Rumer Willis gave birth to daughter Louetta in April (Pictures: Instagram)
Rumer Willis revealed that she broke her own water as she shared a glimpse into her labor after welcoming her first child, daughter Louetta.
The 34-year-old – daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore – gave birth to a baby girl with her boyfriend, Derek Richard Thomas, in April.
Appearing on the Informed Pregnancy podcast, she opened up about her experience of a home birth and explained that it was a true family affair, with her mom and sisters, Tallulah and Scout, by her side.
After a lengthy labor, things stepped up a notch when she dilated from two to eight centimeters, but her water still remained intact.
Recalling the experience, Rumer explained that her doula was the one who urged her to break it herself, telling the host: ‘She was checking me and felt my water bag bulging, but still not popping, which was wild. And so, I was like, “Well, should we break it?”
‘She goes, “Well, you can.” I’m like, “What? Are you serious?”
‘I reached my finger up there, and I’m feeling and it was crazy. I could totally feel this little bag – it feels like a water balloon, but with a bit tougher skin.
‘She just said, “Okay. On the next contraction, just push against it with your finger,” and I popped it. I think there’s a photo of me and I just have this look of shock and surprise on my face. Because it’s a different sensation when the water bag is pushing against your cervix to when the baby’s head is.’
From there, things moved very fast as Rumer prepared to introduce Louetta into the world.
Rumer was surrounded by her loved ones – including mom Demi Moore – when she gave birth (Picture: Getty)
‘It was like I pushed a little bit. Well, I didn’t push a little bit, I pushed harder than I’ve ever probably pushed…,’ she continued. ‘But it was literally like I pushed, her head was out. I pushed again and her whole body was out.
‘There was no pause. There was no pause in between.
‘My midwife and my partner caught her. It was the wildest thing. She had a cord wrapped around her neck, but it was also wrapped around her body in like almost like a prom sash. We had four hands under there, under the birth stool. I’m going, “Give me the baby. Give the baby.”’
‘As soon as they untangled her, she was in my arms,’ the new mom added. ‘The most ecstatic, joyful moment of my entire life. I just started sobbing with joy.’
Rumer announced Louetta’s arrival on Instagram at the end of April, sharing the first photo of their bundle of joy with fans.
‘✨ Louetta Isley Thomas Willis ✨ You are pure magic 🌱,’ she penned alongside a snap of the newborn napping in a blanket.
‘Born at home on Tuesday April 18th. You are more than we ever dreamed of ✨.’
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‘I reached my finger up there.’