Ashanti can rock with her postpartum body. One month after welcoming her first baby with husband Nelly , the "Foolish" singer got candid about how she's feeling after giving birth. "This is what postpartum looks like," Ashanti wrote in an Aug.
21 Instagram post announcing the arrival of her little one. "I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby." Alongside the caption, the 43-year-old shared a video of herself in a set of Frida Mom’s postpartum underwear and a floor-length silk robe.
In the clip, she pans over her figure before telling the camera, "Four weeks postpartum—you have no idea what this body can do." But now that she's welcomed their new addition, Ashanti is soaking up every minute of being a new parent. "I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now," she added in the post, "but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings!" Ashanti and Nelly, 49, announced their pregnancy and engagement simultaneously in April, seven months after confirming they had rekindled their early aughts romance .
Shortly after, public records revealed the couple had already quietly tied the knot in December 2023. And fans weren't the only ones surprised the pair had reunited. As Ashanti put it to Entertainment Tonight in June, "Never in a million years did I think we would be here.
" "Ten years ago—maybe yes—but after our breakup," she continued, "you know, I didn't even think we'd ever have a conversation again." And Nelly—who is a.