April is C-section Awareness Month, and Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are taking this opportunity to open up about how Biel’s plans to have a completely natural birth took an unexpected turn. In Connie Simpson’s new book The Nanny Connie Way: Secrets to Mastering the First Four Months of Parenthood, the couple shared they had their plans set down to the letter — until little Silas really shook things up.
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“Our birth plan was anything but normal,” Biel and Timberlake told Simpson in an exclusive excerpt published by ET. “We had two midwives, one doula, one meditation birthing class, a ton of hippie baby books, and a lovely home in the Hollywood Hills that we had turned into a labor training facility that we called The Octagon.”
But Silas, who turns 3 this month, had other plans; Biel had to be rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section. Long story short, the birth was not at all what Biel had envisioned, and she couldn’t wait to return home.
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“[W]e arrived home exhausted, disillusioned, and totally in shock,” Biel told Simpson. “I was obsessed with everything organic, toxin-free, natural, and homeopathic for our kid, who came into this world in an operating room through an incision. I was a dictator, making myself and my husband insane!”
And the drama didn’t end there: Silas’ terrible twos also gave Biel a run for her money, although she’s hoping for a slightly easier year when her son turns 3. Um, good luck with that.
During Biel’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this past fall, Colbert — in true Colbert form — warned her that 3-year-olds can be even more of a challenge than 2-year-olds. (Thanks for the encouragement, Stephen.)
“I’ve heard so much about the ‘three-teens,'” Biel responded. “The 3-year-olds are called the ‘three-teens’ because they’re so insane that they’re just like having tiny teenagers, which is way worse than having big teenagers, I think.”
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We’re wishing you luck, Jessica and Justin — because it’s clear Silas loves to throw a good curveball.
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