Ashanti earns fan praise for candid postpartum photo in maternity underwear after welcoming baby son with husband Nelly READ MORE: Ashanti and Nelly welcome first child together Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 23:08 BST, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 23:33 BST, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Ashanti delighted her fans on Wednesday with the announcement that she had given birth to her first child .
The 43-year-old singer — who shares her baby son with her husband, the rapper Nelly, 49— revealed she had given birth not by sharing any photos of little Kareem Kenkaide Hayes, but instead by sharing a stunning photo and a playful video highlighting her postpartum figure. Ashanti (full name: Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas-Haynes) flaunted her smaller post-pregnancy tummy while rocking a set of Frida Mom disposable underwear. Her proud pose was a hit with her fans, who took to the comments section on Instagram to praise her for sharing her curvy figure after giving birth on July 18, according to a statement shared with People .
'Thats a beautiful body. One of the best experiences a woman could have is childbirth. Congratulations!!' gushed one fan.
Ashanti earned plenty of praise and approving comments when she posted a photo and video of her postpartum body on Wednesday, which doubled as a birth announcement The 43-year-old singer welcomed her first child with rapper Nelly, 50, on July 18. They revealed their baby boy is named Kareem Kenkaide Hayes 'Thats a beautiful body. One of the best experiences a woman could have is childbirth.
Congratulations!!' gushed one fan. 'Thats a beautiful body. One of the best experiences a woman could have is childbirth.
Congratulations!!' gushed one fan. 'You look great!!' added another, while one Instagram user wrote that Ashanti was 'so gorgeous' in her postpartum snap. One person wrote that the singer now had a 'beautiful mom body.
' 'Motherhood looks so good on you,' added an adoring fan, as another wrote that she was 'beautiful.' Several commenters were curious about Ashanti's high-waisted gray underwear, which was a convenient disposable pair from Frida Mom. The underwear advertises itself as being stretchy but secure enough to hold pads in place, and though it can be washed and reused, it can also be easily disposed of if desired.
Other fans cheered on the usually svelte Ashanti and suggested she would get back to her pre-pregnancy weight, though she didn't seem too concerned about that when she proudly displayed her figure. 'And the snap back gonna be real,' wrote one user. Another fan said her body would be 'snatched' in just a 'few months,' as she was a 'workout junky.
' 'You're never too old to get your body back,' they added. Multiple other posters tried to tone down the talk of a 'snap back,' even if it was largely positive, as they noted that the process is different depending on the person, and many mother's will have different postpartum bodies. That may not be a top priority for Ashanti, as she said in an interview published Wednesday with ET that she was focused on baby Kareem's needs over her own.
Numerous fans praised Ashanti as 'gorgeous' and 'beautiful' in the Instagram comments, while others said she now had a 'beautiful mom body' and praised the 'experience' of having a child Several commenters were curious about Ashanti's high-waisted gray underwear, which was a convenient disposable pair from Frida Mom Other fans cheered on the usually svelte Ashanti and suggested she would get back to her pre-pregnancy weight, though she didn't seem too concerned about that when she proudly displayed her figure Multiple other posters tried to tone down the talk of a 'snap back,' even if it was largely positive, as they noted that the process is different depending on the person, and many mother's will have different postpartum bodies 'I don’t care what it will take, what I have to do, I’m just going to give everything and my all to my son,' she said. 'This little boy has my entire soul wrapped around his finger.' She also revealed the origin of her new son's name.
'His dad named him with a lot of pride,' she said, before revealing that his middle name, Kenkaide, is a tribute to Nelly's father, Cornell Haynes, while his first name, Kareem, means 'generous, kind and dignified,' which was a hit with his parents. The songstress also revealed that Kareem arrived just shy of his due date, so the rapper, who was out of town, had to fly in at the last minute to support his wife as she gave birth. 'Having all of us in the delivery room and seeing his face for the first time, I cried it was just so emotional and spiritual at the same time,' Ashanti shared.
'Having a vision of this moment for so long...
it was such an electrifying feeling.' She also advised other new mothers to trust their 'instinct[s],' and she warned that their babies are aware of their emotions at all times. 'Your child absolutely feels your energy.
Make sure that the baby feels secure and safe and you have to have space for you as well,' she said, while also warning not to 'get too lost into the world of the baby. 'I think that it’s really important to create a balance,' she added, before acknowledging that motherhood was still new for her. Ashanti revealed her big news on Wednesday by posing in a set of Frida Mom disposable underwear and flaunting her postpartum curves.
