Nara Smith is opening up about the emotional journey surrounding the birth of her fourth child.
In a recent Instagram post, the 24-year-old influencer reflected on giving birth to her daughter, Fawnie Golden, whom she welcomed with husband Lucky Blue Smith, 27, in late September. She began,
“Putting my birth story into words has taken me over a month,” she wrote. “Not because birth was traumatic or scary but because it hasn’t felt like I ever made it back into my body after to write it all down.”
Leading up to Fawnie’s birth, the couple had just moved into a new house, Nara told fans.
“A couple weeks before birth we moved into our house and started making it a home. In between moving boxes, empty clothing hangers and making simple meals I wasn’t fully grasping that I could be giving birth any day.”
Two days before going into labor, she asked her midwife for a membrane sweep after already being 2 centimeters dilated, hoping to help her body along. Because of the “prodromal labor” she experienced with daughter Whimsy Lou, she didn’t expect anything to happen quickly.
While out running errands the night before her birthday, Nara said she felt a contraction that was “intense.”
“Intuitively I knew I was going into labor but didn’t want to fully acknowledge it. I started timing them and slowly made my way home. The drive back to the house felt like hours and with every deep breath I took, I felt realization washing over me.”
Not wanting to worry her husband just yet, she made dinner and tried to move calmly through the evening. But when the contractions grew stronger, she told Lucky. Seeing “how tense” she was, he “grabbed my hand and ran me a shower.”
By 10:30 p.m., she said her contractions shifted into “the urge to push.” She dropped to her knees beside their bed, and Lucky knew it was time to call their midwife.
In the days following their daughter’s birth, the couple introduced her simply, sharing, “She’s here! Welcome to the world little angel.”
Nara and Lucky did not immediately reveal her name, though later confirmed it publicly.
Fawnie joins siblings Rumble Honey, 5, Slim Easy, 3, and Whimsy Lou, 18 months. Lucky is also father to daughter Gravity from a previous relationship.
Photo Credit: Nara Smith Instagram
