If I had to get pit you bet I’d get an epidural ..pit causes longer, much stronger contractions than normal, non-induced labor.
I love how pink doesn’t take crap from the pap XD
@Dhavy and all other new mothers to be
ALL CHILDBIRTH IS NATURAL. Why the sudden trend not to have pain killing drugs? They do not harm babies or make the birth unnatural.
I have 3 children ALL NATURAL CHILDBIRTHS, but as soon as I went in there, it was give me everything I want as little pain as possible.
We do not live in the middle ages!
The pain truly is unreal. It is something everyone glosses over. I write a blog that mostly complains about my MIL and pokes fun at my life abroad, but I devoted a post to writing about how truly difficult it is to bear a child without sugarcoating it. I got so many thank you notes from that post. I wound up having an emergency c-section after nearly 24 full hours of labor. My little girl turned around inside of me while I was 3cm dilated. It felt like someone was making me a new butthole. Yes, really. Horrible HORRIBLE pain. But it is truly worth it. I have a precious 3-month-old baby girl and my husband and I are crazy about her. We must be crazy too, because we are already discussing making our daughter a big sister to another child!
HOWEVER, whaterverrrrrrrr…….just get the baby out!
Am pregnant, currently live in Germany, ticked the box for c-section, done deal, none of your pain nonsense for me, the good mother part will start after she is on the planet! [And ok, the recovery pain too, but at least it’s not from a ripped ‘undercarriage’!]
Think Pink is a complete star, it’s so nice to hear honesty from someone in her position. Like Pink lots. Hurrah for Pink.
Every birth is different so any of us has the right to chose for herself. I had a planned C-section with my first because my heart didn’t play along to the end.As long as the mother takes care of herself and has a healthy baby I find the delivery personal matter.
I have had 5 (yes 5) natural births-no pain meds, etc. But look, those labors were like a freight coming down the tracks. My shortest labor was 45 minutes, my longest almost 4 hours. I don’t think I could have endured hour after hour of labor with nothing. The only bad thing about mine,it just came out of nowhere and hit me hard. I had to pray I’d make it to the hospital in time!
@JQ: I’d love to read your blog (“new asshole” lmao), link please?
I had my son somewhat pretty natural. Was induced, so had the potocin in my IV, but did not have an epidural (labor flew by, almost 4.5 hours from beginning to birth). They gave me something that made me feel drunk, but didn’t feel any benefits after 5 minutes.
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