Peter Andre’s wife Emily MacDonagh felt ‘robbed’ of a natural birth after C-section trauma

Andre said his wife went "through hell" during the "scary" birth
Proud parents: Emily MacDonagh and Peter Andre
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Emma Powell20 December 2016
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Peter Andre’s wife Emily MacDonagh has revealed she felt “robbed” of a natural birth after she was forced to undergo a C-section to deliver her second child.

MacDonagh suffered a series of complications ahead of the birth of Theodore James Andréa on November 22 as well as having regular Braxton Hicks.

Speaking to OK! about the birth she said: “The birth did not go to plan. I was having regular Braxton Hicks from 20 weeks onwards and I was told at my 34-week check that he was breech.

“Then, after being a good size, I was told his weight had dropped right down. I was really worried so we went straight down to Taunton on November 14 to stay with my parents. By then I was having Braxton Hicks all the time.”

New addition: Peter Andre and Emily MacDonagh with their second child

She continued: “I went to hospital and they tried to turn him from the outside, which was quite painful, but I didn’t want a C-section so I had to get through it. They tried three times but he kept flipping back around.

“I felt robbed of having a natural birth but at least he’s healthy.”

Andre – who described the birth as “scary” – praised his wife for giving him the “greatest gift in the world”.

The Mysterious Girl singer said: “Ems was besotted instantly, she was crying saying to the baby, 'I'm so in love with you!' I was thinking, God, this has been so traumatic!

“Of course, I got emotional seeing my baby for the first time, but also seeing Ems going through so much trauma. I had the greatest gift in the world, but Ems had been just been through hell.”

Andre – who already has son Junior, 11, and daughter Princess, nine, with ex-wife Katie Price, and daughter Amelia, two, with MacDonagh – said he was praying for another son.

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