Serena Williams Talks About The Terrifying Complications She Faced After Giving Birth
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Serena Williams  discussed the harrowing complications  she  suffered during ― and after ― the birth of  her  daughter  Alexis Olympia  in a revealing new interview for Vogue’s February issue.
 Williams  said  her  pregnancy was relatively easy  but the complications began when  her  daughter was born via C-section after Williams’ heart rate dropped. The next day the tennis great  who has a history of blood clots  told doctors  she  was having a pulmonary embolism (blockage that occurs in the lungs  usually due to blood clots). Sure enough  CT scans showed blood clots in  her  lungs and  she  began treatment.
The health scares didn’t stop there. Over the next few days  Williams was back in surgery after one of  her  C-section scars popped open after  she  experienced coughing spells. Doctors found a hematoma in  her  abdomen  and  she  returned to the operating table for one more procedure to prevent clotting.
Vogue/Mario Testino "Sometimes I get really down and feel like  man  I can’t do this ”  she  told the magazine.
After going through all of that  Williams told  Vogue   she  couldn’t get out of bed for six weeks. And once  she  began recovering   she  said  she  found out just how challenging motherhood can be.
 She  added  “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.”
Some days  Williams admitted  she  feels like throwing in the towel.
“To be honest  there’s something really attractive about the idea of moving to San Francisco and just being a mom ”  she  said. Williams’ husband  Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian  is based there  while  she  lives in Florida.
“But not yet ”  she  added. “Maybe this goes without saying  but it needs to be said in a powerful way: I absolutely want more Grand Slams.”
Serena Williams  discussed the harrowing complications  she  suffered during ― and after ― the birth of  her  daughter  Alexis Olympia  in a revealing new interview for Vogue’s February issue.
 Williams  said  her  pregnancy was relatively easy  but the complications began when  her  daughter was born via C-section after Williams’ heart rate dropped. The next day the tennis great  who has a history of blood clots  told doctors  she  was having a pulmonary embolism (blockage that occurs in the lungs  usually due to blood clots). Sure enough  CT scans showed blood clots in  her  lungs and  she  began treatment.
The health scares didn’t stop there. Over the next few days  Williams was back in surgery after one of  her  C-section scars popped open after  she  experienced coughing spells. Doctors found a hematoma in  her  abdomen  and  she  returned to the operating table for one more procedure to prevent clotting.
Vogue/Mario Testino "Sometimes I get really down and feel like  man  I can’t do this ”  she  told the magazine.
After going through all of that  Williams told  Vogue   she  couldn’t get out of bed for six weeks. And once  she  began recovering   she  said  she  found out just how challenging motherhood can be.
 She  added  “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.”
Some days  Williams admitted  she  feels like throwing in the towel.
“To be honest  there’s something really attractive about the idea of moving to San Francisco and just being a mom ”  she  said. Williams’ husband  Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian  is based there  while  she  lives in Florida.
“But not yet ”  she  added. “Maybe this goes without saying  but it needs to be said in a powerful way: I absolutely want more Grand Slams.”