Young mum shares her 'pre-labour makeover'

Young mum, 25, shares her ‘pre-labour makeover’ complete with a layer of fake tan and a blow dry – before applying makeup in the hospital during her contractions

Sydney mum Indy Clinton gave birth to her daughter Bambi on October 14
The day before her induction the 25-year-old decided to beautify herself
She got a mani-pedi, applied fake tan, blow-dried her hair and bought snacks
Her followers were split on the time-consuming regime for the mum-of-two

An Australian mum has caused a stir by giving herself a pampering session, complete with fake tan, a manicure, pedicure and blow dry, hours before she was due to be induced.

Indy Clinton, who lives in Sydney with her husband Ben and young son Navy, gave birth to a girl, Bambi Valentine, on October 14.

In the hours leading up to her induction the 25-year-old decided to drop Navy off at daycare so she could prepare for her oncoming labour and beautify herself in the process.

Indy Clinton, who lives in Sydney with her husband Ben and young son Navy, gave birth to a girl, Bambi Valentine, on October 14

First stop was a mani-pedi with a pale pink tint for her fingernails and orange shade for her toes.

‘God that was a waste of $40, it doesn’t look like anything has changed. But I did go wild on my toes though and I went orange,’ she said in a TikTok video.

She stopped by Woolworths for a selection of snacks before returning home to apply some Bondi Sands fake tan and wash her hair.

‘Hair is washed now, I’m just moisturising my face quickly. Then I’ll fake tan. My induction is not tonight. Also if someone asks why I’m fake tanning for labour, do I want to look ugly when I’m pushing out a child from my… no,’ she said.

Indy asked her social media followers if she should don a bra during her induction because she ‘just wore the hospital gown’ while giving birth to Navy and felt like her shoulders looked ‘really broad’.

Many of her followers were torn over how to receive her pre-labour makeover.

‘This is the kind of messaging you need to think about before saying when you have such a large platform,’ one woman replied to her video

‘This is the kind of messaging you need to think about before saying when you have such a large platform,’ one woman replied to her video.

‘Saying you don’t want to look ugly when you’re about to push a baby out because you don’t have fake tan on, in other words because you’ll be pale, is so detrimental.

‘This is the kind of sh*t that made me feel addicted to and dependent on fake tan to feel beautiful for 12 years.’

On her way to the hospital to give birth Indy plucked her husband Ben’s eyebrows – saying he couldn’t have a ‘unibrow’ while she was in labour – and she re-applied her makeup while having contractions.

Other women supported Indy’s decision to ‘feel good’ in the hospital and said they’d done a similar routine pre-labour themselves.

‘Looking hot in labour gets a huge tick of approval from this doula,’ one woman wrote.

Another said: ‘I did this exact same thing before my induction! I hope your birth goes well.’

Indy gave birth the following day, announcing ‘our daughter is here’ on Instagram with a photo of the tiny newborn cradled in her arms.

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