Popular streamer Fandy shocks Twitch viewers with first-ever live-streamed home birth

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00:00A popular Twitch streamer shocked her audience this week by live streaming the birth of her

00:03daughter and hundreds of thousands tuned in. Fandi, a gaming influencer and OnlyFans model

00:09with more than 370,000 followers on Twitch, went live for eight and a half hours in a stream

00:15titled Water Broke Baby Time. Fandi born Katie Hoffman had an at-home water birth in her living

00:21room and viewers watched her move from the couch to a yoga ball, enduring contractions with the

00:25support of her husband Adam and a handful of friends. The Daily Mail reports that more than

00:30693,000 people tuned in to watch the first live stream birth, which fans are calling the quote

00:36Twitch baby. And according to The Verge, even Twitch CEO Dan Clancy joined the chat during the live

00:41stream and wrote, Fandi, best of luck and congratulations, wishing you the best in this

00:46journey. Clancy's message appeared to signal the platform's approval despite some questioning

00:50whether it violated Twitch's community guidelines. Fandi also confirmed with TMZ that they

00:55received permission from Twitch ahead of the birth. Towards the end of the stream,

00:58Fandi held her eight-pound, one-ounce newborn, Luna Rose, while her chat sent in congratulations

01:03and gifted subs. One fan wrote, congratulations, what an honor to witness such a beautiful life

01:10event. But others online couldn't understand the decision to stream the birth. One ex-critic

01:14stated, isn't anything sacred anymore. The child is seconds old and it's already content.

01:20After her birth, Fandi took to Instagram to explain, I did not do it for money. Ads were kept

01:25minimal and this isn't my everyday content. It wasn't about building an audience. I was

01:29sharing something personal and creating a memory I'll never forget. The 32-year-old streamer

01:34also announced she has deactivated her OnlyFans to focus on just streaming. So what do you think

01:39of Twitch's first live stream birth? Educational or too much information? Share your thoughts and

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