Priyanka Chopra Jonas sheds light on the difficult first months with her baby girl.
Actress and husband Nick Jonas welcomed their first baby together, daughter Marti, on January 15, 2022. She spent her first 100 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and returned home just in time for her Mother’s Day.
In a new interview with British, he talks about the horror of his first three months in the NICU with baby Marti. trend, Quantico The 40-year-old star admitted, “I wasn’t sure if she would make it.”
Malti gave birth one trimester before her due date. Chopra Jonas recalled that when her daughter was born, she “was smaller than my hand.”
“I was in the operating room [operating room] when she came out She was so tiny, smaller than my hand,” she said. they do God’s work. Nick and I stood there while she was intubated.I don’t even know how they found what they needed [in her tiny body] Intubate her. ”
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The actress said she and her musician husband spent the next three months making daily visits to the NICU, first at Laddy Children’s Hospital in La Jolla, California, and then at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles.
“We spent every day with her on my husband’s chest,” she continued. “I didn’t know if she would make it.”
On May 8, 2022, on the eve of his wife’s first Mother’s Day, Jonas shared a touching tribute to his wife on Instagram, announcing that his daughter was “finally home” from an extended stay in the NICU. clarified.
“On this Mother’s Day, we can’t help but look back at the last few months and the roller coaster we’ve been through. I now know what many of us have been through,” he began. “After over 100 days in the NICU, our little girl is finally home. Every family journey is different and requires a certain amount of trust. It’s been a rough few months, but looking back, it’s clear how precious it was.Every moment is perfect.”
He thanked the staff at both hospitals who were “selflessly there every step of the way”.
“I’m so happy that our little girl is finally home,” he continued. “Our next chapter begins now. Our baby is really badass. Get it Let’s M! Mom and Dad love you.”
The Jonas Brothers musician, 30, revealed during a recent appearance. kelly clarkson show That baby Marty celebrated her first birthday with a big party “over the weekend” just days before her official birthday on January 15th.
“We had to celebrate,” Jonas told host Kelly Clarkson. “She had a pretty wild journey early in her life, so we had to celebrate in style.” No, she’s alone, she’s beautiful, that’s great, she’s the best
