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Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jesy Nelson's turbulent pregnancy from worrying symptoms to emergency surgery
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has welcomed her twin daughters with partner Zion Foster, but it hasn't been an easy pregnancy with numerous challenges along the way to meeting their 'beautiful baby girls' Jesy Nelson has welcomed her 'healthy' twin baby girls with her partner Zion Foster, after spending the last 10 weeks in hospital ahead of their arrival. The proud parents, who have named their daughters Ocean and Story, have been on quite the journey to bringing their twins into the world, with Jesy's pregnancy filled with worrying scans and a rare condition. The former Little Mix star, 33, took to Instagram on Sunday, 18 May, to confirm she had given birth to her twin daughters earlier this week. In the post, the proud parents could be seen sweetly holding each of their daughters, who were born two months early. In the caption, Jesy wrote: "So… Our beautiful baby girls decided to come at 31 weeks plus 5 days. It all happened so quickly, but we are so blessed that they are here with us, healthy and fighting strong! We've never felt more in love. Everybody meet Ocean Jade Nelson-Foster and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster. Born on 15.05.2025." As Jesy and Zion, 26, settle into parenthood, we've taken a look back at the singer's turbulent and emotional pregnancy journey, which she documented every step of the way... READ MORE: Jesy Nelson gives birth to tiny 'blessed' twins as she reveals their gender and unusual names Pregnancy news Jesy announced her pregnancy on January 12 and confirmed they were expecting twins in an Instagram post. The post included a photo of herself and Zion, with him cradling her baby bump while standing behind her. Alongside the photo, Jesy teased: "She's eating for 3 now." They were met with an outpouring of well wishes on the platform, and Jesy also told fans that in the early stages of her pregnancy, she was constantly vomiting. Rare condition On March 5, Jesy shared that she was at risk of losing one or both of her babies as she was pregnant with Mono/Di twins, short for Monochorionic Diamniotic (MCDA). This meant that while most twins have two placentas to feed off, her twins only had one, but were in their own amniotic sac. This rare condition "can lead to lots of complications", and Jesy also confirmed that she was pre-stage twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). According to the Twins Trust, TTTS is a "rare but life-threatening condition that affects 10 to 15 per cent of identical twins that share a placenta," and it "can have serious consequences". The expectant mum shared: "So we are having identical twins, which is so exciting, we're just like, we actually can't believe it. But unfortunately, there are complications that come with having identical having identical twins. "The type of twins we are having are called Mono/Di twins, and with that, so normally, most twins will have two placentas that they feed off of. But when you have Mono/Di twins, that means your twins live off one placenta, which can lead to lots of complications. "One of them being one baby might take all the nutrients, the other might, which is really awful to say, but could lead to both babies dying and at the moment, I am currently pre stage TTTS, which is twin to twin transfusion, and I'm being monitored very closely." 'Best chance of surviving' A few days later, on March 8, Jesy and Zion took to Instagram to share an update and revaled that they were at hospital waiting for a procedure to give their unborn children "the best chance of surviving". In the video, an emotional Jesy explained: "So, we are just giving you an update on our situation. So I've been feeling a bit poorly like the past few days. Been having a few of the symptoms that I need to watch out for - which is like my belly tightening, struggle breathing. So today we came into the hospital to just have a check-up basically. Just in case. And unfortunately the symptoms have got worse so we now have to have ... they have to perform the procedure, which is obviously not what we wanted to happen." "But it's necessary because it's gonna give our babies like the best chance of surviving. So yeah, we're just waiting to go in. And we're just hoping and praying for the best really. I feel gutted. I feel absolutely gutted because I really was hoping that we wouldn't even be in this position." Jesy then burst into tears as her partner Zion was seen reassuring her, before saying: "They're doing it to give us the best chance. Our babies the best chance." Jesy added: "Yeah, like that's why they do this procedure. So that it literally gives you the best chance of your baby surviving but it's obviously just really scary cause there's so many things that can happen." Emergency surgery In an update on Mother's Day (30 March), Jesy told fans that she had some "amazing news" after the procedure was a success. She explained that they were still in hospital as she recovered, before confirming: "The TTTS has cleared up, the operation was a success which is just absolutely incredible. We are so, so, lucky to have the most amazing doctors. Basically, the situation that we're in now is my cervix is very, very, short, so I can't leave the hospital because my waters could break at any point and I'm still very, very, early." She added: "So yeah, I can't leave the hospital until I'm a certain amount of weeks. Every week we're praying that the babies stay in my belly but yeah, we are just so grateful that they are still here and they're still growing strong and we're just so grateful." Hospitalised for 10 weeks The former Little Mix star remained hospitalised for 10 weeks due to her high-risk pregnancy, but thankfully, since the operation, her pregnancy remained positive. Despite being in hospital, she continued to share updates with fans and even asked for advice on what colour to dye her hair and revealed details of a little pamper session she had while waiting for her twins to arrive. Despite the difficulty in staying in hospital for such a lengthy period of time, Zion sweetly said that it had brought him and Jesy closer together. "The same four walls are driving us a bit crazy," he admitted at the time. "We've literally grown to understand each other on a deeper level. And I think we really understand how much we actually care about each other. "I think it's at these times when you really, really know what love you have and what your relationship means. And I think for me and Jess, this has just taken it to a whole other level of us knowing we are literally made for each other." 'They're so brave' On May 4, Jesy shared a series of black and white photos cradling her bump, holding new scans of her twins and lovingly lying on the bed with Zion. She captioned the post: "Muma Nelson and Papa Foster", adding a heart emoji. Speaking in the only interview during her pregnancy, Zion had said of the twins: "They're giving us so much hope they're going to come out healthy. Jesy and the twins have come through so much. There were so many times in this pregnancy we didn't think we'd get to where we are now. "Their strength has been unmatched. We literally feel like we know them already just because of how much they've overcome. Their characters are so strong. They're so brave."
Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jesy Nelson's surprising nod to Little Mix in twins' names and sweet meaning
Jesy Nelson's choice of names for her twin daughters have strong meanings with a link to both the future and past Jesy Nelso has appeared to make a surprising nod to one of her former Little Mix bandmembers as she shared the adorable names of her tiny twin daughters. The singer, 33, has lived in hospital for the past ten weeks with partner Zion Foster to keep their babies safe and today revealed that she has given birth after an induced labour. The Mirror understands doctors had planned to induce Jesy's labour once the twins were deemed big and strong enough around the 32 week stage. Sharing photos of both herself and Zion cradling their daughters, she told her followers that it "all happened so quickly" and that they were "healthy and fighting strong". She added: "We've never felt more in love. Everybody meet Ocean Jade Nelson-Foster and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster. Born on 15.05.2025." The name Ocean, derived from the Greek word keanós, is often associated with power and mystery, but can also be seen as a symbol of new beginnings and hope. Coupling that with the middle name Jade - also the name of one of her former band mates - could potentially be seen as an olive branch to her former friend. Jesy famously distanced herself from Jade Thirlwall, Perie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock after she quit the band in 2020. Her choice of name for her other daughter Story draws a connection with creativity, imagination and adventure. It's derived from Old Norse storr, meaning 'large' or 'big'. Her middle name Monroe is of Scottish and Irish Gaelic origin and is a gender-neutral name, meaning mouth of the River Roe, referring to a specific river in Northern Ireland. There's also an edge of Hollywood glamour to it as Marilyn Monroe is naturally attached to the name. Jesy has documented her difficult and emotional pregnancy for fans over the last few months. Jesy had emergency surgery in April after the babies developed twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome - a rare condition which could have been fatal for one or both twins. After her operation, Jesy said: 'We feel so grateful and blessed that these little babies are still going strong,' And thankfully the twins progress has been positive throughout the remainder of the pregnancy. In May Jesy had posted black and white photos of herself with a giant bump and new scans of her twins. She wrote: 'Muma Nelson and Papa Foster' and added a heart emoji. In another set of photos she dubbed Zion 'my husband'. She has been dating Zion, from South London, since November 2022 and in May he ran the London Marathon to raise money for the Twins Trust, which offers support to families with twins. Speaking in the only interview during her pregnancy, Zion had said of the twins: 'They're giving us so much hope they're going to come out healthy. "Jesy and the twins have come through so much. There were so many times in this pregnancy we didn't think we'd get to where we are now. ''Their strength has been unmatched. We literally feel like we know them already just because of how much they've overcome. 'Their characters are so strong. They're so brave.'
