She welcomed a baby boy with her husband Kenneth Petty on September 30.
But Nicki Minaj revealed Friday on Twitter that she was raising her son without a nanny so far.
Although people keep telling the 37-year-old rapper she should think about hiring help for her little one, she has so far chosen not to, because she thinks it’s a ‘difficult decision’ to make.
Going solo for now: Nicki Minaj, 37, revealed Friday on Twitter that she and her husband Kenneth Petty don’t have a nanny for their baby son; shown in February in NYC
One fan wrote on Twitter: ‘why nicki can’t be a normal celebrity and get a nanny. girl i miss you.’
And Nicki responded: ‘Everyone tells me that. Lol. I rlly should get one. Difficult decision tho.’
Later, she replied to an account: ‘Can’t wait til he meets you guys. I wonder if he’ll like yall? he’s prob gonna be so confused at first. Like why yall so loud? That lady ain’t nobody she just my mommy.’
Nicki also joked about trying to feed her baby, whose name still hasn’t been publicly revealed, while tweeting.
‘Last night I tried to tweet while I was feeding him. He looked @ me & said “absolutely TF NOT.” he wants his undivided attention chile,’ she joked.
‘Difficult decision’: One fan asked: ‘why nicki can’t be a normal celebrity and get a nanny.’ Nicki responded: ‘Everyone tells me that. Lol. I rlly should get one. Difficult decision tho’
Doesn’t get it: Later, she joked that her baby wouldn’t understand why her fans were so obsessed with her
Not a fan: Nicki joked that her baby didn’t take kindly to her trying to tweet while nursing him
First glimpse: To mark the couple’s one-year wedding anniversary last month, Nicki posted a picture of her holding the tot’s teeny foot on Instagram. He was born on September 30
The Anaconda hitmaker shared the first picture of her baby son on social media in late October, where she also marked her one-year wedding anniversary with her husband.
Nicki wrote at the time, ‘Happy Anniversary, my love.’
The couple’s baby was born five weeks ago, and Nicki, who hasn’t publicly revealed her son’s name, subtly confirmed she had welcomed a baby boy when she thanked those who had sent their well wishes following his birth, including Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and Winnie Harlow.
‘Thank you to Queen B, Kim & Ye, Riccardo Tisci, Winnie, Karol & everyone who sent well wishes during this time. It meant the world to me,’ she wrote.
‘I am so grateful & in love with my son. Madly in love. My favorite liddo boy in the whole wide world.’
Nicki revealed her pregnancy back in July with a series of Instagram posts showing off her baby bump, one of which was captioned, ‘#preggers.’
Giving it away: Nicki seemed to confirm that she’d given birth when she thanked people who sent her congratulations
Reveal: Nicki revealed her pregnancy back in July with a series of Instagram posts showing off her baby bump, one of which was captioned, ‘#preggers.’
The Chun Li rapper first sparked speculation about her pregnancy in May after discussing her food cravings and feelings of ‘nausea.’
Nicki listed the bizarre food combinations she had been cooking up, and said that while she had not been throwing up, she felt sick and had been going to the toilet more often than usual.
When one fan asked her if she had been cooking anything in recent weeks, she replied, ‘Absolutely. Steak. Shrimp. Plus my famous cheeseburgers. So good. Been rlly having red meat cravings then salad cravings with extra jalapeños. Ordered Chkn nachos that didn’t come w/jalapeños. Who does that? Wow.’
New video: Friday also marked the release of the video for the producer and rapper Mike WiLL Mad-It’s What That Speed Bout?!, which featured Nicki with YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Sci-fi: The video opens with Mike, a scientist of some sort, working on a computer screen as YoungBoy materializes out of thin air in a large plastic tube behind him
Friday also marked the release of the video for the producer and rapper Mike WiLL Mad-It’s What That Speed Bout?!, which featured Nicki with YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
The video opens with Mike, a scientist of some sort, working on a computer screen as YoungBoy materializes out of thin air in a large plastic tube behind him.
The newly animated rapper starts to spit bars within Mike’s lab, which looks more like a warehouse, while women with white lab coats and not much else on underneath pop up.
Change of scenery: The action then moves to a sterile white hallways, where Nicki joins YoungBoy
Her arrival: She alternates between two different outfits, starting out with a neon yellow jacket and a matching top while wearing a similar shade of eye shadow
Fancy: Nicki alternates in the video between that outfit and a second one featuring a brown-spotted fur coat, a chainmail top and a blonde wig to frame her gold hoop earrings
The action then moves to a sterile white hallways, where Nicki joins YoungBoy.
She alternates between two different outfits, starting out with a neon yellow jacket and a matching top while wearing a similar shade of eye shadow.
The Super Bass rapper had intricate dangling silver earrings and a thick chain around her neck, and she had her raven tresses in thick braids stacked on top of her head.
Nicki alternates in the video between that outfit and a second one featuring a brown-spotted fur coat, a chainmail top and a blonde wig to frame her gold hoop earrings.
Earlier this week, Nicki shared a photo from set with YoungBoy that revealed she was visibly pregnant while filming, explaining why her lower half is never seen in the video.
Surprise: Earlier this week, Nicki shared a photo from set with YoungBoy that revealed she was visibly pregnant while filming, explaining why her lower half is never seen in the video