Married At First Sight’s Martha Kalifatidis reveals she feared her newborn son Lucius was ‘starving’
Married At First Sight’s Martha Kalifatidis Reveals She Feared She Was ‘Starving’ Her Newborn Son Lucius After The Baby Refused To Eat For Weeks
Married At First Sight star turned influencer Martha Kalifatidis says her first few weeks as a mom were bumpy.
The 34-year-old, who welcomed newborn son Lucius with fiancé Michael Brunelli in February, says the baby initially refused to eat.
“Lucius was born with jaundice, so he didn’t eat for the first four weeks of his life,” she said Nine honey this week.
“He’s lost a lot of weight. That was the most stressful thing for me to worry about and obsess over.”
Martha continued, “He didn’t gain weight and didn’t gain his birth weight for nearly four weeks.
Married At First Sight star turned influencer Martha Kalifatidis (pictured) says her first few weeks as a mother were bumpy
“As a mom, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, is this baby starving? What am I doing.”
Fortunately, Lucius, now three months old, started to eat well and has now reached his target weight.
Martha recently admitted that she refrains from sharing tips on raising her son with her fans because she fears backlash from critics.
“The online parenting and mothering community is intense. It’s full of love, relatable experiences and helpful advice, but it also has a dark side,” Martha said The Sunday Telegraph.
“If you dare to do anything but the next person, you could be at the mercy of thousands of judgmental comments within hours,” she continued.
“Lucius was born with jaundice, so he didn’t eat for the first four weeks of his life,” she told Nine Honey this week
“As a mom, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, is this baby starving? What am I doing” Martha added
“This kind of pressure can be overwhelming, especially for a new mom.”
While she’s avoided this bitter experience so far, seeing other moms go through it online was enough to put Martha off.
Instead, she and Michael have chosen to focus on the joy their son brings rather than using him as inspiration for online content.
Martha and Michael welcomed Lucius on February 27 and announced their happy news on Instagram.
Lucius Brunelli. He’s here, he’s perfect,” Martha wrote alongside an image of the newborn wrapped in a baby blanket.
In the comments below the post, Michael, 32, clarified how to pronounce the child’s name by writing, “LOO-SHUS, if you’re wondering.”
She welcomed newborn son Lucius with fiancé Michael Brunelli in February. All pictured