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Daily Mail
an hour ago
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- Daily Mail
Pregnant Shaughna Phillips reveals her plans to have a c-section as she recalls 'traumatic' birth of daughter Lucia which saw her suffer a haemorrhage
Pregnant Shaughna Phillips has revealed her plans to have a c-section as she recalled having a 'traumatic' birth with her daughter Lucia. The Love Island star, 31, is expecting a baby girl with her jailed boyfriend Billy Webb, who is also father to two-year-old Lucia. Following the birth of Lucia in April 2023, Billy, 29, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply 4.5kg of cocaine worth at least £360,000. Currently held in a Category D prison, he's been allowed home visits for a few days each month. But on Wednesday, Shaughna opened up about how she has planned a c-section for the birth of her second child. She said this was after suffering a 'traumatic' birth with Lucia where she was 10 days overdue so went in to be induced, before being rushed for a c-section and suffering a post-birth haemorrhage. Taking to her Instagram Story for a Q&A with fans, Shaughna said: 'I absolutely plan on having a c section so I really hope baby girl gets the memo and stays inside until served the eviction notice. 'I had a pretty traumatic birth with Lucia and it got pretty scary towards the end so I don't want to risk that happening again.' Going on to explain her birth, she said in another slide: 'So I was 10 days overdue and when I went in to begin my induction, I opted for a non hormonal method which was the rods, they essentially are placed inside you and expand and should kick start labour (as well as having your waters broke). 'They're supposed to be taken out after 12 hours I believe and mine were left in for 18 hours because no one was available to remove them, which led to painful, bloody removal... on the ward... with no pain relief. 'Then I laboured as normal, had an epidural which was fab, started pushing after about 10 hours and she was coming down and sliding back every time I stopped pushing.' Shaughna continued: 'She started getting really distressed after about an hour of pushing, so I was rushed for a c-section. Before they done that they tried forceps (?????) as soon as they put them on her head she twisted so they stopped and went ahead with the c-section. 'I then had a post-birth haemorrhage which was the cherry on top of a 48hr ordeal lol.' Elsewhere Shaughna revealed she had been struggling to decide on baby names for her second daughter. 'GUYS the name situation is really killing me. We've narrowed it down to two, one traditional and one very random and slyly made up... I don't know if I have the nerve to use it,' she wrote. She said this was after suffering a 'traumatic' birth with Lucia where she was 10 days overdue so went in to be induced, before being rushed for a c-section and suffering a post-birth haemorrhage 'Two names we loved but have taken out of the running are Misse and Miley, still love them though.' Shaughna revealed the gender of her second baby in a sweet new Instagram video she shared on Tuesday. Thrilled to announce the gender, Shaughna posted a video of a fury pink baby grow ahead of welcoming her baby girl. Sharing her excitement, she told Closer magazine: 'I'm going to be a girl mum - I can't believe it. I really can't, because I was absolutely convinced I was having a boy!' 'It was a huge shock, it took me a minute to be like "Right okay". Because not only did I think it was a boy, but I did want a boy. I thought if I had one of each I am done, as I'll have the best of both', she added. 'I can't imagine having a boy now and I won't try again - two is perfect. Having three is expensive.' Shaughna recently revealed she got to a point where she was doing pregnancy tests 'seven times a day' while opening up about her very unexpected second pregnancy. Admitting she wasn't expecting to get pregnant so quickly on her 'first attempt', the TV star explained she 'kept Clear Blue in business' due to the very high amount of tests she ordered. 'Then it got to the point where, because I was testing so much, I would do one and not even think twice about it because I was doing them about seven times a day,' she told The Sun. Yet Shaughna was shocked to see the positive line when she found out she was pregnant and felt 'over the moon', calling herself 'very lucky'. She admitted she could barely believe it and decided to conduct yet another test to make sure the news was definite. 'But I just really didn't expect it'd be the first try. So, it was a shock. It was still a shock, even though I was trying. 'The next day I did another and I thought right, I'm going to film this, and it came up with a stronger line, and even then I was still in shock.' The TV personality recently revealed how she planned her pregnancy with Billy after her ovulation period had coincided with him being home from prison. Speaking to the Mirror last month, Shaughna said: 'It was the first time that my ovulation window coincided with Billy being home. 'I was like, "You know what? Why not? Let's just see" - and literally, the next day, I said to Billy, "I think I'm pregnant".'
