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Selling Sunset’s Maya Vander reveals stillbirth of third baby at 38 weeks
Maya announced the difficult news on social media (Picture: Netflix)
Selling Sunset star Maya Vander shared the heartbreaking news of her stillbirth after previously confirming she was expecting her third child.
The reality show favourite, 38, has been public about sharing her pregnancies during the four seasons’ of the programme so far.
She confirmed she was expecting her third child during season four, and has posted updates throughout her pregnancy on social media.
But on Friday, she had some devastating news to tell fans, after she confirmed she had been through a stillbirth.
Posting a photo on Instagram of a memory box, adding the name she and her husband had decided for their baby.
She wrote: ‘Yesterday was the hardest day of my life. I had a still birth at 38 weeks.
‘I always heard of it but never imagined I’ll be part of the statistics. Instead of delivering a baby, I get to go home with a memory box… I do not wish this on anyone.
‘What was a regular weekly checkup turned into a nightmare that I never imagine will happen to me.
‘Given I share my pregnancies in the show I knew I’ll have to post about this and avoid the “when is your due date“ question.
She added: ‘You will always be in our heart Mason Miller.’
Maya had shared updates of her pregnancy on social media (Picture: Instagram/@themayavander)
Maya already shares children Aiden, 2, and a daughter, Elle, 1, with her husband, after fans got to see her journey through her previous pregnancies on the show too.
The star was open about how she had struggled to become a mother and went through two miscarriages, before falling pregnant with Aiden during season one of the show.
She gave birth to her baby son in April 2019 and welcomed daughter Elle in May 2020.
Sands UK charity
Sands UK is a stillbirth and neonatal death charity, which works to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that those affected by the loss of a baby receives the best possible care for as long as they need it.
The charity aims to better understand the causes of baby deaths and works with governments and other organisations to raise awareness of issues surrounding baby loss.
Sands provides bereavement support at a local and national level.
Please visit the Sands UK website for more information and contact details.
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