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Today In Black Women Can Do All Things, New Mom Delivers Her Own Son Alone In Istanbul Hotel Bathroom

Today In Black Women Can Do All Things, New Mom Delivers Her Own Son Alone In Istanbul Hotel Bathroom
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By Britni Danielle · Updated October 24, 2020

U.S. Air Force member Tia Freeman doesn’t understand why people are raving about the birth of her son. 

“I still really don’t understand what’s so shocking about my delivery story,” she tweeted on Tuesday. “Maybe it’ll set in one day.”

I still really don’t understand what’s so shocking about my delivery story. Lol maybe it’ll set in one day.

— IG: Slipp3ryWhenWet (@SaferSexPlug) April 24, 2018

Freeman’s nonchalance about welcoming her son into the world downplays the amazing way he was born — in a Turkish hotel room, while she was all alone. 

Freeman detailed her son’s amazing birth story on Twitter, and the whole thing reads like an episode from a TV show. According to Freeman, she didn’t even find out she was expecting until very late in her pregnancy, and she was admittedly shocked. 

“I didn’t know I was pregnant for a while (already in my 3rd trimester) and before you ask the birth control I was on made it so I didn’t have a cycle every month,” she explained. “So not having a period wasn’t an indicator for me. On top of that, I didn’t really gain any weight.”

After swimming in denial for a month, Freeman kept the news of her pregnancy under wraps and decided to take a pre-planned trip to Germany to visit friends. 

“I had already purchased tickets for a vacay in Germany and ya girl was not about to waste international flight money. So I was like if the boy comes on time I should be all good in the hood,” she said.

While Freeman hoped the timing would work out in her favor, her little prince had another idea in mind. 

“This is a 14hr flight & there was a complimentary meal but everything had meat in it & you know I’m a vegetarian so I was like I can’t eat this,” She said, but she decided to chance it anyway.  

“I don’t know if it was the salmon, the flight, or it was just my time but out of no where I start cramping up,” she continued. “I’ve still got like an hour left before we land. I just knew I had food poisoning. Y’all I was HURT”

In spite of the pain, however, Freeman never considered she was in labor. Instead, she decided to try to sleep for the remainder of the flight. When she landed, she felt even worse and as Freeman struggled to get through customs in Turkey, she finally began to wonder if she was in labor. 

I’m literally gripping the railing trying to make it through the lines. At this point I feel like I’m about to pass out. I’m sweating. I feel like I have to vomit. I’m going through it. Then I’m like wait a minute bitch are you in labor?!!! pic.twitter.com/p6SMEfunP0

— IG: Slipp3ryWhenWet (@SaferSexPlug) April 24, 2018

“I’m literally gripping the railing trying to make it through the lines. At this point, I feel like I’m about to pass out. I’m sweating. I feel like I have to vomit. I’m going through it,” she explained. “Then I’m like wait a minute bitch are you in labor?!!!” 

After Googling whether or not she was in labor, Freeman decided to pull herself together and get to her hotel, because  “what you’re not gonna do,” she told herself, “is give birth on the airport floor.”

When she finally made it to her hotel, Freeman decided to check YouTube to figure out how to deliver her own baby. 

So in true millennial form I decided to @Youtube it 😂😂. If no one else had my back the internet would! So here my ass is in my hotel room all by my lonesome learning how to deliver my own baby pic.twitter.com/v13ZhF6O8h

— IG: Slipp3ryWhenWet (@SaferSexPlug) April 24, 2018

And it worked. 

After everything they say they’re going to take me to the hospital. It’s been almost 24hrs since I’ve given birth. But before I can go my consulate contact comes back & tells me I have to go out the back & get escorted by this special agent bc the press were too heavy out front. pic.twitter.com/WE8YBFSVRa

— IG: Slipp3ryWhenWet (@SaferSexPlug) April 25, 2018

To wrap up I go to the hospital get checked out everything is fine. He’s perfectly healthy! Lol the doctors were shocked to hear my story. I made national news & people would stop us to take pictures all the time & a random elderly woman grabbed my boob as I was breastfeeding pic.twitter.com/gGp4lJvEvl

— IG: Slipp3ryWhenWet (@SaferSexPlug) April 25, 2018

Freeman’s delivery was not only a surprise to her, but also to her family. She informed them about little Xavier days after he was born.

Here he is Xavier Ata Freeman born March 7, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey! My little surprise bundle of international joy!

(His middle name is Turkish) pic.twitter.com/HVlnvqEClQ

— IG: Slipp3ryWhenWet (@SaferSexPlug) April 25, 2018

Freeman’s friend, Jakob Johnson, helped Freeman’s story go viral on Twitter Tuesday night, and despite her casualness about the amazing ordeal, folks are giving her props.

Women are amazing. https://t.co/WQlEvUS3Tj

— cleopatra lee 🧘🏽‍♀️🇭🇹 (@TheCleopatraLee) April 25, 2018

Found my ‘can’t get off twitter for the night till something restores my faith in humanity’ tweet! Congrats new mom Tia! & good night y’all🌙 https://t.co/uZEBiayOdw

— Sarah Jones (@yesimsarahjones) April 25, 2018

While her story had a happy ending, the medical bills relating to her pregnancy are high. To help, Freeman set up a GoFundMe page to help offset the cost.

Read Freeman’s entire birth story on Twitter.