Photo: Amber Lancaster/Instagram
Amber Lancasteris looking back to the happy moment she finally got to hold her sonRussell Levifor the first time, a week after he was born.
Ina touching Instagram poston Saturday, theHard Times of RJ Bergerstar andPrice Is Rightmodel, 38, got candid with her 232,000 followers about the emotions she was feeling at the time, writing a lengthy caption about the experience. Her words came attached to a video showing her and her son’s first skin-to-skin contact, which appeared to bring them both to tears.
Lancaster had given birth to Russell, her first child with husband and Los Angeles-based businessmanAJ Allodi, back on Aug. 3, two months before his due date. And his early arrival didn’t only put him in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) — it also put Lancaster in the ICU.
“After suffering severe blood loss (5 liters total) and other complications during and immediately following deliveryincluding the removal of my uterusand an injury to my carotid artery, my kidneys were failing,” she wrote. “Life saving procedures were put into place as I was intubated and put on continuous kidney dialysis.”
“The goal now is to keep me pregnant as long as possible, and to hopefully reach 34 weeks,” she wrote. “Thanks to my amazingly proactive OB, and all of your messages — I was hyper aware of the symptoms of preeclampsia and was able to advocate for myself properly.”
Days later, on Aug. 9, Lancaster shared her first photo of Russell.
“Things can get put into perspective pretty quicklyin times like this andI am beyond grateful for my people … and for the outpour of support, love, and prayers for our family from this community 🙏🏼,” Lancaster added. “Thank you.”
A cute solo photo of Russell followed on Aug. 15.
Meanwhile, the new dad has had his own skin-to-skin time with Russell.
“In awe of how amazing this guy is doing and we’re praying he’ll get to see his mom soon,” Allodi wroteon his Instagram pageAug. 7, along with a photo of their sweet moment. “We know he will ❤️ … “
source: people.com
