Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington has announced she is pregnant with her third child, just days after she spoke of the heartbreak of losing her baby girl
An I’m A Celebrity… star has revealed she having a baby despite going through a devastating miscarriage previously.
Former Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has revealed she’s expecting a child, just days after opening up about the devastating loss of her baby girl.
The swimming legend has been candid about enduring two tragic miscarriages. Her first heartbreak came during a routine 12-week scan in 2022, whilst the second occurred in 2023 when she was five months along and a scan showed no heartbeat.
Posting on social media, she revealed: “We want to share that we are expecting a child. It has been an emotional and physical rollercoaster navigating these past 19 months of trying, but this pregnancy has been a small miracle,” reports the Mirror.
“We questioned whether we wanted to share this news but we want to continue to be open and honest about our journey and be mindful of the struggles that others have had and continue to have.”
She continued: “We are taking each day as it comes and are incredibly grateful for the care we are receiving from the NHS (Rainbow Team) and are feeling overwhelmingly supported by them.
“While we are cautiously overjoyed, we carry awareness of the quiet struggles many face, and we send love to those hearts too. We know so many people are still waiting for this kind of news.”
When discussing the heart-wrenching experience of giving birth to Harper, who was tragically stillborn five months into the pregnancy, she shared: “Normally, you go through the birth and you get this wonderful, incredible child. So to not have that and to be giving birth to your baby and you’re not going to see them open their eyes, you’re not going to hear them cry, you’re not going to do these things, it’s really hard.
“They explained what she was going to look like, because their colouring is a little bit different, and what to expect. They really do prepare you, and that does put your mind at ease. They put a little hat on her, gave her a little blanket, and then came through.
“And then I did want to see her. My gut told me in that moment, I was like, ‘I absolutely do want to see her’. And it’s, honestly, I say all the time now, I’m like, I’m so glad I did. I’m really, really glad I did. Just to be able to actually see how she was developed and see her little nose and her little hands. And even though it was really difficult, I think I would have regretted that decision if I hadn’t seen her.”
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