{"id":490754,"date":"2026-02-26T02:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/490754\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T02:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:59:09","slug":"pete-davidsons-girlfriend-explains-controversial-parenting-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/490754\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Davidson\u2019s Girlfriend Explains Controversial Parenting Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Model Elsie Hewitt, the girlfriend of Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson<\/a>, detailed the logic behind her decision not to breastfeed the couple\u2019s baby\u2014a personal choice often met with judgment, scrutiny, and even contempt.<\/p>\n

Davidson, 32, and Hewitt, 29, welcomed their daughter, Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, on December 12, 2025.<\/p>\n

In an essay for Elle magazine called \u201cMy Decision Not to Breastfeed<\/a>,\u201d Hewitt revealed that the pregnancy was both unintentional and extremely difficult.<\/p>\n

\"Elsie<\/p>\n

Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson in New York City, April, 2025.<\/p>\n

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The English model had been dating Davidson for under a year when their baby was born, and had only made their relationship public in March 2025. Around that time, Hewitt received a life-changing diagnosis.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI lived through years of chronic pain, dismissal, and misunderstanding that was finally diagnosed as stage 4 endometriosis,\u201d Hewitt wrote.<\/p>\n

Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue similar to a person\u2019s uterine lining grows outside of their uterus, often causing debilitating pain<\/a>, heavy and irregular menstrual periods, and, in some cases, ovarian cysts.<\/p>\n

The pregnancy came shortly after she underwent laparoscopic excision surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been looking forward to a stretch of my life where my body felt like mine again\u2014where I wasn\u2019t constantly managing pain or advocating to be believed,\u201c she wrote. \u201dPregnancy, in all honesty, completely derailed that. And I really struggled.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Elsie Hewitt has modeled for brands like Guess and acted in shows like HBO’s “Industry”.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor the most part, I hated being pregnant,\u201d Hewitt wrote, further detailing her difficult pregnancy: \u201cI was deeply uncomfortable. I was constantly sick, exhausted, and in pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Breastfeeding, she wrote, was presented to her as \u201cthe gold standard,\u201d while formula feeding was viewed as a \u201csafe alternative that sits beneath breastfeeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI was aware, even before pregnancy, of the quiet shame attached to formula feeding,\u201d she recalled. \u201cThere is inherent guilt in choosing not to breastfeed… That guilt doesn\u2019t disappear simply because formula is safe, healthy, and nutritionally complete.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it came time to decide how I would feed my baby, I weighed my mental health, my recovery, and the kind of mother I want to be,\u201d she wrote, adding her wish that both she and Davidson could be responsible for feeding their daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce she arrived, I didn\u2019t want to remain her sole lifeline in a way that would further deplete me, hinder my recovery, and leave little room for feeding to be shared between my partner and me,\u201d Hewitt explained.<\/p>\n

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Elsie Hewitt at the British Vogue And Tiffany & Co. Celebrate Fashion And Film Party in London, 2024.<\/p>\n

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While Hewitt made her decision to formula feed prior to Scottie Rose\u2019s birth, a new diagnosis meant the choice was taken out of her hands altogether.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurns out, my body had already made its own decision. After birth, I developed mastitis almost immediately,\u201d Hewitt wrote. \u201cI spent hours trying to express even a drop [of milk], and nothing would come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mastitis<\/a> refers to the inflammation of breast tissue, typically in postpartum patients, which can cause swelling, pain, and redness and may involve infection. For this, Hewitt was prescribed antibiotics.<\/p>\n

\"Elsie<\/p>\n

Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson made their first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy at “The Pickup” World Premiere in Los Angeles, in July 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI spent days icing my boobs, watching my body produce something I couldn\u2019t give my baby even if I had decided I was going to breastfeed,\u201d she wrote, adding that the experience gave her \u201cconflicting feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had decided not to breastfeed\u2014which I was already feeling guilty about\u2014but my body was producing milk. I was grieving an experience that I chose not to have,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

Despite the pain and stress she endured during and after her pregnancy, Hewitt stated she felt \u201cfortunate\u201d that no one, including Davidson, pressured her into breastfeeding. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing to me was doing what is best for my baby. I will always do what is best for her,\u201d she wrote, reminding readers that every situation is unique.<\/p>\n

\u201cFeeding choices deserve more nuance and less moral hierarchy,\u201d she added, writing that formula feeding was \u201cthe right choice\u201d for her personally.<\/p>\n

\u201cA nourished baby and a mentally healthy mother can and should coexist. If choosing not to breastfeed can allow a mother to receive support through a season where the physical and emotional burden already falls disproportionately onto her, she has every right to make that choice without second-guessing it,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis can serve as a reminder to anyone reading this, as well as a reminder to myself,\u201d she concluded. \u201cYou do not have to sacrifice your well-being to prove your love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Model Elsie Hewitt, the girlfriend of Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson, detailed the logic behind her decision…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[675,236,67306,88,48493,28958,148,13954,12015,78944],"class_list":["post-490754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-body","tag-celebrities","tag-elsie-hewitt","tag-entertainment","tag-looker","tag-motherhood","tag-parenting","tag-pete-davidson","tag-saturday-night-live","tag-the-looker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}