The Dr. Maggie Pierce depicter on 'Grey's Anatomy' gives birth to her first child, Indigo Wren Chatmon, at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles after her waters broke several weeks early.
- Dec 9, 2021
AceShowbiz - Kelly McCreary has secretly given birth to her first child. The actress portraying Dr. Maggie Pierce on "Grey's Anatomy" unveiled the first glimpse at her newborn baby girl after secretly welcoming her daughter.
Making use of her Instagram account on Wednesday, December 8, the 40-year-old actress shared the first photo of her newborn daughter. Along with the sweet snap, she wrote, "Our everything…," before revealing her baby girl's name, "Indigo Wren Chatmon is here."
Opening up more about her delivery, Kelly told PEOPLE that she gave birth on Sunday, October 3 at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. She shared, "We had planned a lovely, intimate home birth, but my bag of waters broke several weeks early, so I wound up delivering in the hospital."
"Like many birthing people, about the only thing that went according to our birth plan was that the baby came out! I was just so relieved that we both made it through safely," Kelly told the outlet. She added that Indigo "had to spend some time in the NICU to finish cooking, but fortunately, there were no other complications. She is home and healthy."
Kelly went on to talk about being a mother for the first time. "Emotionally, it has been a roller coaster, of course. Mostly highs, but also many moments of self-doubt and worry and guilt," she noted.
"I am grateful for an incredibly supportive family and community and so lucky to have several close friends who are also new moms and are sharing this journey with me," Kelly shared. She went on to elaborate, "I want to model wellness and mindfulness for Indigo, so I'm also integrating as much of those practices back into our schedule as I can, which is good for us both."
Elsewhere during the interview, Kelly confessed that breastfeeding makes her feel like a "superwoman." She explained, "Watching all the cute faces she makes as she sleeps, seeing how much joy her very existence brings to the whole family, and all of our friends, even the '[Grey's Anatomy]' crew – it's such a profound reminder of how much each of us matter just by being here, and that we are not made lovable by the superficial identifiers we attach to ourselves."
In August, Kelly revealed that she and her husband Pete Chatmon were expecting their first child together and shared photos of her positive pregnancy test. "When being late comes right on time... Surprise! WE'RE HAVING A BABY!" she captioned her Instagram post at the time. "Pete and I are thrilled to be growing our family, and to share the news with all of you!"
