Cardi B She found a way that was as strange as it was symbolic to celebrate the arrival of her fourth child, her first with her boyfriend, an NFL player Steven Diggs.
The 33-year-old rapper decided to transform part of her daughter’s umbilical cord into a piece dipped in golden chrome, as a permanent memory that represents the beginning of this new family phase.
The official account of Mommy Made Encapsulation, a company specializing in preserving postpartum items, posted on Instagram a video showing the process of making the unusual piece.
According to the company’s website, the “umbilical cord keepsake” involves drying a newborn’s umbilical cord and shaping it into a heart shape before soaking it in a gold chrome bath.
The service, which costs $50, is one of the most requested services by mothers who want to preserve a tangible part of the birth. The company also offers a broader service, “placenta encapsulation,” costing $500, which aims to turn the placenta into capsules that, according to its customers, aid in postpartum recovery.
As if that wasn’t enough, Cardi B They have also chosen ‘placenta printing’, an artistic impression of the placenta, which is another service that is part of the postpartum experience they offer mothers across the country.
“The umbilical cord is the first connection between a mother and her baby – the lifeline that nourishes, protects and carries them through every moment of pregnancy. Creating this keepsake is always an honor, butOr doing this for Cardi and her beautiful baby again means so much to us“reads the video description.
Gesture Cardi B This comes days after she shared the first photos of her newborn, whose name has not yet been revealed, in an Instagram post on November 19.
In one of the photos, the rapper appears hugging her child in the nursery, while the little one sleeps peacefully wearing a New England Patriots hat and apparel, a direct reference to the 31-year-old, who is the team’s wide receiver.
The post also included a family photo taken in the hospital room moments after the birth. Although the baby’s face is blurred, the image shows Cardi B and Steven Diggs Together, holding it with palpable affection. Another photo shows a close-up of the little boy, dressed in his adorable Patriots uniform. The rapper wrote in the caption: “11/4,” revealing her son’s date of birth.
Cardi announced her pregnancy during an interview on CBS Morning It was released on September 17 where she confirmed that she is expecting her fourth child. “I’m having a baby with my boyfriend Stefon Diggs. I’m excitedHe told Gayle King in the chat.
The couple has kept their relationship relatively private since they began dating in October 2024. It wasn’t until May 2025 when they made their first public appearance together, at a Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, after months of attending the same events, but entering separately.
Cardi explained that the secrecy was intentional: “I just wanted to say it in my time, on my own terms. I wanted to close some deals first and make sure my baby was healthyHe said.
This new member of the family is L.’s first child Cardi B With Diggs. The artist is actually the mother of Kulture and Blossom, as well as her son Wave, as a result of her previous relationship with the rapper. Offset. Steven DiggsFor his part, he is the father of two girls: Nova and Charlie.