WWE’s Carmella opens up about suffering miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy
With today being the final day of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, WWE star Carmella (real name Leah Van Dale) opened up about recently suffering two pregnancy losses.
Carmella shared in an Instagram post on Monday that she suffered an early miscarriage this September. After that loss, she got pregnant again but had to be treated for an ectopic pregnancy today.
Carmella wrote that she spent 12 hours in the emergency room on Saturday after experiencing sharp pains on her left side. After tests and ultrasounds were done, she was diagnosed with an abnormal pregnancy.
An ectopic pregnancy “occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the main cavity of the uterus.” If left untreated, it can cause life-threatening bleeding for the pregnant woman.
Carmella noted that the reason she’s choosing to share what she’s been through is that it’s something people don’t talk about enough. She wants to help women who have suffered the same kind of loss understand that they’re not to blame and there isn’t anything wrong with them.
Her full Instagram post is available below:
I’ve gone back and forth with myself about posting this because I’m not looking for any sort of sympathy, but since today is the last day of Infant Loss Awareness month, I wanted to share my story. Today, I was treated for an ectopic pregnancy. I never thought something like this would happen to me, especially after suffering from an early miscarriage in September. Nothing can prepare you for this news after getting a positive pregnancy test. I was cautiously optimistic this time around after the early loss I had already experienced, but was hoping for the best. I spent 12 hours in the ER on Saturday when I started experiencing some sharp pains on my left side. After several tests and ultrasounds, I was given the devastating news that this was, in fact, an abnormal pregnancy. The reason I’m sharing all of this is because in the moment it feels so isolating. Why doesn’t anyone ever talk about this? My husband and I watched [Iliza Shlesinger’s] new comedy special last week and she spoke openly about her miscarriage. I immediately burst into tears. She went on to explain that we should be speaking more openly about this topic so we, as women, don’t blame ourselves and think there’s something wrong with us. I want to do the same. I’m part of this statistic and it’s happening to me. Again, I’m not looking for sympathy, I know I’ll eventually recover from all of this mentally, physically and emotionally. For anyone dealing with ANY type of pregnancy loss, I want you to know your feelings and emotions are valid, there is NOTHING wrong with you and you are not alone.
Carmella and WWE commentator Corey Graves (Matthew Polinsky) got married this April.
This August, Carmella suffered a head injury while competing at a WWE house show. She hasn’t wrestled since that match.