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Vape Fluid Warps The Skulls of Fetal Mice, Study Shows
Pregnant mice exposed to the base ingredient of most vape 'juices' develop babies with smaller, narrower skulls, a new study has found. It's a concerning find, especially given the 'vapor' in this experiment contained none of the other chemicals usually found in vapes, not even nicotine. It suggests that even nicotine-free vapes may not be safe, especially if you're pregnant. The key ingredients in vape fluids are usually a humectant – a carrier fluid that makes up the bulk of the material, most commonly propylene glycol and glycerol (otherwise known as vegetable glycerine) – combined with nicotine, and various flavors and sweeteners. The study, led by anatomist James Cray from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, was designed to define a baseline of what effects the carrier substances have on the body. This means that in future experiments, the researchers can add other components of vape fluid, like nicotine, to this carrier, with a better idea of which effects can be attributed to which substance. Related: 'Popcorn Lung': Vapers at Risk of Irreversible Disease, Experts Warn Cray and his team prepared two basic formulas of plain vape fluid out of propylene glycol and glycerol. One formula contained a 50/50 mix of propylene glycol and glycerol, while the other had a 30/70 ratio. Because propylene glycol was previously found to increase nicotine uptake, Cray says, many companies have shifted to ratios with more glycerol, "trying to position this as a safer alternative." It turns out this may not be the case. Pregnant mice were exposed to vape hits of one of the formulas or fresh air as a control, at a rate of one puff per minute of four hours in a day, across five days each week. This continued through their roughly 20-week-long pregnancies, which resulted in 21 litters and 140 mouse pups. Fourteen days after birth, the mouse pups were euthanized, their skulls measured in detail and scanned for 3D reconstruction. While Cray's team had expected the 30/70 fluid would have fewer negative effects on skull and face development than the 50/50 formula, the results were quite the opposite. "The 50/50 mixture had no dramatic statistical changes – and that's where we were looking for the difference. We thought heavier propylene glycol should be causing more effects, and it was the exact opposite," Cray says. Compared to the other groups, pups of mothers exposed to the 30/70 fluid while pregnant had significantly smaller craniums and faces, in measures of both width and length, and shorter noses. "What we see is a consistent narrowing of all of the facial features, and the same thing as we move back into the cranium as well. So globally they're narrower and a little bit shorter-headed, which does mimic some observable changes that we see in children," Cray explains. The group exposed to the 30/70 mixture also had significantly lower body weight compared to the others, though still within the normal range for mice of this age. Figuring out the health impacts of vapes is tricky. For ethical reasons, it's not possible to do this kind of testing directly on humans; long-term natural experiments, in which scientists observe the effects vaping has on existing users, require time. While experiments on animal models are considered more ethical and time-efficient, their results can't always be extrapolated onto human health. Additionally, lack of market regulation means the contents of each vape can vary widely. Isolating the effects of each component may help people make a more informed decision at the counter. That's especially important when vapes have been shown, in certain cases, to have some medical benefits, like helping people to quit smoking. It gets even more complicated when you consider that vapes heat and aerosolize these components, which can result in the production of entirely different compounds. For now, isolating each variable is the only way we're going to start seeing through the haze. "This is a small study that speaks to the possibility that nicotine-free vaping is not safe," Cray says. "And it's a sign that we probably should study the nicotine-free products as much as we study the nicotine-laden products." The research is published in PLOS One. Related News Heart Cancer Strikes Very Rarely. An Expert Reveals Why. Brain Variations Identified in Children With Restrictive Eating Disorders Vitamin D During Pregnancy Linked to Cognitive Boost in Children Solve the daily Crossword
