Lauren Brant and Barry Hall have been slammed over their revealing home birth photo shoot to announce the arrival of their fourth child Clay.
Over the weekend, the couple shared a series of images that showed them cradling Clay in a birthing pool lit up with red lights, as well as Lauren on a bed cuddling the newborn as a bowl of placenta sat next to them.
‘CLAY,’ the parents captioned the picture series.
‘Our son was born 20.7.24 at 8.33pm into our loving arms at home. It was magic,” the post continued.
‘We are all in the most beautiful bubble of love and are being held and supported by our incredible community. We look forward to sharing our home-birthing story with you.’
Commenters were quick to call the couple out for revealing a little too much in the photos.
‘The birthing pool is too much… reminds me of a horror movie,’ one wrote.
Lauren Brant and Barry Hall have been brutally mocked over their revealing home birth photo shoot to announce the arrival of their fourth child Clay over the weekend
The couple shared a series of images that showed them cradling Clay in a birthing pool lit up with red lights, as well as Lauren on a bed cuddling the newborn as a bowl of placenta sat next to them
Another commented with a similar sentiment, arguing that the intimate pictures should not be for public consumption.
‘Some things including a bowl of placenta are for your family album not for the public domain,’ they said.
‘You have delivered a baby like millions of women do on a daily basis…no biggy.’
Commenters were quick to call the couple out for revealing a little too much in the photos
One likened the scene to something out of a ‘horror movie’
Another commented with a similar sentiment, arguing that the intimate pictures should not be for public consumption
One reader said they were happy for Lauren and Barry, but the intimate pictures were too graphic.
‘I’m happy for you but I don’t get the need to make it all so graphically public,’ the commenter said.
‘You’re not superheroes & women have been having babies since time began.’
Yet another chimed in with: ‘Seriously. Isn’t anything private anymore? Why don’t you keep that moment within the family. Billions of women have babies. We all thinks its special, but guess what. It’s only special you your family.’
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It wasn’t all negative though, with many fans quick to gush on the Instagram post.
‘So beautiful. Congratulations,’ wrote morel Simone Holtznagel.
‘Congratulations!!!! He is so perfect,’ added Bachelor in Paradise star Tara Pavlovic.
‘Omg you finally did it!! You got a dark-haired baby! Def worth trying a 4th time for!!’ wrote radio host Emily Jade O’Keeffe.
‘I love him, he’s so freaking cute! His brothers are going to be smitten. Sending you and Barry all the love and baby smells xx,’ she continued.
Daily Mail has reached out to Lauren and Barry for comment.
The couple are already proud parents to three sons, Miller, six, Houston, four, and Samson, two
The couple made the announcement that they were expecting a baby earlier this year.
Lauren, 34, shared a gallery of precious photos to Instagram In January capturing Barry, 46, and their three sons cheekily pointing at her growing baby bump.
The couple are already proud parents to three sons, Miller, six, Houston, four, and Samson, two.
In June 2021, the couple confirmed they secretly married that February and were expecting their third child during an emotional interview on A Current Affair.