Pete Davidson’s girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, has opened up about why she “hated being pregnant” before the couple welcomed their daughter, Scottie, in December 2025.
“For the most part, I hated being pregnant. I was deeply uncomfortable,” Hewitt, 29, wrote in an essay for Elle that was published on Wednesday, February 2026. “I was constantly sick, exhausted, and in pain.”
Prior to Scottie’s birth, Hewitt shared with her social media followers in November 2025 that she was “in pain since the very beginning [of her pregnancy] and it [was] just getting worse and worse.” At the time, the model suspected that her struggle with endometriosis — a reproductive condition where tissue grows outside of the uterus — was “heavily linked” to her bout of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. (Hewitt underwent laparoscopic excision surgery shortly before getting pregnant.)
“Because of my prior reproductive health issues, I chose to be under the care of an OB-GYN rather than a midwife,” she wrote in her Elle essay. “It was the most clinical approach to pregnancy and birth — not one I loved — but one I felt I needed for my health and safety.”
She went on, “I found myself in yet another season of frustrating self-advocacy within a medical system that often fails to listen to women as carefully as it should.”
Elsewhere in the essay, Hewitt touched on why she chose not to breastfeed Scottie after giving the option some serious consideration.
“When people asked whether I planned to breastfeed, my thought process was layered,” she recalled. “The most important thing to me was doing what is best for my baby. I will always do what is best for her.”
She acknowledged that breastfeeding is often considered “the gold standard” since it “offers antibodies, unmatched nutrition and powerful bonding,” though there are significant complications that can arise for the mother. Hewitt pointed to the “physical” challenges for a new mom when adjusting to breastfeeding.
One alternative for mothers is feeding their newborn with formula, though Hewitt struggled with the general perception of using formula as “a safe alternative” when “something goes wrong.”
“I was aware, even before pregnancy, of the quiet shame attached to formula feeding,” she wrote. “It took some grappling with that shame, and some exploring of the moral hierarchy around breastfeeding, to affirm that what was best for me and what was best for my baby did not exist on different levels or rankings — they were one and the same.”
In the end, Hewitt felt it was important to consider her own “mental health” and “recovery” before deciding not to breastfeed.
“I feel fortunate not to have felt pressure to breastfeed from the people in my life. My partner didn’t push me in either direction,” she remembered. “My mother, who breastfed my sisters and me and was proud of that, made a point to tell me, simply, that the decision was entirely mine. She never said anything else, and her restraint meant a great deal to me. The OB-GYN and hospital staff didn’t try to persuade me either.”
Former Saturday Night Live star Davidson, 32, and Hewitt shared the happy news on December 18, 2025, that they’d welcomed their first baby.
“Our perfect angel girl arrived 12/12/2025. scottie rose hewitt davidson,” they announced via Instagram at the time.
In that same Instagram post, Hewitt described Scottie as unquestionably her “best work yet.”
“I am absolutely overflowing with love and gratitude and disbelief,” she beamed, with Davidson humorously adding, “Wu tang forever.”
In January, the couple exclusively confirmed to Us Weekly that they were already thinking about having more kids.
“I want her to have a friend, for sure,” Davidson said. “We love the idea of her being a big sister.”
For her part, Hewitt admitted that her urge to have more children so soon after Scottie’s arrival was somewhat surprising.
“I didn’t think I would already think about having another one,” Hewitt told Us. “The idea of that sounds absolutely insane right now. … The process of giving birth is so insane, but so empowering once it happens. Just having this little thing, I really can’t explain how incredible the whole thing is.”
She added, “The idea of making another one and making a sibling is something I’ve already been like, ‘I want to do it again.’ They’re so tiny when they come out, and they grow so fast. It’s crazy.”
Hewitt and Davidson were first linked in March 2025 and announced that they were expecting their first child four months later.
