Allyson Felix and her household are now a celebration of 4 after she and her other half Kenneth Ferguson invited their kid, Kenneth Maurice Ferguson III, into the world on April 10.
The retired Olympian validated his birth to INDIVIDUALS and shared that they will “adoringly” call their child, Trey.
“As a Black lady who currently had actually been through a distressing lethal shipment with my [five-year-old] child [Camryn]I frantically desired a cheerful birth experience I might commemorate. I’m so grateful I had a medical professional who saw me, heard me, and made me feel safe,” Felix discussed.
She exposed that a doula existed “who supported, directed, and thought in me,” including, “I had the ability to have the unmedicated VBAC I deeply wanted. The whole experience was effective, difficult, recovery therefore lovely. My birth experience motivates me to continue to promote for Black maternal health and the results we can attain when we listen [to] and assistance females.”
Felix invited her kid hours before Black moms celebrated nationwide Black Maternal Health Week. She and Ferguson revealed they were anticipating as a “Thanksgiving true blessing.”
When pregnant with her child in 2019, Felix openly divided from her then-sponsor Nike after going through an emergency situation C-section at 32 weeks– due to serious preeclampsia that put both her and her child’s life in jeopardy.
The professional athlete declared that Nike was pushing her to go back to training as rapidly as possible after delivering while using her a 70 percent income decline.
“There have actually been numerous ladies before me who needed to remain quiet about their battle. Therefore for me to be able to march, I believe my child provided me the nerve to do that,” Felix shown press reporters in 2021. “But I believe that was actually the important things, that this has actually been going on for far too long. And I hope that we’re truly altering things.” Eventually, Nike changed their maternity policy for professional athletes, however Felix still retired after winning her 11th Olympic medal, ending up being the most embellished woman in U.S. track and field history.