Patriots star Devin McCourty and his spouse Michelle suffered the lack of their third baby, Mia, who was delivered stillborn final weekend.
Michelle shared the information on Instagram. The 32-year-old former Rutgers standout and his spouse have a 3-year-old daughter, Londyn, and 2-year-old son, Brayden.
“I cry as I kind this,” she wrote. “My being pregnant had resulted in a stillbirth at nearly eight months of being pregnant — at precisely 31 weeks 2 days, once we came upon that the newborn lady rising inside me now not had a heartbeat after being fully superb the week prior at my final physician’s appointment. We’re so heartbroken. We’re devastated. We’re speechless. We’re indignant. We’re unhappy. We’re confused. We’re numb.
“To make issues worse, after an emotional full 21-hour labor, I needed to push out and ship our lovely child lady who got here out with the umbilical twine round her neck. We held our child, wrapped in a blanket, cute as ever, wanting similar to our son Brayden when he was born, however she had no breaths. No cries. No motion. Medical doctors say they haven’t any solutions for why this occurs. It simply sadly does.
“I can’t clarify my ideas within the second. My religion has at all times been robust, however it positively wavered. I used to be so indignant. So unhappy. I needed to name on my most faith-filled mates and assist programs to assist me take care of this actuality. To not permit my anger and damage to trigger me to lose religion altogether.”
“Whereas attempting to deal with our household’s loss, we respect the love and assist we’ve already gotten, and simply ask that you simply respect our privateness throughout this tough time, since we’ve got no solutions to offer anyway,” Michelle’s observe continued. “The mere considered what occurred causes prompt bursts of tears at any time of day, and having to talk about it hurts tenfold.”
McCourty, a two-time Professional Bowler and three-time Tremendous Bowl champion with New England, shared his devastation on social media, too.
“I’ve seen and felt God in so some ways on this final week. 1st was holding my third baby Mia and telling her I like her after which telling her so long…all in sooner or later. 2nd has been main such a robust and highly effective girl @dr_yimac32…her energy has introduced me to tears but additionally impressed me to be what God has known as me to be. third Gods love on earth has been proven to us by unbelievers family and friends who’ve checked on us day by day, and hourly. Thanks everybody in your love and prayers -Dmac.”
