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Deena Cortese Spends First Night Sleeping Away From Her Baby CJ
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March 10 2019, Published 3:31 p.m. ET
Mommy woes! Deena Cortese spent her first night away from her son CJ on Saturday, March 9, over two months after giving birth to him. She and husband Chris Buckner headed to Atlantic City to celebrate her Jersey Shore costar Jenni "JWOWW" Farley's 33rd birthday. Read on for all the details.
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Deena, 32, showed off her amazing post-baby figure prior to going out.
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"AC for the night for @jwoww bday with my roomies and hubs .. first night sleeping away from the baby ?," she wrote.
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Deena's fans reassured her that everything was going to be just fine while she was away from her adorable son. "The first night is just terrible you just wonder what he’s doing is he breathing OK all that stuff it’s just terrible but after a few times it gets a little bit better but it never goes away," one wrote.
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It turned out be a fun evening for the new parents. Deena and Chris sipped champagne and celebrated Jenni's 33rd birthday alongside their Jersey Shore costars Angelina Pivarnick and Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio.
Deena and Chris welcomed CJ into the world on Saturday, January 5.
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The delivery room process was not easy for Deena. She revealed that it took two days to give birth to her little one.