Shawn Johnson East determined in opposition to utilizing “narcotic” ache treatment throughout her C-section supply based mostly on her historical past with Adderall.
“Lengthy story quick, throughout my comeback in 2010, I used to be prescribed Adderall to ‘curb my urge for food and provides me extra power’ by a not-good physician,” the Olympic gymnast, 31, claimed in a Friday, December 22, Instagram Story publish. “Quick ahead 7 years of being closely hooked on it and having it management me.”
Johnson East grew up as a aggressive gymnast, taking part in her first Olympics in 2008 when she was 16 years previous. After selecting up a number of medals on the Beijing Video games, Johnson East injured her ACL whereas snowboarding in 2010. She underwent reconstructive knee surgical procedure earlier than resuming her gymnastics coaching the next 12 months. Johnson East finally retired from the game in 2012.
When Johnson East lastly weaned herself off the ache capsules, she swore that she would “keep away” from “something even remotely addictive.”
She concluded, “It affected each a part of my life and altered who I used to be. I by no means wish to really feel uncontrolled like that once more. So… Tylenol and Motrin for me.”
Johnson East and her husband, Andrew East, welcomed their third child, son Barrett “Bear” Madison, on December 12. (The married couple additionally share daughter Drew, 4, and son Jett, 2.)
In keeping with Johnson East, her C-section with Bear was the “hardest however smoothest” supply for her. “[I] had a lot scar tissue that they minimize out and cleaned up, so I used to be SUPER sore and swollen,” she famous in a second Instagram Story publish on Friday. “Feeling nice now, although.”
Bear, a reputation that Johnson East and East all the time beloved, was born on a sentimental date.
“Life is so good and we’re feeling actually blessed to have a 3rd wholesome child be a part of our household,” East, 32, wrote within the pair’s “FamilyMade” publication earlier this month. “My dad was born on December 9 and handed away unexpectedly on December 27 of final 12 months, so December is a very impactful month for us. Having our child born so near my dad’s birthday feels actually particular and I do know he could be smiling down and so happy with us.”
Coincidentally, Bear was born on the identical day as Bachelorette alum Shawn Sales space’s son Locks. (Sales space, 36, shares his first youngster with Audrey “Dre” Joseph.)
“12/12 was an amazing day to have a child! Look who our supply room neighbors have been,” Sales space wrote by way of Instagram Story on December 16, importing a selfie with East within the hospital.
Each Sales space and the Easts have since introduced their newborns dwelling to their respective homes in Nashville.
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