Kylie Kelce is keeping it real about postpartum do’s and don’ts.
Speaking during the latest episode of her Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast, released Thursday, April 2, the host, 33, highlighted things people should and shouldn’t say to new moms just days after welcoming her fourth baby girl, Finnley “Finn” Anne Kelce, with husband Jason Kelce, 37, on Sunday, March 30.
“Don’t, and I cannot stress this enough, do not tell her to sleep while the baby’s sleeping,” Kylie, who also shares daughters Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 4, and Bennett, 2, with Jason told listeners. “That is f—— absurd. Do you know what you’re supposed to do when the baby’s sleeping?”
“Watch them sleep, of course … I’m kidding,” she joked. “But really, that is one of the most asinine pieces of advice that people give to new moms. It’s not realistic. When are you supposed to eat or do anything or talk to other human beings or function if you sleep when the baby sleeps?”
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“That’s a dumb piece of advice,” the mother of four continued.
Kylie also told listeners that people should not comment on a woman’s appearance when they just gave birth to a baby.
“Please don’t say anything about her weight or her looks in general,” she said. “Chances are she’s probably not sleeping very much and quite frankly her body just built another human.”
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Kylie added, “Your input is f—— irrelevant. Any of the input of ‘You haven’t had the baby yet, or when can you exercise again, breastfeeding makes the weight come off quicker.’ ”
“I hope she slaps you clean across the face,” the mom continued. “Also, like the whole ‘Look great.’ Let’s instead tell her she’s doing great. Because who gives a s— to what we look like right now? Not I.”
Kylie went on to say that people can instead ask new moms how they can help during the postpartum period.
“Do ask if you can do anything to help,” she suggested. “Some examples include bring over some food, offer to babysit the older children, help with anything around the home. I mean anything. Start the dishwasher. Start a load of laundry.”
She added, “Clean out the fridge. Maybe bring over some groceries. Do not bring over treats and sweets for the older children so that they then bounce off the walls and wanna jump across the couch while the mom is holding the newborn. You see what I’m saying? Let’s let’s work smarter, not harder here.”
Kylie and Jason announced Finnley’s birth in a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday, April 1.
“Whoop, there she is!” Kylie wrote in the caption alongside a carousel of photos of the newborn.
