‘I lost a lot of blood’: 7th Heaven alum Beverley Mitchell reveals ‘difficult recovery’ from birth of third child
Beverley Mitchell ‘lost a lot of blood’ due to ‘complications’ whilst giving birth to her third child.
The 39-year-old actress and singer revealed over the weekend that she and her husband Michael Cameron have welcomed their third child, a daughter named Mayzel Josephine, whom they have nicknamed Mayzie.
And now, Beverley – who already has daughter Kenzie, seven, and son Hutton, six, with Michael – has revealed she’s had a ‘difficult recovery’ since giving birth via C-section, because there were complications with the delivery.
‘Difficult’: 7th Heaven’s Beverley Mitchell ‘lost a lot of blood’ due to ‘complications’ whilst giving birth to her third child via c-section, she revealed on Monday (pictured with her family)
She told Us Weekly magazine: ‘It’s been a bit of a difficult recovery. We had complications in surgery. It’s just been slow and steady.
‘I lost a lot of blood, but I had amazing doctors. I was at a great hospital, and they took great care of me. It’s a slow and steady process to recover.’
The 7th Heaven alum also told the publication she ‘felt so safe and secure’ during her procedure.
Beverley had to undergo a C-section to deliver her baby at 37 weeks, because she had suffered several health setbacks throughout her pregnancy and doctors were worried her contractions could have been dangerous.
‘A little scary’: The 39-year-old, pictured last year, told Us Weekly magazine: ‘It’s been a bit of a difficult recovery. We had complications in surgery. It’s just been slow and steady’
She’s here: The actress announced the arrival of daughter Mayzel Josephine, nicknamed Mayzie, on her Instagram on Sunday
Speaking last month about her due date, she said: ‘They’re actually fearful of me rupturing so they have to deliver me before I even get close to my due date. I’m actually not allowed to go into contractions or anything. ‘
‘It’s a little scary, but I think that’s why they are extra cautious. So they’ll take me at 37 weeks.’
The C-section was issued due to her ‘thin uterine wall’, which was discovered after a lengthy health battle with conditions including placenta accreta and skin cancer.
At the start of her pregnancy, doctors believed Beverley was suffering from placenta accreta, which she says would have meant having an ‘immediate hysterectomy’, and whilst she ended up ‘not having’ the procedure, she was then hit with a skin cancer scare.
She added: ‘[I was] making sure I could get that removed while going through the pregnancy and going through [the coronavirus pandemic].’
Happy: Mitchell said on Instagram her family is ‘complete’, adding ‘My heart has never been so full’. Pictured with husband Michael Cameron, daughter Kenzie, seven, and son Hutt, six