Hailey Bieber, wife of pop superstar Justin Bieber, recently opened up about the intense and emotional experience she faced while giving birth to their son in 2024.
In a heartfelt interview with Vogue Magazine, Hailey described the day as both the best and one of the hardest moments of her life. Despite months of preparation through workouts and pelvic-floor therapy, she admitted that nothing could truly prepare her for the challenges of childbirth.
The Rhode founder revealed that her labor lasted a long 18 hours and required medical induction. Doctors had to insert a catheter filled with saline into her uterus to stimulate contractions, making the process even more difficult. She went through labor without an epidural, enduring significant pain.
Hailey shared, “Giving birth was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
That s**t was so crazy. That was not fun. They broke my water. I went into labor and I labored for a few hours. No epidural, nothing.”
The ordeal became even more frightening when she experienced heavy bleeding after delivery. While doctors administered medications to manage her postpartum hemorrhage, her newborn was taken away, which left her feeling scared and desperate to be with her baby during the chaotic moments.
She recounted the overwhelming mix of emotions during this sensitive postpartum period and the difficulty of healing and adapting to a new version of herself. Hailey also touched on the added strain of public scrutiny, as she faced false rumors about her marriage circulating online at the same time.
“I was still bleeding significantly after giving birth, which was a little bit scary.
I trust my doctor with my life. And so I had peace that I knew she would never let anything happen to me. But I was bleeding really badly, and people d!e, and the thought crosses your mind.
You start to get a little freaked out. I wanted to hold my baby. I wanted to be with him.
Being postpartum is the most sensitive time I’ve ever gone through in my life, and learning a new version of myself is very difficult.
To be doing that all the while going on the internet every day and people being like, ‘They’re getting divorced’ and ‘They’re this’ and ‘They’re not happy, it is such a mindf**k. I cannot even begin to explain it. It’s a crazy life to live,” she added.