{"id":317449,"date":"2023-10-22T20:23:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317449"},"modified":"2023-10-22T20:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:23:15","slug":"rebecca-adlington-heartbreakingly-announces-stillbirth-of-baby-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/celebrity\/rebecca-adlington-heartbreakingly-announces-stillbirth-of-baby-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Adlington heartbreakingly announces stillbirth of baby daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rebecca Adlington has sadly announced that she has suffered a stillbirth, after her 20 week scan found no heartbeat coming from her baby.<\/p>\n

Posting the heartbreaking news to Instagram, Rebecca wrote: "I don't really have the words right now but unfortunately we went for our 20 week scan this week and they found no heartbeat.<\/p>\n

"I gave birth to our angel, Harper on Friday at 7pm. We held her, and had time with her. We will forever love her and remember her always."<\/p>\n

Rebecca then thanked the medical staff at Wythenshawe, writing that she couldn't have survived the horrific experience without them.<\/p>\n

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She continued: "I don't have the strength or words right now and don't feel ready to share this news. However, I can't pretend to be ok or fake a smile.<\/p>\n

"I can't have people ask me how pregnancy is or when I am due as I still look pregnant. I don't have the strength to tell this news individually.<\/p>\n

"We are so truly heartbroken. Our beautiful girl. Rest in peace."<\/p>\n

Commenters were quick to share condolences to the former Olympic champ, with fellow sportswoman Jessica Ennis Hill writing: "Oh Becky I\u2019m sending you and your family so much love. I\u2019m so sorry xxxx"<\/p>\n

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TV presenter Angellica Bell commented: "Sending you so much love. So so sorry xx" and Helen Skelton simply shared two heartbroken emojis.<\/p>\n

Last year Rebecca heartbreakingly suffered a miscarriage and had to undergo emergency surgery.<\/p>\n

Opening up to OK!<\/b>a year on from her devasting first loss, Rebecca said that she and husband Andy Parsons still battle the painful aftermath on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

"Even back in March, he [Andy] was like, \u2018We would be having a baby right now\u2019," she tells us. "But I don\u2019t look back. I don\u2019t like being one of those \u2018what if\u2019 people, as it clearly wasn\u2019t meant to be. But Andy deals with things differently.<\/p>\n

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"It\u2019s about sharing that emotion with him and making sure we\u2019re all OK. People only asked if I was OK, not Andy, so I think it\u2019s really critical to acknowledge each other. It definitely helped bring us closer because he was emotionally devastated by it too. Not just me."<\/p>\n

The swimmer – who shares two-year-old son Albie with husband Andy, as well as daugher Summer, eight, with ex-partner Harry Needs – was later kept in hospital to battle sepsis, a kidney infection and a high fever.<\/p>\n

She announced the heartbreaking loss to her followers on Instagram, describing it as a "devastating time" for her family, and one which, understandably, they found difficult to process.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n