News24
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News24
Halala! Gogo Maweni welcomes her twins
Congratulations are pouring in for Gogo Maweni, whose real name is Makhotso Le-Ann Mofokeng, and her husband Sabelo Mgube, as they welcome their twins. The reality TV star and traditional healer recently shared the joyous news on Instagram. Read more | Pregnant Gogo Maweni's court saga: Assault case postponed again as she awaits twins The fan favourite Izangoma zodumo star already mothers three children; her firstborn son with an American man, her secondborn son with South African actor, Sthembiso 'SK' Khoza, and her third child with former soccer star Siyabonga Zulu. Moreover, her pregnancy was revealed when she appeared in court for her ongoing court case following her arrest on January 19, 2025, for an alleged physical assault dated December 2019. Her pregnancy became a topic of interest when her legal team presented medical records of her problematic pregnancy pleading for the postponement of her case to a later stage after she conceives. Her hearing has therefore been postponed to October 15, 2025. Additionally, the couple shared the news via pictures in a hospital room with Sabelo holding the twins joyfully. '10 days ago, our love as well as our bond got a whole lot stronger,' reads the caption. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gogo Maweni - Mrs Mgube (@dr_maweni)
Yahoo
3 hours ago
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- Yahoo
This 'Love Is Blind' star says she doubted marriage amid fertility struggle
"Love is Blind" star Alexa Lemieux is opening up about her emotional struggle with fertility. Lemieux, who met and married co-star Brennon Lemieux during Season 3 of the Netflix reality show, revealed in a new interview the toll fertility issues took on their relationship. In a new episode of the "What's the Reality?" podcast from fellow "LIB" contestant AD Smith, Lemiuex got emotional recounting her struggle to get pregnant. "It was hard. It was really hard," she told Smith. "I just remember one time breaking down. Like, 'Do you regret marrying me?' Because we really bonded over having kids together." The couple, who emerged as one of the few successful pairs from the "LIB" season shot in Dallas, welcomed a daughter, Vienna, in July 2024. Her birth came after a difficult year, with Lemieux previously saying that the couple had undergone various fertility treatments and not found success. "I don't know why I'm crying, because I have a baby," she told Smith, tearing up. "But it was hard, and I just remember thinking that it's never going to happen." In the lead-up to the pregnancy, Lemiuex had begun injecting hormones, a common practice in fertility treatment. But, when they resulted in weight gain and mood swings, and still no pregnancy, the reality star revealed she needed to take a step back. "We decided to put a pause because it was a lot of hormones that I was injecting, and so mentally I was not doing great at all," she said. "I was obviously very, very emotional, and from it, was gaining weight, so my body was off. "Then I had people online pointing it out all the time, so that was really hard," Lemieux continued. "And then we just kind of decided to pause it. Let's regroup. And then I got pregnant. And it was a very healthy pregnancy and we're very blessed for that. "It's not always the case, and so we were very, very lucky," she added. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Love Is Blind': Alexa cries sharing fertility struggles with Brennon
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Georgia Toffolo addresses pregnancy speculation after confusing fans by teasing 'major news' with 'bump' picture and scan announcement
Georgia Toffolo has addressed the speculation she is expecting her first child after her husband James Watt was forced to deny that she is pregnant. Fans were left confused after she teased 'major news' and seemingly shared a 'bump picture' on her Instagram page last week during a holiday to Iceland. It came shortly after she shared a picture of a scan stating she had 'big news', before quickly confirming she wasn't pregnant but was in fact sharing James' damaged foot. She then added further fuel to the fire by posing in a pair of waders with items stuffed down in front, creating the illusion of a bump. However, setting the record straight, Georgia shared the picture with her seemingly rounded stomach and wrote: 'Just to confirm I AM NOT PREGNANT, can a girl just carry her essentials in