Hilary Duff says she wanted son Luca, 9, to witness her water birth so he could see ‘how strong women are and what the birth looks like’
Hilary Duff has revealed why she wanted her son Luca, nine, to witness the home birth of a new baby girl, Mae.
The younger star, 33, who gave birth to Mae on March 24, made the reveal during an appearance on the Informed Pregnancy podcast.
‘It was quite important to me [for him to be there] because I’m really good at being open and honest with him about how strong women are and what the labor is like, ” Hilary told Dr. Elliott Berlin.
Welcoming his little sister: Hilary Duff wanted her son Luca, nine, to witness the home birth of her daughter Mae. Seen in 2020
“He knows all about menstruation and it’s important for me to normalize that conversation with him for all the women who will be in his life.”
“He wanted to be for it, but it happened so quickly that he missed it,” said the actress from Cheaper by the Dozen.
Hilary also revealed that her labor and delivery took more than three hours.
Happy family: Luca with his sisters Banks and Mae will celebrate the Easter holidays on April 1, 2021
The actress explained that she wanted to dispel the idea that women are inherently weaker than men.
“I think sometimes a 9-year-old boy says,” Well, men have bigger muscles, “and yes, but we bring life to this world. We move a baby through our body, ”she said.
“There’s a big topic of conversation around the house right now: Equality and strength come from different places, except your muscles or whatever.”
Power couple: The actress and her husband, musician Matthew Koma, got married in 2019 after meeting while working on Hilary’s fifth album together. Seen in 2019
Mae is Hilary’s third child. She shares Mae and Banks with her husband and singer-songwriter, Matthew Koma, 33. Matthew and Hilary started dating in 2017 and were married in December 2019.
She was previously married to former professional hockey player Mike Comrie, who is Luca’s father. The Canadian NHL star and Maxim cover girl got married in 2010 after three years of dating.
In February 2015, Duff filed for divorce, citing an irreconcilable difference. The couple’s divorce was finalized a year later.
Fan Favorite: Lizzie McGuire’s star can be seen in Younger’s seventh and final season on Paramount +. From the younger premiere in 2019
Hilary became a household name after playing the titular character in the Disney Channel hit series Lizzie McGuire. The show debuted in 2001 and ended in 2004. The actress reprized her role in 2003 when she starred in The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
The former teen idol is also a singer-songwriter. She has released five albums, several of which went gold and platinum. Hilary met Matthew when they were working on her fifth album Breathe In together. Exhale. in 2015.
To the delight of her fans, Duff announced in 2019 that she would be returning as Lizzie McGuire in a revival of the series.
However, the project was later dropped by Disney +, explaining that they delayed the show ‘unless and until’ they could live up to the fans’ expectations.
Hilary can be seen in the seventh and final season of the comedy drama series Younger, which premiered on Paramount + on Thursday.