Nicki Minaj details her 'butt naked, all night' labour, painful breastfeeding and superhero mothers in candid Q&A to mark three months since welcoming her son
Nicki Minaj has given a candid insight into motherhood to celebrate her beloved son - nicknamed 'Papa Bear' - turning three months old.
The Moment 4 Life hitmaker, 38, who shares her son with husband Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty - discussed her birthing story and motherhood as a whole during an impromptu fan Q&A on Twitter on Wednesday.
Asked about her first time breastfeeding her child, she wrote: 'He had no problem breastfeeding. He latched on in the hospital which was very surprising to me...
Milestones: Nicki Minaj has given a candid insight into motherhood to celebrate her beloved son - nicknamed 'Papa Bear' - turning three months old
'I was afraid maybe he wouldn't. But breast feeding is very painful. Pumping is too. Women make this stuff look way too easy. Moms r really superheroes (sic)'.
The Barbie Dreams hitmaker admitted she was 'butt naked' when her waters broke at home, and husband Kenneth Petty was 'very scared' in the moment.
Quizzed on the experience, she replied: 'Yes. I was butt naked. Just got out the shower & I asked him to rub my back. As soon as I started scooting over to him in the bed I just felt the water start coming out.
'I was weirdly calm & I quietly said 'omg, I'm about to be in labor' He was very scared & I was laughing @ him. (sic)'.
Sweet: The Moment 4 Life hitmaker, 38, who shares her son with husband Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty - discussed her birthing story and motherhood as a whole during an impromptu fan Q&A on Twitter on Wednesday
'He does the same thing now': Nicki was 'intrigued' that her baby had 'a full personality in my tummy' and 'knew how to get his way' well before his arrival on September 30
'I was weirdly calm': Minaj said her water broke at home while she was 'butt naked'
Nicki, born Onika Maraj, admitted she 'intrigued' her baby had 'a full personality in my tummy' and 'knew how to get his way' well before his arrival on September 30.
As the questions continued to flood in, she was also asked about the birth itself, and was happy to give details to her fans.
She added: 'Yes, natural vaginal birth w/epidural. I pushed for 2 1/2 hours. Only b/c first the epidural didn't wear off enough for me to feel myself pushing. Once I was able to feel the pain I pushed im on out. (sic)'
When a follower suggested this was 'short' for a first time mother, Nicki pointed out that she slept for a long time.
![She tweeted: '[I had a] natural vaginal birth [with] epidural. I pushed for 2 1/2 hours'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/31/06/37439490-0-image-m-53_1609394527126.jpg)
She tweeted: '[I had a] natural vaginal birth [with] epidural. I pushed for 2 1/2 hours'
Nicki added: 'I was actually in labor all night but all they did was let me sleep until I dilated far enough to push. The epidural didn't hurt either. They numbed me up real good'
!['Moms [are] really superheroes!' And while Minaj had no trouble getting her baby to latch on to her nipple in the hospital, she admitted that 'breastfeeding is very painful'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/31/06/37439504-0-image-a-64_1609394667741.jpg)
'Moms [are] really superheroes!' And while Minaj had no trouble getting her baby to latch on to her nipple in the hospital, she admitted that 'breastfeeding is very painful'
She explained: 'Well I was actually in labor all night but all they did was let me sleep until I dilated far enough to push. The epidural didn't hurt either. They numbed me up real good. So I took my a** right to sleep (sic)'.
'I pushed for 2 1/2 hours. Only [because] first the epidural didn't wear off enough for me to feel myself pushing. Once I was able to feel the pain I pushed him on out.'
Nicki then said Grammy winner Ciara - who has three children under age 6 - was 'so helpful' and wrote 'bless her.'
The 35-year-old R&B songstress enlisted Minaj to rap on three of her tracks - I'm Legit in 2012 as well as Livin' It Up and I'm Out in 2013.
Advice? The What That Speed Bout rapper said Grammy winner Ciara - who has three children under age 6 - was 'so helpful' and wrote 'bless her'
Thank, girl! The 35-year-old R&B songstress (R) enlisted Nicki to rap on three of her tracks - I'm Legit in 2012 as well as Livin' It Up and I'm Out (pictured) in 2013
The RuPaul's Drag Race guest judge also received support from Grammy winner Ariana Grande, who 'sent him some gorgeous gifts.'
Minaj and her 42-year-old husband and manager - who have no nanny - just celebrated their very first Christmas with their little bundle of joy in Beverly Hills.
Nicki will next appear in Michael John Warren's six-episode docuseries on HBO Max - which will give her 'Barbz' a 'raw, unfiltered look at my personal life and my professional journey.'
Ariana's reaction? Minaj also received support from Grammy winner Ariana Grande, who 'sent him some gorgeous gifts'
Sista from another mista: The RuPaul's Drag Race guest judge and the 27-year-old pop star (L) have collaborated six times - including Ariana's 2016 track Side to Side (pictured)
Merry: Nicki and her 42-year-old husband and manager - who have no nanny - just celebrated their very first Christmas with their little bundle of joy in Beverly Hills
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