Ex Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson has opened up about her plans for a second child, admitting that she’s decided to freeze her eggs to work on her “mental space”
Louise Thompson has updated fans on her fertility journey after her near-fatal labour five years ago. The ex Made in Chelsea star almost died during an emergency caesarean section to deliver her son Leo in 2021, resulting in the removal of her colon and a post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis.
Louise recently said that she hoped to have a second child with partner Ryan Libbey via surrogacy this year and had completed her first cycle of IVF. Now, Louise has revealed that she’s freezing her eggs to work on her “mental space”.
Speaking on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, Louise said: “My partner and I feel like we would like to give Leo a sibling because we are really close with our siblings. I have been left with some fertility.
“It’s not going to be an easy journey. I have decided to try and freeze some fertility while we continue to work on our mental space.”
She added that their family limitations have affected Ryan more than herself. “For him he thinks ‘why would we risk anything?’ We’re so lucky because I survived, I’m here and I do have a good standard of living, I’ve also got the most amazing child, he’s so beautiful. But growing our family is our legacy and our right.”
Louise continued, stating that she should have been given the right to “a safe and dignified birth” which would have allowed her to have another baby naturally. “We’re not alone in this infertility journey, our chances are just really different due to the scarring I’ve been left with.”
Earlier this month, Louise revealed that her four-year-old son Leo had been taken to hospital after suffering with bleeding tonsils. Sharing a snap of the youngster with a canula in his hand, she wrote: “Hopefully just a temporary blip. Anyone else’s child had bleeding tonsils before?”
She said in a later post: “Thanks for your kind messages. He is doing really really well and as always has been looked after incredibly well by angels of our universe (I feel a suitable LinkedIn job description for nurses and doctors).
“I think I have the most supportive mum following on here ever.
“You guys are so brilliant – so practical, resourceful and everyone has dealt with some kind of drama at some point over their life so between 1.5million of you I think we have nearly everything covered.”
Join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News , Flipboard , Apple News, TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads – or visit The Mirror homepage.