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Pregnant Jesy Nelson drops huge hint she's set to give birth to her twins as she shares clip with boyfriend Zion Foster
PREGNANT Jesy Nelson appears to have dropped a huge hint she's set to give birth to her twins. It comes just days after her due date seemingly came to light. 6 6 6 The former Little Mix songstress took to her Instagram page to post a video showing her with baby-daddy Zion Foster, 26, as they sat in a hospital ward. Jesy, 33, is being looked after by doctors due to the high risk pregnancy. The Boyz hitmaker was previously diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a rare but serious condition in which blood flows unevenly between identical twins sharing a placenta - putting both babies at risk. Yet despite the fact she has been frequently hospitalised during her first maternity experience, fans reckon she's now soon set to give birth. This is because her latest video, which saw Zion applying Jesy's make-up, was captioned with the words: "Part two, the final look." They were seen sitting in front of a hospital bed as Zion applied Jesy's lipliner. He asked her: "Does it have to be sharp?" to which she replied: "It doesn't have to be sharp, I just like it to look like my actual lipline." He rounded off the beauty transformation and said: "That's all done now, happy, everyone's happy. "Thank you guys." Yet Jesy, who recently uploaded a series of glam black and white snaps flashing her bump alongside her partner, squealed: "No you haven't finished!" Jesy Nelson admits 'I can't decide what to do' in update from hospital after revealing high risk twin pregnancy As he applied blusher with a huge swishing movement she said: "When you watch me do my my make up when have you ever seen me do that on my face?" As she giggled Zion looked at the camera and said: "There's two different ways to put salt on chips." Meanwhile, dad to be Zion recently ran the London marathon with less than five weeks training, in order to raise money for the charity Twins Trust in honour of their little ones. OPENING UP Little Mixers: Where Are They Now? LITTLE Mix announced their hiatus in December 2021 whereby the group clarified that they were taking a break to focus on individual projects and personal endeavours. So, where are they now? Perrie Edwards Perrie has been focusing on her solo career post-Little Mix. She recently released her debut solo single, Forget About Us, which has garnered significant attention. She is also enjoying her time as a new mum and often shares adorable moments with her son on social media. Leigh-Anne Pinnock Leigh-Anne has ventured into acting, landing a role in a major film project, 'Boxing Day'. She's also been active in promoting her documentary on racial issues within the music industry. Additionally, Leigh-Anne is balancing her career with motherhood, having welcomed twins with her partner. Jade Thirlwall Jade has been exploring various creative avenues, including hosting a podcast and appearing on several television shows. She remains a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and continues to use her platform to support various charitable causes. She signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records in 2022, and released her debut single, Angel of My Dreams, this year, which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Jesy Nelson Jesy left Little Mix in 2020 to focus on her mental health and has since embarked on a solo music career. She released her debut single, Boyz, which sparked much discussion and showcased her new musical direction. Jesy is also working on her first solo album, JN1, which is set to be released this year. Previously, Jesy was emotional at the prospect of losing one of her babies as she spoke candidly about her pregnancy. The TTTS diagnosis took Jesy and Zion by surprise and they revealed they had no idea what the condition was beforehand. Jesy has already had a successful operation, though didn't specify the type of procedure, and has been keeping herself busy with self-care. She said: "We wanted to let you in on our journey of what we've been going through. "So we are having identical twins which is so exciting - we cannot believe it. "But, unfortunately, there are complications that come with having identical twins." Sitting close to partner Zion for comfort, the popstar continued: "The type of twins we are having are called mono/di twins and so normally most twins will have two placentas that they feed off of. "But when you have mono/di twins, that means your twins live off one placenta which can lead to lots of complications - one of them being one baby might take all the nutrients which, and it's really awful to say, but could lead to both babies dying." Jesy then said she would be having two scans a week so that her babies were monitored closely. The popstar previously revealed she was using a wheelchair during her recovery. 6 6 6
Scottish Sun
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Jesy Nelson shares happy pregnancy pictures after being bed bound as she awaits arrival of twins
Jesy was recently rushed to hospital following the announcement of her high-risk pregnancy Baby Bliss Jesy Nelson shares happy pregnancy pictures after being bed bound as she awaits arrival of twins JESY Nelson has shared some happy pregnancy pictures after being bed bound as she awaits the arrival of her twins. Former Little Mix singer Jesy, 33, proudly held up her ultrasound scans while posing on her bed with her burgeoning bump on show. Advertisement 6 Jesy Nelson has shared some happy pregnancy pictures after being bed bound Credit: Noah Sapon The X Factor winner wore her locks in gorgeous curls and grinned towards the prinouts. Sporting a crop top and and shirt jacket, Jesy played around with her boyfriend Zion Foster, 26, filming him with a retro camcorder. The Wings hitmaker cradled her stomach and gazed into the camera's lens for further stunning shots. In her caption, she wrote: "Muma Nelson [white heart] Papa Foster," tagging photographer Noah Sapon. Advertisement Her uplifting post comes after a difficult few weeks. Jesy was recently rushed to hospital following the announcement of her high-risk pregnancy and was told she could go into labour at any moment. Doctors advised it was too early to let her return home. The singer was diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a rare but serious condition in which blood flows unevenly between identical twins sharing a placenta - putting both babies at risk. Advertisement The diagnosis took Jesy and Zion by surprise and they revealed they had no idea what TTTS was before the diagnosis. The expecting mum previously had a successful operation - though didn't specify the type of procedure - after revealing her twins are "living off one placenta. Pregnant Jesy Nelson begs fans for help after 'all we've been through' But the singer is keeping her spirits high with a little beauty therapy. And despite her serious condition, Jesy appeared upbeat and grateful for the pampering session. Advertisement Today she showed off her freshly done eyelash extensions courtesy of a visiting beautician. 