Amy Schumeris getting candid about her postpartum experience and sharing why she let go her doula following her son’s delivery.
On Wednesday’s episode ofPenn Badgley’s Stitcher podcastPodcrushed,the comedian explains that her insecurities after welcoming sonGene Davidplayed a big role in why she let go Badgley’s wife Domino Kirke, who wasSchumer’s doulathrough her pregnancy.
“The truth was, and this is pretty unfair to [Domino], after I had Gene, I was recovering from a c-section,” Schumer begins. “Domino is like a goddess. She’s an actual floating siren around the house. And she’s so just lovely, and when she touches you, like you just kind of melt. She was really a family member.”
“And, I just felt so vulnerable. I was like, I can’t have this Botticelli goddess floating around my home when I am, like, bleeding out,” she tells Badgley. “I just didn’t have the strength to allow myself the luxury of having her around our home. I was like, I think you can’t come anymore.”
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Schumer, 41,welcomed her first childin May 2019 with husbandChris Fischer, 42, whom shemarriedin February 2018.
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“Men are cool and whatever but women are f— warriors and capable of anything. I was lucky enough to get to have a doula. Her name @domino_kirke @carriagehousebirth,” she wrote, before shedding some light on therole doulas can play throughout the pregnancy experience.
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Continuing, the mother of one wrote: “What do doulas do? I don’t totally know But what she did was make me and Chris feel totally secure and supported throughout my pregnancy and the birth process. I really recommend getting one if you can.”
“Doctor Brill and all the nurses and pediatricians at Lenox Hill and all the other hospitals I spent time in this year, thank you for everything,” she added.
source: people.com
