Emily Blackwell on Having a Baby 11 Weeks Early

About this episode

Emily Blackwell shares her emotional journey of having a baby 11 weeks early and the challenges faced in the NICU.

This week, Zoe is joined by Made in Chelsea star Emily Blackwell for one of our most honest and moving conversations yet. Emily opens up about the birth of her daughter Eva who arrived 11½ weeks early with no warning, no hospital bag and no pain relief. She shares what the 53 days that followed in the NICU really looked like and talks about guilt, gratitude, the community she's built with other NICU parents and why the journey doesn't end at discharge. Plus: leaving reality TV on her own terms, being a self-confessed Type B bride ahead of her Mallorca wedding and the one thing about motherhood that genuinely surprised her. Emma Spring Bank Holiday Sale is live! Get up to 25% off plus extra 5% using the code MAYSLEEP at Emma Sleep . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Zoe

Guest: Emily Blackwell

Topics covered

• premature birth
• NICU experience
• motherhood
• reality TV
• parenting community

Keywords

• premature birth
• NICU
• motherhood
• Emily Blackwell
• parenting
• reality TV
• guilt
• gratitude

Sponsors

Emma Sleep

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Made in Chelsea

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