Bec Oakes
After giving birth to her fourth child, Cardi B decided to commemorate the special occasion in a very unique way involving the placenta and umbilical cord... and people naturally have a lot of questions.
The 33-year-old rapper gave birth to a son on 4 November, her fourth baby and the first with partner and New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
She already shares three children - Kulture, Wave and Blossom - with ex-husband Offset.
Last week (19 November), the mum shared the first pictures of the youngster on Instagram, whose name is yet to be revealed.
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In one, she can be seen cradling her sleeping son in a nursery, while another shows Cardi and Diggs with their new baby in the hospital room, with the youngster's face blurred in the picture.
"11/4," Cardi wrote in the caption, alongside emojis of a teddy bear, heart and American football.
To celebrate the birth of her latest child, the 'I Like It' rapper had a piece of her placenta encapsulated and her umbilical cord cast into a gold chrome heart.
The process was done by Mommy Made Encapsulation, a company that has encapsulated the placentas and moulded the umbilical cords of many mums and celebrities - including the likes of Megan Fox and Chrissy Teigen.
To create the unique keepsake, the baby's umbilical cord was dehydrated and moulded into the shape of a heart, before being dipped in gold chrome'.
Cardi also opted to get a print made of her placenta.
In a video shared by the company, an expert can be seen forming a heart with the cord.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Mommy Made Encapsulation CEO Juliane Corona said: "Our team was honoured to be trusted with such a meaningful part of her birth experience.
"At Mommy Made Encapsulation, our goal is to help mothers improve their postpartum recovery and to help families preserve a special part of their postpartum journey through safe and professional placenta service."
But the vibrant dyed blue colour of the umbilical cord and placenta has left fans with a lot of questions.
Multiple Instagram users took to the comment section to ask: "Why is it blue?"
Meanwhile, others offered up potential reasons behind the blue shade, with one person suggesting: "I think the food dye to do the imprint before rinsing and cooking."
As another added: "I think she decided on blue because this baby is a boy."
And a third did some research before writing: "I went to their page. Once the blood is washed off, they painted them and make a print that goes into an entire gift package they send the new mommy.
"I saw one that was like rainbow coloured."