Dear White PeopleActress Ashley Blaine Featherson Welcomes First Baby, a Girl, Through IVF

Mar. 15, 2025

Ashley Blaine Featherson; Ashley Blaine Featherson and husband Darroll Jenkins with their newborn daughter, Aspen Dior.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins/Instagram

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins/Instagram

Ashley Blaine Feathersonis a mom!

The couple, who gotengagedin 2020 and married in 2021, announced the happy news in a jointInstagram postbeginning with a photo of a nameplate that revealed their little girl was born at 8:33 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.

The picture also revealed that at birth, the newborn weighed 7 lbs. and 7 oz.

In addition to some photos of herself and Jenkins snapped shortly after welcoming Aspen, Featherson also penned a sweet message about her daughter.

“Aspen Dior Jenkins🩷 Life Has Never Been Sweeter. Love Has Never Been Deeper,” she wrote in the caption. “It’s Impossible To Deny That She Is Heaven Sent. These Are The BEST Days Of Our Lives✨.”

Ashley Blaine Featherson with her newborn daughter, Aspen Dior.Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins/Instagram

Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins/Instagram

Featherson has been incredibly candid about her IVF experience, starting long before she was officially expecting. On April 15, Featherson shared a video chronicling her IVF journey alongside her husband onInstagram. In the background,Beyoncé’s“Protector” — a song written in honor of the music superstar’s children — played.

“Even though we know someday you’re gonna shine on your own, we’ll be your projectors. Born to be your protectors💕✨,” Featherson captioned the post.

Darroll Jenkins with his newborn daughter, Aspen Dior.Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins/Instagram

The heartfelt video began with the actress saying “see you soon, we love you.” She then joked as she looked at her sports agent husband: “We hope you look like us, but you’re probably going to look like him."

“But I really hope you look like me just a little bit. Just a little bit, that would be amazing," she added.

The following clips showed the couple beginning acupuncture before moving on to Featherson’s PIO shots — which she revealed she did for 10 weeks — to facilitate the embryo transfer. The Netflix actress appeared emotional as Jenkins supported her through the process.

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The video also captured the transfer as it happened, where Featherson clapped as tears ran down her face when the process was over.

“There she is… so tiny!” she wrote alongside an ultrasound photo.

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Ashley Blaine Featherson with husband Daroll Jenkins in 2022.Leon Bennett/Getty Images

Leon Bennett/Getty Images

The couple could be seen answering a call from their doctor two weeks later, telling them they’re “officially pregnant! 🎉,” before Featherson took a pregnancy test to confirm the news.

It ended with a photo of herself and Jenkins together wearing “IVF mom” and “IVF dad” sweatshirts, and revealing she was due in August 2024.

source: people.com