Woman's joy at being pregnant again after she nearly died during stillbirth

A woman has opened up about the joy of falling pregnant again, after giving birth to her stillborn daughter nearly killed her.

After suffering two heartbreaking miscarriages, Destiny was delighted to find out she was pregnant with her first child in January 2017.

But after falling unwell and heavily bleeding at just 32 weeks, Destiny was rushed into surgery for a c-section in the doctor’s bid to save her daughter – however, once surgery was over, she was told that her child’s heart had stopped beating.

“When I had the surgery I lost a lost of blood that it almost killed me – so I was fighting for my life for six weeks while they tried to restore what fluids I had lost,” Destiny, from Massachusetts, US, said.

“Dealing with something so physically painful, as well as emotionally, made it the hardest thing I had ever done.”

However, Destiny and her husband Christopher, 28, are filled with joy now they are 17-weeks pregnant.

“For over a year after we lost Kaia I wasn’t ready to try again, but we got pregnant right away after deciding we were ready,” she said.

“We’re both really excited, but also holding a lot back until we know that she’s healthy.

“Due to our last pregnancy, I am now being monitored really closely to make sure everything goes well – higher levels of ultrasounds, and being seen at hospital more often.”

Despite Destiny and Christopher’s excitement at becoming parents again, they are still holding their excitement in until they have confirmation their baby is healthy.

“I think until the baby is in my arms and alive, it’s something that I’ll be battling with for the rest of my pregnancy,” the 23-year-old said.

With reporting by Caters News.

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