{"id":178540,"date":"2025-07-03T19:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/jennifer-affleck-welcomes-baby-says-delivery-was-painful-af\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T19:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:25:18","slug":"jennifer-affleck-welcomes-baby-says-delivery-was-painful-af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/jennifer-affleck-welcomes-baby-says-delivery-was-painful-af\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Affleck Welcomes Baby, Says Delivery was &#8220;Painful&#8221; AF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Affleck is a proud mother of three.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also feeling the impact of such a blessed development at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>On July 2, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives revealed via Instagram that she had welcomed her third child with husband Zac\u2026 a little girl named Penelope Phyliss.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529302 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-2048x1439.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-960x675.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-1080x759.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-1200x843.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214126225-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jennifer Affleck attends SiriusXM\u2019s Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d at SiriusXM Studios on May 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBaby Penelope is here &amp; she is perfect,\u201d Affleck wrote in her caption, prior to delving into some delivery details:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing unmedicated was truly the most painful but empowering experience of my life. I could not have done it without Zac and my supportive doula! I\u2019m so grateful and so happy that Penny is earth side now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jen and Zac are already parents to daughter Nora, 3, and son Luca, 23 months. The spouses celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary in February.<\/p>\n<p>They were forced to push back not long ago against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/jennifer-affleck-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing divorce rumors<\/a>, however.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/esc-mormon-wives-002jpg-JS925610415.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/esc-mormon-wives-002jpg-JS925610415.webp 705w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/esc-mormon-wives-002jpg-JS925610415-300x166.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/esc-mormon-wives-002jpg-JS925610415.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518995 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/esc-mormon-wives-002jpg-JS925610415.webp 705w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/esc-mormon-wives-002jpg-JS925610415-300x166.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/esc-mormon-wives-002jpg-JS925610415.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jennifer Affleck and her husband were polarizing personalities on Season 1 of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toward the end of the first season of this Hulu reality series, the couple were actually separated and going through a very challenging patch in their romance.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of Season 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/jennifer-affleck-pregnant-expecting-third-child-with-seemingly-awful-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jen took the pregnancy test,<\/a> discovered it was positive \u2014 and had mixed feelings in response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started feeling depressed and anxious because my life has been really rocky and all over the place. So I am stressed out of my mind with the thought of me being pregnant,\u201d she admitted on air. \u201cBecause Zac and I aren\u2019t on the best of terms. And I think the last thing we need is another baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Afflecks became the most polarizing personalities on the aforementioned Hulu program after co-star Jessi Ngatikaura gifted her fellow women with tickets to a strip club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-jen-affleck-defends-husband-in-wake-of-ugly-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zac went berserk over the plans<\/a>\u00a0to see men taking off their clothes on stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509710 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jennifer-Affleck-mormon-wives-091724-2-d2f8668f1d0d4e87959f862185442c41.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jennifer and Zac Affleck filming \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d in their Utah home.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said it made him feel as if his wife had cheated on him and he told Jennifer that he was \u201cdone\u201d and \u201cwon\u2019t be married to someone without values and morals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zac even sent Jen a text that read as follows:<\/p>\n<p><em>Start taking accountability for your actions and for the situations you put yourself in. You\u2019re a grown woman. It doesn\u2019t matter your intentions. You were there, and that\u2019s the image you portray of yourself, your family, church etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What a loving and understanding individual, huh?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-927x1024.png\" alt=\"Jennifer Affleck on The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives\" class=\"wp-image-510941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-927x1024.png 927w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-271x300.png 271w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-768x849.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-869x960.png 869w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-977x1080.png 977w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-1086x1200.png 1086w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-927x1024.png\" alt=\"Jennifer Affleck on The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives\" class=\"wp-image-510941 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-927x1024.png 927w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-271x300.png 271w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-768x849.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-869x960.png 869w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-977x1080.png 977w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM-1086x1200.png 1086w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-at-11.39.09%E2%80%AFAM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jennifer Affleck taking in a moment on The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Hulu\/Youtube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At this point, thankfully for their newborn and other young kids, the couple seems to have mended romantic fences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFilming can be incredibly mentally draining, and adding pregnancy along with all the challenges I faced this last season was a big challenge,\u201d Jen told People Magazine in February \u201cAfter dealing with the backlash from season 1 and stepping into season 2 with a lot of baggage, this pregnancy has been the toughest by far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Affleck, who has already been cast on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/categories\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dancing with the Stars<\/a> Season 34, added at the time:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be daunting to think about raising three babies while pursuing my career, but I want to show women and mothers that they can achieve anything they set their minds to, no matter how unrealistic it may seem.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/jennifer-affleck-welcomes-3rd-baby-says-delivery-was-painful-af\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Jennifer Affleck is a proud mother of three. She\u2019s also feeling the impact of such a blessed development at the moment. On July 2, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives revealed via Instagram that she had welcomed her third child with husband Zac\u2026 a little girl named Penelope Phyliss. 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