Lottie Ryan thought she was going to lose her baby during high-risk pregnancy

Lottie Ryan opened up about the fear of losing her child during her high-risk pregnancy

In a candid interview on The Baby Tribe podcast, renowned broadcaster Lottie Ryan shared her personal journey through a high-risk pregnancy and the premature birth of her son, Wolf.   

Ryan, known for her work on RTÉ 2FM and her podcast No One Will Listen, revealed that she was diagnosed with a bicornuate uterus, a condition where the uterus is divided or heart-shaped, during her first scan.

This diagnosis led to a high-risk pregnancy during Covid-19 with frequent bleeding and hospital visits.   

Speaking to hosts Afif-EL Khuffash and Anne Doherty, Lottie said:

"The second trimester in particular was very bad. I think I was in A&E in the Rotunda most weekends. It was a really tough time. I was constantly worried about losing the baby.”   

Ryan also discussed the unexpected nature of her labour, eight weeks early, and how it deviated from what she had seen portrayed in the media.   

"I thought I was going to have this Hollywood moment where my waters would break, and when I got in there, I was I went into A&E to initially say I'm really having very bad back pain.

"Is there any kind of pain relief that you could give me? And when they brought me in to examine me, I was three centimetres dilated on my waters were gone. And I was like, what? What do you mean? I didn't get my Hollywood moment.”   

Despite the unexpected turn of events, Ryan remained calm and focused on the arrival of her baby.   

"I just kept telling myself that I could get through it. I knew I wanted to be a mom, and that's all that mattered."

Bonnie Ryan praised the staff at the Rotunda Hospital for taking such good care of her and her son Wolf.

"I felt really lucky. I felt like it wasn’t just Wolf that was looked after.

She added, "I felt like they looked after me and I really needed to be looked after."

"The downside of it was I was going to bed at night on my own, and I could hear the other mums with their babies. I found that difficult.

"They were very clear that any time I needed, the porter came around with the wheelchair and took me down whenever I wanted to go."

The Baby Tribe Podcast is available on all major podcast platforms.