her waders lol'. The denial came after Georgia shared a selection of snaps from their recent romantic getaway, which included a salmon fishing trip. Underneath the gallery of images, one person commented: 'Are you pregnant?', to which Georgia's husband retorted: 'I don't think she is'. Several people commented underneath the exchange that it was inappropriate for anyone to ask the former Made In Chelsea star such a personal question. Georgia's 'major news' was actually that she had finally caught her first Atlantic salmon, which she revealed she had already tried many times in three countries. She sweetly captioned the photos: 'Making memories with my forever person'. Georgia and James looked as loved-up as ever in the snaps, as they gave an insight into their getaway which included picturesque walks and fishing. The former I'm A Celeb star looked typically chic, even in her fishing gear, which included a jumper and waterproof dungarees. Another look saw her sport a striped top underneath a cream knit sleeveless jumper, accessorising with a burnt orange head scarf and shades. The couple were also joined by two black Labradors. It came months after she shared a picture of a scan stating she had 'big news', before quickly confirming she wasn't pregnant but was in fact sharing James' damaged foot Underneath the gallery of images, one person commented: 'Are you pregnant?', to which Georgia's husband retorted: 'I don't think she is' Georgia and James said 'I do' on a fishing boat earlier this year. However, they ditched their fishing attire for much more glamorous ensembles for their church service. The reality star looked out of this world in a strapless corset dress and flowing veil, while James opted for a classic navy suit. The couple settled their pre-wedding nerves with a slice of jam on toast and a cup of tea in James' granny's kitchen. She sweetly captioned the photos: 'Making memories with my forever person' She captioned her post: 'So relaxed and happy. Pictures taken at James' Granny's house just before the church yesterday. We really did it our way!' Sharing snaps of their special and unique day, Georgia revealed she travelled to the church in a transit van and held some daffodils freshly picked last minute in the morning. The bride almost suffered a fall as she slipped over the bottom of her dress while walking to the same church James' grandparents married in. James wrote on his Instagram: 'Georgia and I got married today. 'Some key details: 1st March 2025 57.6722° N, 2.3372° W (Gardenstown, Northeast Scotland) 6°C, 17-knot winds (because Scottish weather never disappoints) Spaniel ring bearer 'Guests - whoever could get there with 24 hours notice, Scottish honeymoon incoming 'Married in the same church my grandparents were married in' The pair got engaged in October after the millionaire proposed with an exquisite eight carat triple-diamond studded band estimated to be worth £200,000 during a romantic getaway in Greece for Georgia's 30th birthday. And after the BrewDog founder previously insisted that the pair would be tying the knot this year, it appears that the couple were true to their word - though guests only had 48 hours notice to attend. Georgia looked stunning for her big day, slipping into a cream, fleece off-the-shoulder dress - perfect for keeping her warm in the chilly Scottish weather. The I'm A Celebrity star styled her blonde locks into an elegant up do' and added dainty diamond earrings and a flowing white veil to her bridal look. Perhaps not very bridal were the chunky brown boots she donned with the outfit, though this may have been for health and safety reasons amid their photoshoot on the boat. Meanwhile, James himself rocked an unconventional wedding outfit, donning a cream beanie hat and a thick cream jumper worn beneath blue fishing overalls. The couple certainly appeared to get in the spirit of things, with Georgia and James pulling different expressions as they got to grips with some lobsters. Georgia's post was greeted with a plethora of delightful comments from her fans and celebrity pals, who were equally shocked and overjoyed at her big news. After sharing her images to social media, Georgia shared a video to her Instagram stories shortly after walking down the aisle, excitedly remarking: 'We just got married!' Georgia, who was sat in a car next to James - who at this point was clad in a smart, dark suit - said to the camera: 'It was so unchoreographed! We just came out the church and were like "wait, where do we go now?" So we just sat in the car!
