Singer Kehlani welcomed a baby girl named Adeya over the weekend.
“Our angel arrived healthy & perfect in every way in our bathroom at home,” the star shared on Instagram.
“Unmedicated home birth was the absolute hardest yet most powerful thing I’ve ever done,” she added. “Thankful beyond words. In love beyond comparison. Refraining from posting to be family and rest, we just wanted to say thank you to everyone who sent well wishes, love, and support in all forms while waiting & working to bring Adeya earthside.”
Kehlani’s partner Javaughn shared more details about home birth, including that Kehlani delivered the baby from a standing position.
“We came face to face with beauty. arm in arm with God,” he shared on Instagram. “I realized I was never alone in those moments, Adeya was simply aligning things for herself haha… Thank you to all of you sending uplifting & expansive energy our way, not a drop goes wasted.”
While Kehlani is enjoying motherhood, some questioned whether or not it was smart for her to give birth at home.
“All birth is extremely hard and transformative,” she responded to critics. “Home birth is a medical decision as is hospital birth, all birth is mind blowing & powerful. Using my experience to shame another’s isn’t what I want, power to anyone who brings life forth, it’s a next level journey whichever way.”
Kehlani announced her pregnancy last fall.