Evelyn Lozada’s daughter, Shaniece Hairston, is opening up about becoming a mom for the first time.
In a recent interview with Life & Style Weekly, Hairston not only revealed the gender of the baby, but explained why she and the rumored baby’s father, rapper The Game, are keeping their newborn out of the spotlight for now.
“I had a boy, by the way,” she shared. “Every day, it’s like he changes. I always knew time went by fast, but watching my son now, i know goes by even faster than I could have possibly imagined.”
When asked if fans would get a glimpse of her baby soon, Shaniece explained that she and The Game aren’t ready to share him yet.
“Yeah, you know, [his] Dad and I aren’t ready yet to do that. I mean, we will be eventually—we’re just not ready right now. We are very, very protective over our child. And I kind of dealt with enough scrutiny when I was pregnant, when I got—when I aired my pregnancy, that I don’t want that for my child. Not at this moment in time. He’s so small.”
She continued, “Obviously, we can’t hide him forever because I couldn’t hide my pregnancy forever, you know? We can’t hide him forever, but I don’t know—we just want to love on him and protect him. And, you know, with social media, there’s so many different energies going around. Even good ones, there’s a negative one with the good ones. And I dealt with that during my pregnancy, and I don’t want that for him. And I don’t want to read that, you know? I just—I just can’t.”
Shaniece also reflected on how her relationship with her mom, Evelyn, has deepened since becoming a mother.
“My mom—I have always been so appreciative of my mom, but I have never been more appreciative than I have been during this journey. She has been so supportive and has given me so much grace during my pregnancy. And I feel like our relationship—I never even knew that we could get closer—and I feel like our relationship has gotten us closer, you know, with the new bundle of joy. She’s awesome with him. She loves to be with him, so it really warms my heart, you know, to see her become a grandma and for me to become a mom.”
Regarding the timing of her pregnancy announcement, Shaniece explained that she waited until she was seven months pregnant to go public.
“I didn’t want to hide anymore, because I was hiding. I wasn’t really posting on my stories, you know. How do you hide to bump? So I just, um, I went public on my birthday. And, you know, you get so many beautiful messages. But alongside of that, you get so many negative messages. And I just feel like—I remember talking to my mom, and I’m like, ‘I don’t know how people can talk to a person like that in general, but a pregnant woman.’ You know? And if I wasn’t levelheaded and, you know, at a like strong minded, that really would have taken me out. But I definitely did get a lot of scrutiny for going public.”