’90 Day Fiancé’ Stars Paul and Karine’s Newborn Son Is Still Being Hospitalized for Jaundice

Karine, 22, gave birth to baby Pierre on Friday, March 22. He weighed in at 6.9 pounds and measured in at 19.7 inches, according to Us Weekly.

“I’m very happy, very excited,” Paul told Us Weekly. “I’m also very nervous and want to do everything the best that I can and do everything right. Everyone keeps asking how it feels to be a dad. Anyone can make a baby, but going through the day-to-day process of being a father is going to be a new experience. I’m very happy, very honored and very privileged and I want to make sure I do my absolute best for Pierre.”

“I am fine, and happy, even with the hard time I have had,” Karine added. “And I am recovering well, but I am still very weak. It was super hard, but now everything is fine because the baby is calm and he is breastfeeding well.”

But shortly after the happy news about Pierre’s birth was revealed, Paul took to social media to reveal why he had been asking fans to pray for his new little family.

“Now that the official announcement has been made finally, we are allowed to post updates without breaking any contracts,” Paul wrote on Facebook. “Karine began [to have] severe pains on Wednesday. [She] started dilating Thursday and was admitted into the hospital on Thursday. Pierre was born on Friday. But we were instructed to keep everything secret.”

“Only one person is allowed to be with her. Her mother is by her side,” Paul continued. “She was in severe pain as of Thursday. Labor took much longer than expected. Karine was given absolutely no pain medications. Even when they performed an episiotomy.”

An episiotomy is a surgical cut that is made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, which helps during a difficult delivery to prevent the rupture of tissues.

“She is a strong woman,” Paul gushed about his wife.

But unfortunately, even though mommy and baby are doing okay, they are both still being hospitalized and Pierre is currently being treated for infant jaundice.

“Pierre, unfortunately, is still hospitalized and is receiving treatment for jaundice,” Paul wrote. “We are not sure how long Karine Staehle will be hospitalized with Pierre. She is healing well.”

“Pierre hopefully will begin to gain strength. They have added an additional light for his light therapy,” Paul added.

Infant jaundice is a common liver condition among newborns which causes the baby’s skin and the whites of their eyes to appear to have a yellow discoloration, according to MayoClinic. It occurs when there is an excess of bilirubin [yellow pigment of red blood cells] in the baby’s blood and the baby’s liver is not developed enough to properly filter the bilirubin from the bloodstream.

“Per our NDA we all were not allowed to discuss anything until this point,” Paul added. “We apologize for leaving everyone in the dark and having to bend truths and all of us lie on some things to protect our NDA.”

Paul then shared a sweet message to his wife on his Instagram Story. “Thank you. I am inspired by your strength,” he wrote. “So much you endured with no pain medications.”

Paul also shared another update on Pierre on his Instagram Story. “Pierre is receiving treatment. Unfortunately, he will be hospitalized longer than expected,” Paul wrote. “His release is being delayed until his condition improves. Prayers please.”

We’re keeping baby Pierre in our thoughts!