Pregnant Shaughna Phillips has revealed that her baby’s lack of movement resulted in a terrifying rush to the hospital.
The 28-year-old Love Island star told her 1.4 million Instagram followers last week that she had sought medical attention, sharing a snapshot from her hospital bed.
now writing on it OKAY! The Reality Favorite column said doctors diagnosed her with a urine infection that could have dangerously broken her water prematurely.
Health: Pregnant Shaughna Phillips, 28, revealed that her baby’s lack of movement resulted in a terrifying rush to the hospital (pictured earlier this month)
“I had pain in my belly for about two or three days and I noticed that the baby was moving less.”
However, after being monitored and hooked up to a machine, he thankfully said the little boy started “moving like crazy.”
She then underwent tests and found she had a urine infection and was then prescribed antibiotics.
‘I wasn’t convinced [it was a urine infection] because I’ve had them before, but it didn’t feel like it. Apparently the symptoms can change when you’re pregnant.’
Terrifying: The Love Island star told her 1.4 million Instagram followers last week that she had sought medical attention by sharing a snapshot from her hospital bed (pictured)
‘They said yes [infection] left untreated, it can cause the water source to break. It was very important that I go. It could have cleared up on its own, but it could also have gotten worse.’
Last week, after arriving at the hospital, she wrote on Instagram: “I came to the hospital this morning because I’ve been having some weird pain in my belly for the last few days that was worrying me.”
The baby is happy and relaxed, but I have an infection that needs treatment.
Scary: Now typing in your OK! column the reality star said doctors diagnosed her with a urine infection that could have broken her water dangerously prematurely
“I’m always afraid that I’m wasting hospital time or that what I’m feeling might be normal when your body is growing like a baby, but I’m glad I listened to my gut.”
It comes after Shaughna revealed that she won’t be naming her unborn baby after his late father because she still struggles with the loss of him not being here.
She said that if she has a boy, he will be called Billy Edward and his middle name will be inherited from his father who sadly lost his life to cancer in 2016.
She explained that the baby will be named Billy after her boyfriend, who is the father, because “it would be too much” for her to say her late father’s name every day.
Thanks god! However, after being monitored and hooked up to a machine, he thankfully said the little boy started “moving like crazy.”
Shaughna said: ‘My dad’s name will be the baby’s middle name. There are a few reasons why I’m not going to name my baby after my dad.
‘My dad’s real name is Edward, but everyone called him Eddie and I don’t know how well I’d be saying my dad’s name every day.
‘I still struggle with my father not being here, so I think it would be too much for me. The baby will be Billy Edward if he is a boy.
She added: “We’re keeping the girl’s name a secret, but it’s not a sentimental name, just a name we both love.”
The former islander announced she was expecting in October by captioning a montage that included scans of the baby, “our biggest chapter yet.”
‘Struggle’ – It comes after Shaughna revealed earlier this week that she won’t be naming her unborn baby after her late father because she still struggles with the loss of him not being here.
She shares the fetus with her boyfriend Billy, who is not in the public eye and prefers to keep his identity hidden.
Asked by a fan during an Instagram Q&A on Wednesday why she’s keeping their relationship a “secret,” Shaughna replied: “It’s my boyfriend’s choice not to post on my social media so I respect that.” .
If he changes his mind in the future, I don’t know, but for me now, I’d rather not and that’s fine with me.
‘He has no social network at all. I guess I’ll make it up to both of you.
‘It’s my boyfriend’s personal choice’: She shares her unborn child with boyfriend Billy, who is not in the public eye and prefers to keep his identity hidden
The reality star performed on ITV’s The Real Monty On Ice in 2020 to honor his late father, who lost his fight with pancreatic cancer five years ago.
She said at the time: ‘He had cancer for 18 months and it completely changed my life and my perspective on what I thought was important.
“When my father was sick, I felt like no one had any idea what was going on, not even my close friends.
“So if someone watching this is going through what I’ve been through losing him and can feel like they’re not alone, I’d be very happy to do it.”
Exciting: The TV personality also explained that she’s keeping the girl’s name a secret, “but it’s not a sentimental name, just a name we both love”