India Oxenberg Is a Mom! Podcaster Welcomes First Baby, a Daughter, with Husband Patrick D'Ignazio

Mar. 15, 2025

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India Oxenbergis a mom!

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Back in March, Oxenbergspoke to PEOPLEabout how she initially discovered she was expecting.

Indiaand her husband of just over three years had talked about starting a family but “we were waiting for both of us to feel settled,” said India, who launched her podcastStill Learninglast year.

The two recently bought a home in Key West, where D’Ignazio, a chef, opened his restaurantEaton Good. Finally, “We were like, ‘Okay, I think we’re ready now.”

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Catherine Oxenberg and India Oxenberg.Phillip Faraone/Getty

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Not long after her mom’s nudge, India began feeling nauseous and missed her period. The day after Thanksgiving, she decided to take a pregnancy test.

“And I ended up taking three tests, back-to-back, and they all came out positive,” India recalled. “I couldn’t believe it.”

“I felt really emotional about it, and really blessed, and just like, ‘Wow, this really is something that I’ve always wanted, that I in a way told myself I didn’t want for so long,’ " said India, whose memoir,Still Learning, was released in 2021. “Because it was so vulnerable to think about having my own family, and what that means to me.”

source: people.com