Nikki Bella Is ’18 Pounds Away’ From Pre-Pregnancy Weight: Postpartum Is ‘Hard’

Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev have “already been having sex” nearly two months after their son Matteo’s birth.“I didn’t even make it to the six-week point, I just started at five,” the former professional wrestler, 36, said on the Wednesday, September 23, episode of the “Total Bellas Podcast” with her twin sister, Brie Bella. “I was like, ‘I’m healed, I’m fine.’ Even though last night it didn’t seem fine, but that’s OK.

Artem Chigvintsev and Kaitlyn Bristowe delivered a “beautiful” and “graceful” performance on the Sept. 22 episode of Dancing with the Stars but the victory was bittersweet.

Nikki Bella spoke to her twin sister, Brie Bella, about being mom-shamed for the first time.“I’ve been getting judged outside the home,” the new mom, 36, said in the Wednesday, September 23, “Total Bellas Podcast” episode. “It’s been great.”Her Incomparable coauthor, also 36, replied, “I was mindblown when you talked about sleep-training on your Instagram.

Dancing With the Stars for season 29, Artem Chigvintsev was absolutely devastated when he was cut from the show last year, so much so that it affected his relationship with Nikki Bella.“Seeing Artem have his pep back in his step and just having his confidence back.

Nikki Bella, 36, welcomed her first child with her fiancé Artem Chigvintsev on July 31st and less than a month later the Dancing with the Stars pro returned to the dance studio for the revamped season 29 of the ABC show. That means 8-12 hour dance rehearsals with his partner Kaitlyn Bristowe, 34, and a lot of time away from his infant son and future wife.

Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella welcomed their son in July, they weren’t quite ready.“We were supposed to take classes and stuff, but because of [the coronavirus pandemic], we couldn’t,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 38, told Extra on Tuesday, September 22.

Not only did Nikki Bella, 36, and sister Brie Bella, 36, give birth to their baby boys one day apart, but the newborns practically look like twins! The former WWE champs have shared new snaps of baby Matteo and little Buddy laying side-by-side just six weeks after welcoming them into the world. “Nana visits are the absolute best!!” Nikki captioned her September 19 Instagram post, showing the newborns smiling and pulling funny faces.

Nikki Bella, 36, showed off her newborn son Matteo‘s cute, spiky hair, offering fans a glimpse into her life with the adorable tot while Artem Chigvintsev is away. The former WWE star took to her Instagram Story on September 17, and filmed Matteo in her lap.

Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev have had to temporarily put aside their wild passion in exchange for sleepless nights after welcoming their son Matteo on July 31. But they still have plenty of adorable affection towards each other, even though Nikki is breastfeeding and wearing postpartum underwear.

Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev think it would be “awesome” to include their 1-month-old son, Matteo, in their upcoming wedding.When the reality star, 36, mentioned having the little one “walk down the aisle” during the Wednesday, September 9, “Total Bellas Podcast” episode, the Dancing With the Stars pro, 38, replied, “Well, walking down the aisle means it’s gonna take a while.”The former professional wrestler told him that their infant is “crazy, freakishly strong,” saying, “I don’t know.

There are enough misconceptions out there about what it’s really like for new moms to snap back to “normal” after giving birth — and Nikki Bella is just trying to keep it real when it comes to her own pregnancy journey!

In an effort to normalize what life is really like after having a baby, Nikki Bella took to Instagram on Sept. 7 to share more about her journey. She wore nothing but a simple black lingerie set to post a series of videos to her Story, along with an unfiltered photo on her main page. Her post-baby body was fully on display, and she revealed that she’s still 18 pounds away from her pre-pregnancy weight.

Nikki Bella is proof that moms can do it all! The former wrestler gave birth to her son, Matteo, just over a month ago, but she still recorded a new episode of her podcast with sister, Brie Bella, this week. Nikki shared a behind-the-scenes look of the recording, where she’s laying in bed and holding Matteo in her arms with the microphone in her other hand.

Nikki Bella is getting real about taking care of her son Matteo.

Nikki Bella and Brie Bella didn’t spare any details of their respective birth experiences.Nikki and Brie, both 36, candidly discussed the events surrounding their little boys’ arrivals on the Wednesday, September 2, episode of “The Bellas Podcast.” Among the topics discussed included Nikki’s 22-hour labor period.The Dancing With the Stars alum admitted that welcoming Matteo last month was “the hardest workout I’ve ever done in my entire life.” Nikki also claimed that she “almost” tore off the