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Myleene Klass has praised her fiancé Simon Motson for having a vasectomy to ‘give her a break’ after four heartbreaking miscarriages.
The couple tragically lost four children before welcoming rainbow baby Apollo in 2019, with Myleene describing the toll it took on her both physically and mentally.
To prevent further pregnancies without requiring Myleene to use birth control, Simon underwent the reversible surgical procedure.
‘It empowers, not disempowers’: Myleene Klass, 44, took to Instagram on Wednesday to praise her ‘ballsy’ fiancé Simon Motson, 47, for undergoing a vasectomy
Taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, Myleene explained, “If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know about my story of having my rainbow baby Apollo and the four heartbreaking miscarriages I suffered before I was finally able to hold him in my arms.
“The amount of drugs, the toll it took on my body, my head and my heart, the after effects, it’s a lot for the woman and men often admit to feeling helpless.
“While the birth of a child is undeniably a woman’s business, contraception should be for both parties. My doctor said my body needed rest, so…”
She then cut to a clip of Simon stumbling out of a clinic after getting a vasectomy, while Myleene joked, “Guess what I got for Christmas.”
Lovely: Myleene cut to a clip of Simon stumbling out of a clinic after undergoing a vasectomy as the presenter joked: ‘Guess what I got for Christmas’
Myleene mused, “Putting this here for the men to see it’s empowering, not discouraging to do this for your partner and we respect you all the more for it”
She continued, “He said my body had been through enough so it was HIS turn to do its part. Fair game. Many of my friends have confided that their husbands would never do this for them despite not planning any more children.
“I had to put my body through so much to have our son and stay pregnant. the drugs kill you, even the birth control, so now i can give my body a rest.
Huge respect for being bold enough to do this for us. Some men just get it. Love him so much.’
A vasectomy is a surgical procedure to cut or seal the tubes that carry a man’s sperm to permanently prevent pregnancy.
It is usually performed under local anesthesia, where you are awake but feel no pain, and takes about 15 minutes.
In rare cases, you may be given a general anaesthetic, where you will be asleep during the operation.
Myleene later added, “My stories have exploded, so putting this here for the men to see isn’t daunting to do this in front of your partner, and we respect you all the more for it.
“The drugs I took to keep our son after losing four babies and the toll it took on my body followed by further birth control, it’s so much. It can’t all be the woman.
In Sim’s words, “You did your part, now it’s my turn.”
“Before he went in I cried because it felt ‘final’ (it’s actually reversible) and then I felt admiration and like I’m in a real, adult partnership.
‘Love him so much. Not all heroes wear a cape. Some wear a bandage and tight pants for two days.’
It was last October when Myleene first revealed she had four miscarriages before giving birth to her “rainbow baby” son, Apollo.
She shared how she’s a “mom of seven babies” — including “four little stars in the sky” — as she took to Instagram to share her experience on National Baby Loss Miscarriage Day.
While Myleene was able to get pregnant, there was “no explanation” for why she couldn’t carry her babies to term, so when she was expecting Apollo, the doctors “took no chances” and gave her “countless, endless hormones” to preserve the placenta. to work.
Myleene is also mother to two daughters, Ava, 14, and Hero, 11 – who she shares with ex-husband Graham Quinn.
If this story has affected you, you can seek advice at www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk or by calling 01924 200 799.
Her Story: While Myleene and Simon share Apollo, she’s also a mom to two daughters, Ava, 14, and Hero, 11 – who she shares with ex-husband Graham Quinn