'So the lovely @glashesbyhols came and did my lashes yesterday and I can honestly say I'm obsessed,' Jesy told fans over a close-up clip of her face. 'She put brown lashes on me, which I've never had before, and switched up my shape a little — and I absolutely love them. Don't think I'll be going back to black now!' Jesy revealed her pregnancy earlier this year in emotional footage of her ultrasound scan and baby bump. Advertisement She later revealed the pregnancy is considered high risk, leading to increased medical monitoring. The singer has yet to confirm a due date but has continued to keep fans updated on her journey in honest social media posts. On Sunday she took to Instagram to praise Zion for running the marathon with less than five weeks training, after he signed up to raise money for the charity Twins Trust. What is premature birth and what are its risks? Premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. About eight out of 100 babies will be born prematurely. It's possible for a baby to survive if born around 24 weeks of pregnancy onwards - 24 weeks is the legal limit for abortion. Babies born this early need care in a hospital with specialist facilities for premature babies, called a neonatal unit. The risks of having a premature baby include: Small size Low body temperature Breathing problems Feeding difficulties Cerebral palsy Developmental delay Vision problems Hearing problems They may have health and development problems because they have not fully developed in the womb. In some cases, pre-term labour is planned and induced because it's safer for the baby to be born sooner rather than later. Risk factors that have been identified for preterm birth include pregnancy with multiple babies, six months or less between pregnancies, a previous premature birth and problems with the placenta. 6 Jesy played around with her boyfriend Zion Foster in bed Credit: Noah Sapon Advertisement 6 The couple are awaiting the arrival of their twins Credit: Noah Sapon 6 The Wings hitmaker cradled her stomach and gazed into the camera's lens Credit: Noah Sapon 6 Jesy put her burgeoning bump on show for the shots Credit: Noah Sapon 6 Jesy and Zion previously told fans her pregnancy is very high risk Credit: Instagram
The Sun
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Jesy Nelson shares happy pregnancy pictures after being bed bound as she awaits arrival of twins
Callum Wells, Showbiz Reporter Published: Invalid Date, JESY Nelson has shared some happy pregnancy pictures after being bed bound as she awaits the arrival of her twins. Former Little Mix singer Jesy, 33, proudly held up her ultrasound scans while posing on her bed with her burgeoning bump on show. The X Factor winner wore her locks in gorgeous curls and grinned towards the prinouts. Sporting a crop top and and shirt jacket, Jesy played around with her boyfriend Zion Foster, 26, filming him with a retro camcorder. The Wings hitmaker cradled her stomach and gazed into the camera's lens for further stunning shots. In her caption, she wrote: "Muma Nelson [white heart] Papa Foster," tagging photographer Noah Sapon. Her uplifting post comes after a difficult few weeks. Jesy was recently rushed to hospital following the announcement of her high-risk pregnancy and was told she could go into labour at any moment. Doctors advised it was too early to let her return home. The singer was diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a rare but serious condition in which blood flows unevenly between identical twins sharing a placenta - putting both babies at risk. The diagnosis took Jesy and Zion by surprise and they revealed they had no idea what TTTS was before the diagnosis. The expecting mum previously had a successful operation - though didn't specify the type of procedure - after revealing her twins are "living off one placenta. But the singer is keeping her spirits high with a little beauty therapy. And despite her serious condition, Jesy appeared upbeat and grateful for the pampering session. Today she showed off her freshly done eyelash extensions courtesy of a visiting beautician. 'So the lovely @glashesbyhols came and did my lashes yesterday and I can honestly say I'm obsessed,' Jesy told fans over a close-up clip of her face. 'She put brown lashes on me, which I've never had before, and switched up my shape a little — and I absolutely love them. Don't think I'll be going back to black now!' Jesy revealed her pregnancy earlier this year in emotional footage of her ultrasound scan and baby bump. She later revealed the pregnancy is considered high risk, leading to increased medical monitoring. The singer has yet to confirm a due date but has continued to keep fans updated on her journey in honest social media posts. On Sunday she took to Instagram to praise Zion for running the marathon with less than five weeks training, after he signed up to raise money for the charity Twins Trust. What is premature birth and what are its risks? Premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. About eight out of 100 babies will be born prematurely. It's possible for a baby to survive if born around 24 weeks of pregnancy onwards - 24 weeks is the legal limit for abortion. Babies born this early need care in a hospital with specialist facilities for premature babies, called a neonatal unit. The risks of having a premature baby include: Small size Low body temperature Breathing problems Feeding difficulties Cerebral palsy Developmental delay Vision problems Hearing problems They may have health and development problems because they have not fully developed in the womb. In some cases, pre-term labour is planned and induced because it's safer for the baby to be born sooner rather than later. Risk factors that have been identified for preterm birth include pregnancy with multiple babies, six months or less between pregnancies, a previous premature birth and problems with the placenta. 6 6 6
