Brooke Vincent has shared details of the traumatic arrival of her second son, Monroe, while posing with him as he slumbered peacefully for a new photoshoot.
The former Coronation Street star is the proud mum of two boys – with Monroe arriving a little earlier than planned at the beginning of the month.
The 28-year-old star already has a 19-month-old son named Mexx – with footballer boyfriend Kean Bryan being dad of the two boys.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Brooke explained that she had booked in for a C-section to welcome Monroe into the world, but plans were thrown into chaos when he decided to arrive ahead of schedule.
She told the magazine: “My birth was a little bit more complicated this time.
“The reason I ended up having a C-section with Mexx was because I didn’t fully dilate and he tried to come down the birth canal and that inflamed my cervix.
“They said the same would probably happen this time, so I was booked in for an elective C-section because I didn’t want to get to that point again and then it be an emergency. Although in the end it was kind of an emergency!”
She continued: “I was booked in for 11am on May 4 and I’d planned to take Mexx to nursery, but I went into labour at 2am. I didn’t really know if I was in labour or not.
“Because I wasn’t meant to go in until the morning I didn’t want to inconvenience people, so I didn’t want to call my mum or midwife. But all of a sudden I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m definitely in labour!’”
Booke went on to give more details of the dramatic delivery – with dedicated 24-year-old boyfriend Kean at her side.
She continued: “After my caesarean with Mexx I didn’t really rest and it led to me getting a keloid scar.
“Because of this and my previous scar tissue, they found it hard to get him out and it took them a while.
“There was something wrong, but Kean was amazing and kept telling me, ‘It’s okay,’ and was trying to distract me from what was going on.
“At one point they used forceps and I was thinking, ‘Forceps for a C-section?’ It was so surreal. When he came out he swallowed some fluid so they were worried about his breathing.
“They had to take him off straight away to check him over, so I didn’t hold him for an hour. Thankfully he was okay and I finally got to hold him when I was in recovery.”
Brooke proudly showed off both her boys in photos shared by OK! which showed the mum and sons relaxing at home together.
Read the full interview with Brooke at OK.co.uk now.
