Rihanna Shares Rare Delivery Room Pics With Sons: ‘Yes, I Gave Birth in Pearls and Sunglasses’

Rihanna celebrated International Women’s Day on Saturday (March 8) by sharing a rare glimpse at the two sons she shares with longtime love A$AP Rocky. The candid pics of RZA, 2 and Riot Rose, 19 months, were taken in the hospital after the singer gave birth to the children, a moment she said was the high-point of her life.

“By far the most powerful thing I’ve ever done as a woman… my little miracles! #InternationalWomensDay,” she wrote in the caption to the post, with the first pic depicting RZA Athelston Mayers laying on his mother’s chest for some crucial skin-to-skin time, with RihRih’s face only partially in the frame, her neck adorned with a pair of gold and pearl necklaces

In the second snap, Rihanna stares at the camera while rocking pink shades and a black bra as Riot Rose Mayers snuggles up to her in the hospital bed. “And yes I gave birth in pearls and sunglasses,” Rihanna wrote. “Don’t ask, a lot was happening.”

She got support from fellow pop star and mom Katy Perry, wrote commented, “The BEST.”

The singer and rapper have kept their sons out of the public eye for the most part to date, though last month Rihanna opened up to Harper’s Bazaar about being a mom and her boys’ personalities. “Riot, he’s just hilarious,” she said of her second-born. “When he wakes up, he starts to squeal, scream. Not in a crying way. He just wants to sing. And I’m like, ‘Okay, here we go!’ He’s my alarm in the morning! He’s not taking no for an answer from anyone.”

She also revealed that RZA is “just an empath. He’s so magical. He loves music. He loves melody. He loves books. He loves water. Bath time, swimming, pool, beach, anything. And Riot, he’s just hilarious. When he wakes up, he starts to squeal, scream. Not in a crying way. He just wants to sing. And I’m like, ‘Okay, here we go!’ He’s my alarm in the morning! He’s not taking no for an answer from anyone. I don’t know where he came from, dude.”

Rihanna marked Women’s Day in the most heartwarming way. The singer joined many celebrities to celebrate womanhood, choosing to embrace her role as a mother to her and A$AP Rocky’s two babies, RZA and Riot Rose. Rihanna gave her fans a never-seen-before look at delivery room photos after giving birth to her two babies. Moreover, like a true pop sensation, the star noted that she didn’t leave her pearls and sunglasses behind even while giving birth. If that’s not iconic, then what is?

Rihanna cuddles with her babies in heartwarming delivery room photos

On March 8, Rihanna broke the internet with her version of the Women’s Day tribute. The singer took to Instagram to share unseen delivery room photos from when she gave birth to her two babies, RZA and Riot Rose. From the pictures, it looks like moments right after the kids met their mother, marking it a celebration of motherhood in the truest sense. However, the pop star added a fun twist to her pictures, instantly making the post a viral moment.

The first photo from the Instagram post saw Rihanna holding her oldest son — RZA Athelston Mayers — soon after he was born in May 2022. Another throwback picture in the carousel captured the singer holding her younger son, Riot Rose, who was born in August 2023. In the caption, the star called these cherished moments “by far the most powerful thing” that she has “ever done as a woman.” She also called her kids her “little miracles.”

The singer further said that she gave birth “in pearls and sunglasses,” as evidenced by the photos. The first picture saw her wearing gold and pearl necklaces, while the second captured her donning a chic pair of pink sunglasses. If anyone was curious about her fashion choices while giving birth, she informed them not to ask since “a lot was happening.”

As of this writing, Rihanna’s post has over 8 million likes. Given that the singer rarely shares glimpses of her two sons, it was only natural for the photos to blow up like they did.