{"id":2277734,"date":"2026-02-11T19:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2277734"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:09:41","slug":"mom-and-baby-are-doing-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mom-and-baby-are-doing-well\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mom and baby are doing well&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The View<\/a> <\/em>just gained a brand new family member.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Whoopi Goldberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> opened Wednesday\u2019s episode by announcing that cohost <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alyssa-farah-griffin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alyssa Farah Griffin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/a> had given birth to a baby boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe first thing we want to do is start by congratulating Alyssa and her husband Justin on the birth of their baby boy, Justin Patrick Griffin Jr.,\u201d she said. \u201cHe weighed in at seven pounds and [is] 19 and a half inches.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>The ladies of &#8216;The View&#8217; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>ABC\/JEFF LIPSKY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The baby\u2019s height and weight took the audience and cohost <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joy-behar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joy Behar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Joy Behar <\/a>by surprise. \u201cYeah,\u201d Goldberg agreed. \u201cBoth mom and baby are doing well.\u00a0I\u2019m sure they\u2019re tired,\u00a0but they\u2019re doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behar, in response, asked why <em>The View <\/em>didn\u2019t have any confetti on hand to celebrate the happy news. In response, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sara-haines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sara Haines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sara Haines<\/a> quipped, \u201cWe didn\u2019t push babies out, she did!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe were here for it, though,\u201d Behar contended, to which Goldberg replied, \u201cWe\u2019ll confetti her when she comes back. We\u2019ll just throw it, because you know, once it goes it in your hair, it\u2019s there for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg announced during Tuesday\u2019s episode that Griffin <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view-alyssa-farah-griffin-in-labor-whoopi-goldberg-announces-11903530\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:would not be joining her cohosts at the Hot Topics table because she had gone into labor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">would not be joining her cohosts at the Hot Topics table because she had gone into labor<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t know if you saw the show yesterday, but it turned out Alyssa was right about\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-2026-halftime-show-review-11902373\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show putting her into labor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show putting her into labor<\/a>,\u201d she teased at the time. \u201cIt put her into labor! She\u2019s at the hospital right now! And we are wishing her the best as she waits for her baby boy to arrive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behar also joked on the episode that Griffin and her husband, whom she married in 2021, should name their child \u201cBunny\u201d in honor of the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican superstar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, and Sunny Hostin on 'The View' ABC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/erfg.GpKe6x5kjWs2OD_8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/a300a15c5524886422be243ed4deb226\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, and Sunny Hostin on &#8216;The View&#8217; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griffin revealed that she and her husband were\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view-alyssa-farah-griffin-pregnant-11826438\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:expecting their first child together in October on\u00a0The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">expecting their first child together in October on\u00a0<em>The View<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0&#8220;I&#8217;m so overjoyed,&#8221; she said at the time. &#8220;I went through IVF. It was hard, it took us about a year, it took us five rounds, but he&#8217;s here. He&#8217;s coming!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The panelist explained in a 2024 episode of the show\u2019s companion podcast <em>Behind the Table<\/em> that it was important to her to speak out about her fertility journey. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I wanted to share it for a couple of reasons,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I had no idea at my age how hard this actually would be. I&#8217;m only 35 and, to me, I was like, I&#8217;ve got plenty of time, this won&#8217;t be that difficult. I&#8217;m healthy, I work out, I eat right. My body was just not cooperating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/alyssa-farah-griffin-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-whoopi-goldberg-reveals-11904446\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View just gained a brand new family member.\u00a0 Whoopi Goldberg opened Wednesday\u2019s episode by announcing that cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin had given birth to a baby boy. \u201cThe first thing we want to do is start by congratulating Alyssa and her husband Justin on the birth of their baby boy, Justin Patrick Griffin Jr.,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2277735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[390850,357930,414567,355818,441078,34015,357928],"class_list":["post-2277734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-alyssa","tag-alyssa-farah-griffin","tag-husband-justin","tag-joy-behar","tag-patrick-griffin","tag-the-view","tag-whoopi-goldberg"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mom-and-baby-are-doing-well.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2277734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2277736,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277734\/revisions\/2277736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2277734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2277734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2277734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}