Jessie J Discusses Finding Her "New Self" One Year After Welcoming Son
Originally appeared on E! Online
You can't put a price tag on motherhood.
Just ask Jessie J, who recently shared insight into her postpartum experience a little more than a year after welcoming her son Sky with boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman.
"The road to feeling like your new self after a baby is a slow one (in my opinion)," Jessie began her June 5 Instagram post, alongside several sweet photos of her with her 13-month-old, "and I'm still on it for sure."
Despite the journey she's been on, the "Bang, Bang" singer wouldn't change anything about her motherhood experience.
"The way this little boy looks at me and loves me," she continued. "Phew He is bringing my sparkle back. Just look at the last picture."
The 36-year-old's candid message resonated with her followers, with one Instagram user commenting, "They're ever changing always growing and we are too, don't look for the person before parenthood embrace the new person you've become."
Another fan referred to Jessie's experience as matrescence—a transitionary period mothers typically go through during and after pregnancy. "Thanks for talking about this," they wrote, noting that matrescence "can take a decade to settle into ourselves again (just like adolescence)."
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Over the years, Jessie has been open about her road to motherhood. In 2021, she shared the news that she suffered a miscarriage.
"I'm still in shock, the sadness is overwhelming," she wrote in a social media post at the time. "But I know I am strong, and I know I will be ok. I also know millions of women all over the world have felt this pain and way worse. I feel connected to those of you I know and those of you I don't."
She explained how music became her source of healing throughout this difficult period.
"In this moment, I have clarity on one thing," she continued. "I started singing when I was young for joy, to fill my soul and self-love therapy, that hasn't ever changed and I have to process this my way."
These days, however, Jessie is shouting from the rooftops about her baby boy. In fact, she recently celebrated Sky's first birthday with a heartwarming video that showed many of his milestones, including his tummy time sessions, learning to crawl and eating solids.
"Being your Mum is the greatest achievement in my life," she captioned her May 12 Instagram. "I love you baby boy."
Keep reading to see what other celebrities have shared about their motherhood journeys.
Keke Palmer
"I think my breastfeeding journey was also very empowering because it was so difficult," Keke told Essence in an interview published Aug. 21. "And I wanted to give up at so many different points, but I just kept pushing myself and kept trying to figure it out."
She added, "The relationship I had with my son during that process empowered me to get back up and do things for myself again."
Tia Mowry
The Game alum, who shares son Cree, 12, and daughter Cairo, 5, with ex-husband Cory Hardrict, opened up about her struggles with breastfeeding. "When I had Cree, I was struggling to breastfeed him," she wrote in an Aug. 10 Instagram. I was only able to breastfeed for 3 months before having to switch to formula. And during the second time, I found that I was able to breastfeed Cairo for 13 months."
She continued, "Nonetheless, the journey was difficult...if you are struggling with breastfeeding, I want you to know that it is more than okay to feed your children formula. As long as your children are fed, loved, happy, and supported that's all that matters."
Rumer Willis
The House Bunny actress snapped a photo of herself nursing daughter Louetta, who she shares with musician Derek Richard Thomas, during a family beach day in August 2023.
Rosie Hungtington-Whiteley
In a carousel of Instagram pictures, the former Victoria's Secret model shared a photo of herself breastfeeding her and Jason Statham's baby girl, Isabella.
Ashley Graham
In May 2022, Ashley Graham shared a photo of herself feeding her twin boys, Malachi Ervin and Roman Ervin, at the same time. She captioned the post, "double fisting (peep the whacky tan lines)."
Elsa Hosk
In March 2021, the Victoria's Secret model shared a pic of herself on Instagram breastfeeding her baby girl, Tuulikki Joan Daly. A couple of hours later, she shared the same photo on her Instagram Story, writing, "Find it interesting the amount of dms I get from men who get offended when you post a photo breastfeeding... Like, why is the most natural thing so offending to you? Breasts literally excists [sic] so we can feed our children [red heart emoji]."
Nikki Reed
The Twilight star opened up about breastfeeding her 20-month-old daughter Bodhi Soleil Reed Somerhalder in an Instagram post in 2019. "To be honest, I have no idea how long her and I will be on this journey together. I follow her lead, and she tells me exactly what she needs," she wrote.
Kehlani
"little bear," Kehlani tweeted in 2019, along with photos of her and baby Adeya.
Hilary Duff
"On a lighter note.... @acrebaja was bomb," the actress shared on Instagram while kicking off 2019, after welcoming her second child, daughter Banks.
April Love Geary
"Feeding time for the little munchkin," Robin Thicke's girlfriend wrote by a video of her feeding their daughter Mia.
Molly Sims
The actress breastfed son Grey, writing on Instagram in 2017, "BREASTFEEDING=JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE!"
Audrina Patridge
The Hills alum and mom of one told her Instagram followers in 2016 that her sister, Casey Loza, is "always capturing me in moments. #momonthego."
Stacy Keibler
The actress is all smiles as she snaps a selfie of her feeding her little one.
Karolina Kurkova
The model mom of two encourages other moms to share #breastfeedingselfie pics.
Kandi Burruss
The Bravo star astutely pointed out in 2016 that "this #breastfeeding stuff is no joke."
Alyssa Milano
The actress shared this photo in honor of daughter Elizabella's first birthday in 2015. "Happy Birthday, my beautiful Elizabella. You've taught me that my heart has no end. You were the missing piece to my soul. Thank you for choosing me," she wrote.
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