NFL player Dalton Risner and wife, WhitneyShe has suffered two pregnancy losses in just a few months.
“At 16 weeks, Dalton and I found out we lost our sweet baby. I wish I was writing another post than this one right now,” Whitney, 28, shared via a joint Instagram post with her husband, 31, on Friday, July 17. “I never imagined our journey to starting a family would begin like this. This is our second loss in just a couple of months.”
Whitney, who married the Cincinnati Bengals offensive guard in June 2022, thanked her husband for his support amid the couple’s heartbreak. “More than ever, I’ve realized how important it is who you marry and who you choose to walk through life with. Life is hard in so many different ways. I really can’t imagine getting through this without my rock and best friend, @dalton_risner66,” she wrote before talking about how her most recent miscarriage has impacted her.
“This loss has introduced me to a depth of pain and anguish that I never knew existed. I feel like I have lost so much… our precious baby, parts of myself and the future I had planned for the last 4 months,” she wrote. “To everyone who prayed for us, cared for us, and loved us during this journey to starting a family, thank you. We are so grateful for your kindness.”
Influencer India Batson opens up about suffering a third pregnancy loss. “My 3rd pregnancy loss 💔,” Batson, 31, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, February 7. “I can’t believe I’m sharing this news like this. Daniel and I were so excited and honestly surprised to find out that I was pregnant on my first cycle.” […]
The jewelry designer concluded, “If you are walking the same painful path, I want you to know that you are not alone.”
During an interview in June for The researcherOn the “Beyond Sunday” podcast, Whitney spoke about a collection she had created, titled “The Forever Collection,” in light of her pregnancy losses. “My husband and I experienced pregnancy loss last season and I was sitting there thinking about having something to show,” she told the host. Kelsey Conway of the pieces designed with a pear-shaped diamond to represent a mother and a round diamond to represent a child. “You go through this really hard, long process of not only losing your baby, but also the things that follow that you have to go through and understand. And then you’re left with nothing.”
Five months after her miscarriage, Whitney Port gave an update on how she is recovering. “It’s crazy to think I would have had a newborn this week too,” the Hills alum captioned a Saturday, June 26, Instagram Story photo of her holding her newborn nephew. “[My sister] Jade [Port] and I got pregnant at the same time […]
The Risners’ loss announcement on social media also included photos taken from a pregnancy session that was intended to reveal Whitney’s most recent pregnancy.
In the snaps, the couple smiled on the beach with their dog while their furry pet licked a celebratory white cake.
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