Heather Rae Young Details Postpartum Recovery After Welcoming Son: The Body Is ‘Such a Beautiful Thing’

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Bouncing back! Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) gave birth less than one month ago, but her healing process is already off to a good start.“My recovery has been a little bit quicker,” the Selling Sunset star, 35, exclusively told Us Weekly after welcoming son Tristan on January 31, explaining that she had a vaginal birth rather than a C-section. “I feel like you just have to jump into it.

You have this whole new mommy sense that comes out of you.”The reality star and her husband, Tarek El Moussa, welcomed their first child last month after tying the knot in October 2021.

The Flip or Flop alum, 41, also shares daughter Taylor, 12, and son Brayden, 7, with ex-wife Christina Hall (née Haack).While Heather has gained parenthood experience as a stepmom to Taylor and Brayden, she told Us that nothing could have prepared her for the feeling of giving birth.“I had this whole new appreciation for moms,” the real estate pro explained. “I love being a stepmom to Tay and Bray, but having my own and carrying him and then going through the labor and going through all the experiences, it’s obviously something I’ve never experienced. … It’s just such a beautiful thing that the female body can do.”Tristan is only two weeks old, but Heather and her son are quickly settling in to a routine.“I’ve been learning about the body and about babies and what our body does to help your baby survive,” the California native told Us. “Like, he’ll find my breast and he’ll crawl at my stomach to find it to go feed.

And I leak when he’s on me because my body knows he’s on me. So, it’s just all these things that your body can do that I never got to experience before.