Simone Holtznagel has revealed details of her ‘exhausting’ two-hour labour giving birth to her newborn daughter Gia.
The model, 30, welcomed her first child Gia, now four months, with her partner Jono Castano in March, and has now shared her birth story publicly with her fans.
The new mother said she thought she knew what to expect before going through an epidural and two hours of pushing to welcome her baby daughter into the world.
‘I don’t know if it was like misinformation or I just had my wires crossed but I was pushing for about two hours and I just like couldn’t do it,’ she told the Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery Podcast.
‘She was a big baby, she was eight and a half pounds, but she was fine. I think it would have been more stressful if she was in distress but she was just chilling.’
Simone explained that her beloved mother and partner Jono were both in the room supporting her as she detailed the ‘exhausting’ process.
‘It didn’t feel like two hours of pushing, but I guess it was quite a long time. I was exhausted and then she was right there,’ she added to host Kath Baquie.
Simone welcomed Gia into the world on Easter Sunday and confirmed the news of her birth publicly just days later with a sweet Instagram post.
Simone Holtznagel has revealed details of her ‘exhausting’ two-hour labour, telling how her daughter Gia was a ‘big’ eight and a half pound baby, making it a difficult process
Sharing snaps from the hospital, she announced: ‘On Sunday March 31st we welcomed our healthy, baby girl Gia Holtznagel Castano into the world.
‘We are totally and completely in love with her and enjoying these special moments as a family of three.’
Simone has since been embracing motherhood and giving fans regular updates about her family life with Jono and their baby Gia.
She recently revealed the poignant meaning behind her daughter’s name, saying it is a nod to supermodel Gia Carangi, who tragically died of AIDS in 1986.
The model, 30, welcomed her first child Gia, now four months, with her celebrity personal trainer partner Jono Castano on Easter Sunday of this year
Carangi became one of the most sought-after models in fashion and a fixture at the legendary nightclub Studio 54 after moving to New York in 1977.
She was one of the first openly gay fashion icons, who often visited DCA, a gay club in the city where she met Sharon Beverley, one of her first long-term partners.
Her life played out on screen 12 years after her death, with a young Angelina Jolie taking on the role of the troubled model in the 1998 movie, Gia.
Simone said the couple haven’t ruled out naming their next child after her late mentor and Australia’s Next Top Model judge Charlotte Dawson, who died in 2014.
‘Lottie was on our shortlist, so if we have another baby, it could be that,’ she told Stellar magazine.
‘After Charlotte passed away, I had a bunch of her clothes, including this Camilla kaftan.
‘My mum’s bestie cut it up and made it into a baby blanket for me. She gave it to me at my baby shower and I bawled my eyes out, so that is super special.’
Simone and celebrity personal trainer Jono went public with their relationship in 2022 and confirmed they were expecting their first child together in October.
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