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Fandy Livestreams Home Birth on Twitch, Drawing Tens of Thousands and CEO's Support

Fandy described a planned, staffed home birth as a safe, noncommercial stream, with Twitch's chief posting support during the broadcast.

Overview

  • The multi-hour stream began October 7 after she announced her water had broken and concluded with the birth of her daughter, Luna, around 2:45 a.m. on October 8.
  • Reports differ on scale, with peak concurrent viewers cited between roughly 30,000 and over 50,000, and total views reported in the hundreds of thousands, surpassing about 670,000 to 700,000.
  • Twitch CEO Dan Clancy appeared in chat during the broadcast to offer congratulations, which some observers read as informal approval.
  • Fandy said the pregnancy was low-risk and the home birth was attended by a midwife and an experienced nurse, with a contingency plan for hospital transfer.
  • She stated she did not solicit subscriptions or set paid goals and later said she would deactivate OnlyFans to focus on streaming, as debate over platform boundaries continued without any announced Twitch policy change.