Ashley Graham dresses her baby Isaac in ‘born at home’ onesie after shunning hospital birth because of ‘anxiety’
New mother Ashely Graham shared a snap of her son wearing a ‘born at home’ onesie on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old model gave birth to her first child Isaac Menelik Giovanni Ervin via a home water birth in January.
‘i [heart] u my sweet boy,’ she captioned the post.
Baby boy: Ashley Graham proved she was proud of the way she welcomed her son, Isaac Menelik Giovanni Ervin, into the world, sharing a sweet photo of her newborn wearing a ‘born at home’ shirt
Family: Ashley and Justin welcomed their son into the world on January 18 in a water pool at their home in New York City
Ashley recently said that she chose to deliver at home in a birthing pool because her ‘anxiety would’ve been through the roof’ at a hospital.
Isaac’s shirt was teamed with a pair of light colored sweat pants and knitted booties.
The reaction to the photo was mixed, with some fans praising her efforts to normalize home births while others warned of the dangers.
‘You’re such an inspiration for us mamas that choose to birth outside of hospitals,’ wrote one follower.
Another commented: ‘My homebirth was amazing. I think it’s incredible that you made that choice! There’s such a stigma surrounding homebirth that I’d love to smash.’
He’s growing: Ashley revealed on Tuesday that her seven week old baby was now 12 pounds
Others felt as though Ashley’s post was ‘dismissing’ hospital births in favor of a ‘dangerous’ home birth.
‘I’m sure you have the money to ensure a home birth would not be dangerous. That’s not the case for many women. Please make sure you have a good birth plan if you’re having a child at home,’ wrote one, writing from experience of the umbilical cord wrapped around the baby’s neck.
Mixed: It wasn’t long until fans provided varying opinions of Ashley’s home birth
Another penned: ‘Had an emergency caesarian – but at least my child and I survived…. I didn’t fail/miss out etc. I’m no lesser than anyone else.’
Ashley went through a six hour at home labor and had a natural birth.
‘I gave birth and I did it naturally and I felt everything, I feel like there’s nothing I can’t do,’ she said when speaking about the experience for the first time on her Pretty Big Deal podcast.
‘There’s nothing that could come my way where I say, “Oh, that’s too hard, I can’t handle that.” I went through laboring for six hours naturally.’
Justin revealed following Isaac’s arrival: ‘To go straight from the pool to the bed with our son and just hold him, what a bond’
The model’s husband, Justin Ervin, also agreed that their home-birth was the right move for them.
‘To go straight from the pool to the bed with our son and just hold him, what a bond,’ he said.
The couple announced Isaac’s birth on January 20 on Instagram Stories, but didn’t share a photo until two weeks after on February 3.
He’s here! The couple announced Isaac’s birth on January 20 on Instagram Stories, but didn’t share a photo until two weeks after on February 3
Baby makes three: Ashley and Justin met at church in 2009 and they married the following year
‘At 6:00PM on 1/18/2020 we welcomed 7lbs 5oz of love into our world,’ Ashley wrote on Instagram.
‘Meeting out son has made our heart incredibly full.’
Ashley and Justin met at church in 2009 and they married the following year.
In August 2019 they announced they were expecting their first child, a son.
New mom: In August 2019 Ashley announced she was expecting her first child, a son