Second lady Osha Vance reveals how she decided to have a fourth child.
Second Lady Osha Vance will become the first person to give birth while her husband is vice president since the 1870s. But she said she was not aware of this data before she became pregnant with Osha and JD Vance’s fourth child.
The Vances are expecting a boy in July. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Usha said she never felt pressure to be the “first” ever — because she is also the first Hindu second lady. Regarding her pregnancy, Usha said that it is very different from her previous three pregnancies, as she has to dress up more often for her role as the second lady. “In my last pregnancy, there were a lot of sweatpants,” she said. “I’ve been working from home — you know, sometimes I’ll wear a jacket over what’s underneath.”
Usha is planning her fourth pregnancy
J.D. Vance recently said that he convinced Osha Vance to have a fourth child. “I remember when we decided to run for vice president, I said, ‘Honey, I really want to have a fourth child.’ And she said, ‘Well, you can be vice president or you can have a fourth child.’ But, ladies and gentlemen, I’m convincing, because I’ve got both,” J.D. said. Osha Vance said perhaps JD was right to describe himself as “persuasive”, but she never closed the door on the matter.
“I grew up in a family of two. I thought that was a big number. And then I had two kids, and I thought – I didn’t feel right, did I?” Osha Vance said. “So I really wanted to have a third child.” Usha has a sister, Shreya. After the birth of her third child, the family felt complete but did not close off the option of having another child. “We have our daughter, and she’s amazing, and she’s been amazing. So I wasn’t sure.
But as time went on, I realized that I was feeling more and more excited about the prospect.“So, if there was an opportunity, I had to take it. I knew I would be happy if we only had three kids, and I knew I would be happy if we had four. And here we are.”Usha Vance is launching her own podcast just for kids, and said her kids helped design and decorate her podcast studio.
