BGT singer Amy Lou Smith recalls barely surviving her dreadful first pregnancy
BGT singer Amy Lou Smith describes how she narrowly survived her first pregnancy as she prepared to return to the stage for live semifinals just weeks after welcoming her second child
Britain’s Got Talent singer Amy Lou Smith said she feels lucky to have two healthy children, describing how she narrowly survived her “terrifying” first pregnancy.
The singer, 34, who made it to the live semi-final of the ITV show this week, shared The mirror she was so traumatized that she waited three years to try again for another baby.
Amy’s second pregnancy coincided with her February pre-recorded appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, and she welcomed her daughter Aida in April. She gave birth to her first son Hudson in 2018, now four.
The singer became candid as she reflected on the struggles she experienced during her first pregnancy.
“I wore it very badly. We weren’t sure what was going on, but he was small too. And for the past five weeks I couldn’t get out of bed,” she said.
Mother: Britain’s Got Talent singer Amy Lou Smith said she feels happy with two healthy children as she describes how she narrowly survived her ‘terrifying’ first pregnancy
Talent: The singer, 34, made it to the live semi-final of the ITV show this week after loving her audition, which was taped when she was pregnant
Amy Lou said she was initially induced at 37 weeks and things seemed to be positive in the early stages of labour.
But when Hudson arrived, Amy Lou collapsed.
She revealed that hospital staff had to fight to stabilize her after it was discovered that an unseen abscess was growing in her stomach along with baby Hudson.
At the moment of the collapse, the abscess burst open and her organs began to deteriorate.
Amy Lou recalls the following terrifying moments while she was conscious but out of oxygen, as medical staff desperately tried to fight off the infection that engulfed her body – while nurses cared for little Hudson.
“It took me a month to get out of the hospital. And I didn’t hold Hudson for the first three months of his life,” she recalled of her recovery while her husband, truck driver Kevin, cared for their son.
“I never got to know him in the days after he was born. I was traumatized’.
New arrivals: Amy’s second pregnancy coincided with her February pre-recorded appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, and she welcomed daughter Aida in April
Long wait: He gave birth to her first son Hudson, now four, in 2018. The singer opened up as she reflected on the struggles she experienced during her first pregnancy
Amy Lou has said she is a very “maternal person” and that she always wanted to have kids – but the experience left her with post-traumatic stress disorder.
It was three years before the couple – from Tipton, West Midlands – finally tried for another baby.
The singer got pregnant last August, just as she decided to apply for Britain’s Got Talent.
“Our baby was so wanted, but it had taken so much effort to try again,” she said.
Amy Lou received an invitation to audition for BGT – where she wowed the audience with her performance, especially judge Simon Cowell.
She remembered how little Aida kicked her as she so desperately wanted to perform.
Amy Lou gave birth to her baby girl Aida just hours before her audition aired on ITV1.
The tanning bed receptionist will take the stage again next week after wowing judges with a rendition of Beyoncé’s smash hit from 2006 Listen to the movie Dreamgirls during her audition.
The semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent kick off on Monday at 8pm on ITV1.
Joy: The singer got pregnant last August just as she decided to apply for Britain’s Got Talent
Chance: The tanning salon receptionist will take the stage again next week after wowing the judges with a rendition of Beyoncé’s 2006 smash hit Listen