In an interview paired with Vogue’s February cover, Serena Williams details the harrowing medical scare that followed the September birth of her daughter, Olympia. Williams said she gave birth via emergency C-section, and then developed blood clots on her lungs, sending her into a six-day medical ordeal that involved multiple surgeries to deal with the pulmonary embolism. “Everything went bad,” she told the magazine. Williams said she was bed-ridden for the first six weeks of motherhood, adding a scary drama to the already emotional and physically demanding aftermath of having a baby. “No one talks about the low moments—the pressure you feel, the incredible letdown every time you hear the baby cry,” she said. “I’ve broken down I don’t know how many times. Or I’ll get angry about the crying, then sad about being angry, and then guilty, like, Why do I feel so sad when I have a beautiful baby? The emotions are insane.”
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