Lauren Alaina Opens Up About Scary Labor Complications With Daughter Beni Doll In Emotional New Interview
“I knew something was not right,” she revealed. “So I was very scared.”
Lauren Alaina with Daughter Beni Doll; Photo Courtesy Lauren Alaina
Lauren Alaina is opening up about her frightening birth experience with her daughter, Beni Doll, in a new interview with Bobby Bones on an episode of Father Knows Less.
Complications During Labor With Daughter Beni Doll
The Georgia native, who admitted she is “learning every day” about motherhood, revealed that she experienced a “wild birth” due to complications involving Beni’s umbilical cord. Speaking with Bones, who recently became a father himself, Alaina detailed the intense and emotional moments she faced during labor.
“When I would push, Beni’s heart rate plummeted and they couldn’t figure out why. So her umbilical cord was wrapped around her head twice and up under her shoulder and then between her legs. So when I would push, it was pulling,” the “All My Exes” singer revealed.
“Very Scary” Moments In The Delivery Room
At the time, Alaina said she didn’t fully understand what was happening, but her instincts told her something wasn’t right.
“I knew something was not right,” she revealed. “So I was very scared. It was very scary.”
Alaina welcomed Beni Doll on June 11, well past her due date, which she later learned may have contributed to the complications.
Facing Difficult Decisions With Doctors
“But they basically told me not to push until the doctor got there. I did not push. And then I pushed … And the doctor came in and told me all these things that we were going to have to do to get her out, like forceps. And there’s like this vacuum that they can use and they’re telling me this. And I look up at my husband and I’m just like scared to death,” she recalled.
Because of the baby’s position, a C-section wasn’t considered the best option in that moment, leaving Alaina and her medical team to weigh difficult choices.
“She was so far down in the birth canal that they would have had to push her back up for a C-section. So they said that really wasn’t the greatest choice at that point either. So then we’re like having to pick the best of not great choices,” she said. “ And I’m not kidding, it scared me so much.”
Her doctor ultimately encouraged her to push while assessing the situation and forming a plan.
“He said…’I want you to push as hard as you can and I just kind of want to see the position of her head and then you’re going to relax and then we’ll do it again and we’re going to get her out.’”
“Something Happened To Me”
In that moment, Alaina says something shifted within her, giving her a strength she didn’t know she had.
“And I looked up at my husband, I will never forget it. Something happened to me and I pushed her out. They did not have to use anything. Oh really? Something happened to me. They scared me so bad. You see those videos of people like lifting cars off of their children? Yeah. I had that experience.”
After the scary birth experience, Lauren Alaina says she has fully embraced motherhood and is focused on being the best mom she can be. The Georgia native shares that becoming a mom is “the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Since welcoming her daughter, Beni Doll, Alaina has often given fans a glimpse into her life at home, sharing sweet photos and videos of their growing girl on social media.
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