Barbie Blank and husband Joe Coba and their twins.Photo:Ana Brandt / @anabrandt
Ana Brandt / @anabrandt
Barbie Blankis a mom!
The former pro wrestler, 36, known to her WWE fans asKelly Kelly, welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, with husband Joe Coba.
The couple welcomed son Jaxon Matthew and daughter Brooklyn Marie on Sunday, Sept. 10.
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Barbie Blank and Joe Coba with their twins.Courtesy of Barbie Blank Coba
Courtesy of Barbie Blank Coba
Blank Coba reveals that her birth plan ended up very different than what she had pictured.
“As we approached 36 weeks, I started seeing my OB every couple of days to look for evidence of natural induction. I tried every single natural induction method possible, and I still wasn’t dilating and the babies had changed positions where both of their heads were occupying the same space. My doctor let me know that it was most probable that I needed to have a C-section.”
Barbie Blank Coba and husband Joe.Courtesy of Barbie Blank Coba
The twin mom admits she was “initially devastated” to hear the news, which “went against everything I had planned,” leading her to ask the doctor for more time to wait it out, as long as the babies were safe.
“We waited until 38 weeks when I finally had to accept that these babies were going to come out via a scheduled C-section,” she shares, recognizing that although it deviated from her plan, she had a wonderful hospital experience.
“Our doctor and the hospital were so great to us, accommodating what they could to align with my birth plan. When the babies were born, they were immediately taken above the operating curtain to allow Joe to hold them and for me to finally meet them and give them a kiss. Joe cut both of their umbilical cords and the three of them went to the recovery room while I was stitched up,” she says.
Joe Coba with twins Jaxon and Brooklyn.Courtesy of Barbie Blank Coba
“When I got to the recovery room, both of the babies were laying skin-to-skin on Joe’s chest. Joe and the nurses handed me my babies as I got to hold them on my chest for the first time. My heart immediately melted,” the new mom raves. “I had been waiting 9 months for this very moment, imagining and dreaming about getting to hold my babies for the first time. There is nothing to describe the love that I feel for my son and daughter.”
So far, Blank Coba has enjoyed success with breastfeeding the twins.
“Both babies were breastfeeding, and I knew my goal was to tandem breastfeed my twins, no matter how hard everyone told me it was going to be. I was determined. The second I got them to feed at the same time was the most magical moment for me,” she shares. “We learned so much from the hospital staff and got to build an uninterrupted bond with our children in a controlled environment.”
Since bringing her babies home, Blank Coba says the experience has been “just incredible.”
“Mine and Joe’s lives have both been blessed and forever changed in a way we both dreamed about for so long,” she says. “I am so excited for this new chapter in my life with our new family.”
Barbie Blank Coba’s twins, Jaxon and Brooklyn.Ana Brandt / @anabrandt
She also shared how she’d been feeling as she entered her third trimester. “I’ve had an incredible pregnancy overall. The first trimester was a little rough with all of the morning sickness but once I got through that, the rest of my pregnancy has been breezy,” she said.
Barbie Blank Coba’s twins, Brooklyn and Jaxon.Ana Brandt / @anabrandt
“There are times when I just sit and think ‘OMG! I have three heartbeats inside of me right now, and two tiny humans in my belly!’ It literally blows my mind and really proves women’s bodies are magic and we can do anything.”
At the time, Blank Coba said she was excited to meet her babies later this year and “tell them that their mom was one badass wrestler.”
“And to get to show them all my old matches, memorabilia and hopefully I’ll get to wrestle one more time with them sitting front row cheering mommy on!”
source: people.com
