Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Offers Advice to All Fathers After the Birth of His New Baby Girl

Melissa Walker
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“Christmas came early,” wrote Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Instagram on Sunday as he shared the first photo of his new daughter, Jasmine, born Wednesday, Dec. 16. The little girl already has her father’s heart. “Within minutes of being born she was laying on daddy’s chest,” he posted. “And being a grateful man takes on a whole new meaning.”

The fighter turned movie star was effusive about Jasmine’s birth, praising his girlfriend, Lauren Hashian, and reflecting on fatherhood in this tender time. “Kinda crazy but in this cool and powerful skin to skin bonding moment with my newborn baby Jasmine, I had just one wish I asked the universe,” he wrote. “Give me the strength to be a better man today than I was yesterday. If I can accomplish that, then I’d have a good shot at being a great father.”

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Openly excited about Hashian’s pregnancy online, the actor, who also has a 14-year-old daughter with ex-wife Dany Garcia, announced the baby would be a girl on Instagram in November by posting, “I was raised by and live with amazing and strong women, so the universe felt we needed one more.”

Now this man who’s celebrating the women in his home has some fatherhood advice for other guys: “To all you young men out there who will be fathers one day, the goal of ‘being better’ will never steer you wrong. Trust me.”

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The Rock went on to suggest that dads be present — and involved — in the delivery room. “Something else that’ll never steer you wrong is ‘walking thru the fire’ with your baby’s mama,” he posted. “I was right there during labor, helping her breathe, every highly intense contraction, every second of pain, right there watching the actual birth, cutting the cord and wiping the tears. Incredible … as men, it’s a miracle we should witness because it’ll give you a whole new respect for the strength and beauty of a woman.”

Photo: @therock/Instagram

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