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Sofia Richie has experienced pregnancy's joys and pains as well as the postpartum phase. Alongside husband Elliot Grainge, the model gave birth to her daughter Eloise in May. She revealed that she had some minor health problems before the baby was born.
The 26-year-old told Dr. Thais Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney on the She MD podcast, "I had a great pregnancy up until about 32 weeks." 'Hey, I woke up, and I'm really tired today,' I texted Dr. A one morning after I got up. My back hurts a lot. I'm experiencing a mild cramp. And I honestly thought it was going to be another one of those "Yeah, baby, that's pregnancy" moments. If you want to enter, you can, but you'll be alright.
“But instead, she was like, 'You know what? In fact, I believe you should visit the fetal specialist for monitoring to ensure everything is in order before returning home. It's not a huge concern.
She followed that advice and went to the hospital, where they told her that she was 32 weeks along and in active labor.
"I was genuinely afraid, Lionel Richie's youngest child, Sofia, whom he shares with his ex-girlfriend Diane Alexander, commented on the doctor's disclosure. "Thank God she said that because they said, 'You're in active labor,' after hooking me up to the monitor."
What she thought was going to be a few hours of stay ended up as a six-night stay in the hospital while she was monitored.
But after being released and put on bed rest, she was in active labor for six weeks before being induced at the 38-week mark.
"I had a fantastic delivery," Sofia said when it came time to welcome Elosie.
She exclaimed, "I was like, 'Wow, I really did that,'" after giving birth. "I had my lovely daughter after six weeks of contractions, or however many weeks they were." I'm in good health. I'm secure. She is in good health. She is secure.
However, Sofia's recuperation wasn't without its challenges, as she started feeling ill just two days after giving birth to her daughter.
She remembered, "I went home, and I blew up like a balloon." Literally, it simply swelled. I felt really sick. My blood pressure was 165 over 103 when [Dr. A] sent her amazing nurse, which is like,
Sofia had postpartum preeclampsia, which The Mayo Clinic describes as "a rare condition that occurs when you have high blood pressure and excess protein in your urine soon after childbirth," according to Dr. And finally, much to her dismay, it sent Sofia back to the hospital.
She acknowledged that leaving her daughter two days after giving birth was "the hardest thing I ever had to do, I think literally." It was terrible. In fact, I sobbed while hiding in the closet.
"And my poor husband said, 'The doctor says it's just not safe, so I have to take you to the hospital. "You're not safe at home," she continued. "I was in the hospital for twenty-four hours, and it was really, really, really hard.”
It was the mom guilt that made the days of recovery away from her baby girl hard.
"My mom guilt kicked in,” she said. “I don't know why, from the second Eloise was born, I was like, 'I can't miss an awake time. I can't miss a moment. I don't want someone else taking care of my kid.'”
Sofia is "finally feeling like myself again" three months after giving birth to her daughter. She also misses that time with her child, despite a minor pregnancy setback.
