Gypsy Rose Blanchard shows off her postpartum body

Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared an update on how she’s adjusting to her new role as a mother.

Blanchard, 33, posted a photo of her postpartum body via her Instagram story on Friday, Jan. 3, just a week after welcoming her daughter.

“Almost a week postpartum,” Blanchard captioned the post. “I feel more energized.”

Blanchard and her partner, Ken Urker, welcomed a baby girl named Aurora on Saturday, December 28. After giving birth, Urker took to social media on Wednesday, January 1st to announce the news via Instagram.

“Welcoming 2025 with the greatest gift of all 👼,” Urker shared alongside a photo of him, Blanchard and their new baby in the hospital.

The birth took place in Blanchard’s home state of Louisiana. “Aurora is healthy and we are so happy,” Urker told TMZ.

A year before her daughter’s arrival, Blanchard was released after serving nearly nine years in prison. In 2016, she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her mother, Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.

Nicholas Godejohn, Gypsy’s friend at the time, conspired to kill Dee Dee with Gypsy, with Godejohn ultimately stabbing her to death. Godejohn pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison.

Dee Dee is widely believed to have suffered from Munchausen syndrome, defined by the Cleveland Clinic as “a mental health condition in which you pretend that someone in your care is ill when they are not”. Throughout her childhood, Gypsy was believed to have various illnesses, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and brain damage, and was told she needed a feeding tube and a wheelchair.

Document from 2017 Mom dead and dearest and Hulu’s 2019 limited series Lawin which Gypsy was portrayed by the actress Joey Kingboth depicted the saga.

Gypsy and Urker previously got engaged in 2018 while she was still in prison. The couple split in 2019 and Gypsy later tied the knot Ryan Anderson in July 2022, while she was behind bars. Their wedding included a small ceremony with no guests.

Shortly after being released in December 2023, Gypsy announced that she and Anderson had split. She officially filed for divorce from Anderson in March 2024.

Four months later, Gypsy confirmed speculation that she was pregnant with Urker.

“I know the rumors have been going around for a while and I’m happy to announce that I’m 11 weeks pregnant,” she said in a YouTube video in July 2024. “Ken and I are expecting our very first child. in January 2025.”