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Nicole Franzel is on the mend after experiencing a postpartum health scare.
TheBig Brotherwinner, 29, opened up about her first few weeks as a new mom in an Instagram Story on Thursday, revealing that she recently went to the emergency room for heavy bleeding.
When a fan asked how she has beenrecovering following her c-section, Franzel — who welcomed sonVictor “Arrow” Arroyo IVwith husband Victor Arroyo III in July — replied, “It’s pretty good!”
However, theBig Brother: All-Starsalum noted that “I ended up bleeding pretty heavily and thought I was hemorrhaging 😅 since I was going through pads so quickly and went to the ER a few days ago.”
“It was so sudden & so much bleeding, it scared the crap out of me,” she explained. “But Everyday I’m a little better!”
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As for her c-section itself, Franzel said it was “SO FAST & so easy.”
“I literally can’t believe it,” she continued. “For those of you with a planned cesarean DO NOT FRET!!!!!!”
The trained ER nurse announced that was expecting her first child with Arroyo III, 30, in January. Two months later, the couple — whogot engagedduring a 2018 episode ofBig Brotherafter first meeting in the house in 2016 —tied the knotin a small ceremony in Orange Lake, Florida.
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Little Arrowarrived at 8:01 a.m. on July 23, weighing 6 lbs., 15 oz., and measuring 20 inches long.
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“Today was absolutely amazing & perfect,” Arroyo III wrote in a message shared to both their accounts, alongside a photo of the newborn’s hand holding onto his mom’s finger. “He and Nicole are both healthy and doing great. They are currently cuddling & he latched immediately!! 🙌”
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“Also, he’s really, really, really, really strong,” the mother of one added of her newborn. “He’s not big. He’s about seven pounds now, but he’s really strong. I’m not kidding — like, he lifts his head. Victor thinks he can hold his own body weight for sure.”
source: people.com
