Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn says she feels she is lucky to be alive after she ‘flatlined’ amid the dramatic arrival of her baby son, Christian Georges Dumontet – who himself almost died during childbirth.
The 31-year-old reality star gave birth on May 15 – with an emergency caesarean operation required as baby Christian got into trouble while Christine was in labour.
The new mum has been filming the forthcoming fourth season of Selling Sunset – Netflix ’s smash reality series about estate agents living and working in Los Angeles.
But she confessed she was left feeling emotional and upset when she recounted all the heart-stopping details of her son’s arrival.
The blonde beauty – who is married to 41-year-old millionaire businessman Christian Richard – went into labour two weeks early and required emergency treatment to rescue her baby.
Sharing a photo of herself with her baby boy on Instagram, Christine wrote: "Reliving the trauma on Selling Sunset about my birth experience, was one of the most difficult things I have ever done; let alone allowing these very raw, personal moments of my life captured on camera.
"I am not often publicly vulnerable, as I feel the responsibility to put on a brave face, despite still feeling at the time hopeless, terrified, and to this day traumatized.
“Both myself, and baby Christian are lucky to be alive."
She explained: “After my water broke the day I was filming, I was rushed to the hospital already 9cm dilated.
“Hyperventilating from the excruciating pain, I was immediately rushed in to an emergency crash C-section due to both our heart rates instantly plummeting.
"Baby C umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Baby C was seconds away from not making it.
“The surgeons didn't even have time to count their tools before stitching me up as I was flatlining. They ran me through the X-ray machine immediately after surgery to ensure there was no remaining tools left in my body.
“I am so grateful for the doctors and surgeons that saved BOTH of us."
Christine went on to encourage fans and followers to seize every day as it comes as she has been left appreciating life more following her near-death experience.
She said: “Always remember life is too short and grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Let go of what you can, and take chances.”
She added: “Give everything and have no regrets. Life is too short to be unhappy.”
Christine previously explained that she was in labour for two days before her son finally arrived.
Speaking on This Morning last month, she said: "I was in labour for two days, I was at an awards show and I was in labour. I didn't necessarily know it, I just thought it was cramps and maybe it was normal. I called my doctor and she seemed okay with it.
"So next thing I know I am filming, I'm at work, I am showing a house and my water broke."
