Ree Drummond Says Daughter Alex's Husband Was So Supportive During Labor She 'Questioned' Whether She Needed to Be There

Mar. 15, 2025

Ree Drummond and daughter Alex (left); Mauricio Scott and Alex Drummond Scott.Photo:Ree Drummond/Instagram; Alex Drummond Scott/Instagram

Ree Drummond/Instagram; Alex Drummond Scott/Instagram

Alex Drummond’shusband was her biggest cheerleader when she gave birth — so much so thatRee Drummondwasn’t even sure she needed to be in the room.

“Alex did great, and so did Mauricio,” Drummond wrote. “We arrived in Dallas and got to see them in the hospital just as Alex was transitioning from latent to active labor, and it was so wonderful to see how much they love and support each other.”

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“Mauricio attended to Alex’s every need, to the point that the rest of us questioned if we even needed to be there,” she joked. “What a gift to Ladd and me, for Alex to have a partner in life who demonstrates love through such clear action.”

“At 2:27am our perfect girl made her arrival a couple weeks early, just in time for Christmas! We are so in love and forever changed,” the couple’s caption read. “Thank you Lord.”

“Yesterday was everything I could ever dream of celebrating our Sofia Marie. 🥹💕,” she captioned the post, shared on Sunday, Oct. 20. “Praise the Lord for these wonderful women and so many more!”

source: people.com