Amy Schumeris opening up about why her cesarean section was no laughing matter.
The comedian, 38, welcomed her first child, sonGene Attell, in May after a particularly trying pregnancy that left the star with never-ending nausea due to a rare condition for expectant moms calledhyperemesis gravidarum.
On a new episode of theInformed Pregnancy and Parenting Podcast, Schumer speaks candidly about her pregnancy, including her decision to have a hospital c-section at 39 weeks, after originally seeking a doula-assisted delivery at a birthing center.
“I was throwing up through the first hour of my c-section. It’s supposed to take about an hour and a half — mine took over three hours because of my endometriosis,” she said, “and that was really scary.”
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As she became further along in her pregnancy, she felt an “instinct” that told her she needed to pursue a hospital birth rather than the alternative birthing center she had previously arranged for.
“It was a rainy Sunday and I woke up vomiting and was like the sickest I’d been the whole time,” she said of the big day. “And I was like, ‘I can’t do this anymore.’ I was so big and I was so miserable and couldn’t keep anything down.”
“It was kind of brutal,” she said. “… But Chris was so great — we just stared in each other’s eyes and he just held me there. Then they let me hold Gene for a good amount of time. I got to see him and hold him.”
Though theTrainwreckactress compared her c-section recovery to “torture,” she said the relief that she felt after giving birth was unmatched — her hyperemesis symptoms instantly faded.
Reflecting on the past year, the happy mom recentlyshared a photofrom during the birth, which will be documented on an upcoming HBO project.
“It was a very good year,” Schumercaptionedthe picture, in which newborn Gene can be seen crying just moments after he was born as the new mom looks at him for the first time.
Schumerpreviously told PEOPLEgiving birth was “terrifying,” if not ultimately gratifying.
“Giving birth is the most terrifying thing you’ll ever do that’s completely worth it,” she said. “Having a c-section was … my pregnancy was so hard, I was just very ready to meet my son.”
source: people.com