'Four weeks postpartum,' Ashanti announced in an accompanying video on Instagram, before adding proudly, 'You have no idea what this body can do.' That may not be a top priority for Ashanti, as she said in an interview published Wednesday with ET that she was focused on Kareem's needs over her own. 'I don’t care what it will take, what I have to do, I’m just going to give everything and my all to my son,' she said Baby Kareem is the first child for Ashanti, but the fifth for her husband Nelly, who has two biological children and two he adopted from his late sister; pictured together in June 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia In the self-shot clip, she moved the camera down her figure to reveal her significantly smaller tummy as she wore a white crop top and high-waisted gray panties, along with a lovely blue-and-white patterned robe.
'Funny how life’s plans aren’t...
always on time.. lol,' Ashanti captioned her Instagram post.
'I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings! She gushed that 'This is what postpartum looks like,' before praising the disposal underwear. 'I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,' she added sweetly. Baby Kareem is the first child for Ashanti , but the fifth for her husband Nelly, who has two biological and two adopted children.
The Hot In Herre rapper shares two of his kids — daughter Chanelle Haynes, 30, and son Cornell Iral 'Tre' Haynes III, 25 — with his ex-girlfriend Channetta Valentine. But after his sister Jackie Donahue tragically died from leukemia in 2005, Nelly adopted her son Shawn and daughter Sydney, both of whom are now adults. Ashanti's marriage to Nelly was first revealed in June of this year, but the lovebirds had actually been married for months before the news broke .
According to public records obtained by TMZ , the couple had tied the knot on December 27, 2023. Ashanti's marriage to Nelly was first revealed in June of this year, but the lovebirds had actually been married since December 2023; Ashanti and Nelly pictured in February in Miami That preceded news that the happy couple were expecting their first child together. Although they were reported to be expecting in late December, Ashanti didn't officially announce that she was pregnant until April of this year.
She revealed the news in an Instagram video filmed with her mother Tina Douglas, in which Tina asked her back backstage how much more time she would need before she was ready to start her performance. 'Uh, I'm gonna need about nine months,' she responded after she was seen opening a pregnancy test, which elicited a comically shocked expression from her mom. At the time, Ashanti also revealed that she and Nelly had gotten engaged, even though they were already husband and wife.
The couple's latest joyous event comes in the wake of legal trouble for Nelly, who was arrested earlier this month in a suburb of his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, on suspected drug possession. The Ride Wit Me rapper (real name: Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.
) was also cited for driving without insurance, according to a police report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, FOX 2 News reported. But in a statement to DailyMail.com, Rosenblum said Nelly 'was not charged with drug possession,' but rather 'arrested for "No Proof of Insurance" from 2018 on a warrant issued [in] December 2023 that he received no notice' of.
Rosenblum claimed his client had been 'targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer,' after a successful evening at the Hollywood Casino and Hotel in which he won 'several jackpots.' According to Rosenblum, Nelly won a jackpot at a casino he frequents regularly that's connected to a venue he has performed at in the past. When he tried to collect his winnings, the officer who would have supervised the transfer allegedly told the rapper he had to run a background check on him.
However, Nelly believed this to be false — or at least inconsistently applied — as he had allegedly won similar or larger jackpots at the same establishment on previous occasions without having to undergo a background check to collect. Ashanti's pregnancy was first reported in late December, but the songstress didn't announce she was expecting until an April Instagram video featuring her mother Tina Douglas Earlier in August, Nelly was arrested near St. Louis on suspected drug possession, but his attorney said Nelly was 'targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer,' after a successful evening at the Hollywood Casino and Hotel in which he won 'several jackpots'; seen in 2022 in NYC The attorney claimed that other people in a similar situation would have been told to take care of the warrant, rather than being handcuffed and 'paraded' through the casino, as he says Nelly was.
Rosenblum also alleges that the officer had no probable cause to search Nelly, which resulted in the alleged ecstasy finding. Notably, the attorney said that Nelly has to prove there aren't active warrants out on him when he travels internationally, and he claims this hasn't been an issue previously. 'I am 100 percent confident this case will go nowhere.
And we will be asking for an inquiry into this officer's conduct,' Rosenblum concluded. Share or comment on this article: Ashanti earns fan praise for candid postpartum photo in maternity underwear after welcoming baby son with husband Nelly e-mail Add comment.
