Coleen Rooney has opened up about her first pregnancy which ended in devastating miscarraige that left her fearing she and husband Wayne would never be able to have a family
Coleen Rooney has told how she suffered a miscarriage ahead of the birth of her first son – which left her wondering if she would be able to have children. The 40-year-old, married to former footballer Wayne, is now a mum to four sons. But when she was younger she admits she was worried about whether they could have a family.
Coleen said: “So I had a miscarriage before I had Kai. So the first pregnancy was a miscarriage. And that was the first thought that came into my head when it happened: ‘Will I be able to have children? Will I be able to carry a child?’
“It was hard. But the one thing I’ve always spoken about is, Wayne found it really hard. Probably he was more affected by it than I was. I always remember him saying ‘I do feel it too, you know, because it’s our baby.’ No one really thinks about the partners, you know, you do, but it’s always about the woman and them losing the baby and supporting. Whereas it’s both of the parents.”
Coleen went on in the We Need To Talk Podcast to say she had two miscarriages in total, but is also mother to four sons; Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, 10 and Cass 8. She gave birth to eldest Kai in 2009.
She added: “But with the two miscarriages, it always does play in the back of my mind: were they girls? Were they female? Am I not able to carry girls? And I do wonder that. But they don’t investigate until you have three.”
The former I’m A Celebrity star spoke about the most intimate and personal moments of her life with podcast host Paul C Brunson.
Coleen also told how the Agatha Christie court case was the “worst time” of her life. She said: I would say it was probably the worst time of my life. Obviously I’ve gone through grief, I’ve gone through relationship problems, but I could take control of the situations… whereas this was out of my control.”
She also looked back at the time she lost her foster sister Rosie, waking to hear Wayne’s voice telling her “she’s gone”.
Rosie, came to the McCloughlin family as a foster child at 18 months old. Rosie was later diagnosed with Rett syndrome, a genetic disorder, and needed round-the-clock care.
But she continued to be a “ray of sunshine” for many years for the family and died in January 2013 at the age of 14.
Coleen recalled: “So, Rosie was a flower girl at my wedding. Rosie is my sister, but unfortunately, she’s passed now, and she was one of the foster children that came to us… At the time when she came to us, she was 18 months.
“And in the end, she got diagnosed with a genetic disorder called Rett syndrome… She needed, like, 24/7 care. And it was a lot for my mum and dad to take on. Obviously at the point when she came to foster care, we just fell in love with her and she was, you know, she was like a ray of sunshine.
“She made people realise how lucky they were in life. She was this little girl who had so many problems, but she was happy.
“So we got a phone call one day and it was my auntie. She’d phoned and said, ‘I think you need to come home.’ So we got on the next flight… We all say she held on till we got back. She wouldn’t have wanted to go without us being there. And then, the hospital said ‘There’s not much more we can do.’
“My dad left the hospital with my brothers and Wayne, and I travelled in the ambulance with my mum and Rosie, and we went home and it was like, that last bit of personal girly time we had, just, you know, me Mum and Rosie. So, she was in the house and we had one last sleepover… We were all in the one room. We lit candles, we had nice music on.”
“We woke to Wayne’s voice saying, ‘She’s gone.’ It was heartbreaking. And I would say I did step up, as I was pregnant with my second son, Klay, at the time, and I don’t think I grieved until a later stage in life.
“But I think in our family, it’s like she’s, her memory still alive.
Coleen was giving the interview as part of her promotion for new Disney+ series The Real Rooneys. The series also features husband Wayne and their four sons:
* The full interview with Coleen is on the We Need To Talk Podcast, out now.
If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at the Miscarriage Association. You can call them on 01924 200799 or email info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Support also offers free help to make sense of how you are feeling. Click here for their website or call 0808 808 1677.
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