A heartbroken US travel blogger and social media influencer is coming to terms with the death of her unborn son who died inside the womb after his umbilical cord got tangled.
Hailey Miller is known for the travel and lifestyle YouTube videos she creates with her husband Bryce Miller and the couple were gearing up to welcome their second child into the world this month.
However, on Wednesday, Hailey took to Instagram to share with her 275,000 followers that tragically her son didn’t make it due to a freak accident inside the womb.
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On August 16, two days before the baby’s due date, the Minnesota native woke up feeling off and was rushed to hospital to be scanned.
Doctors were unable to hear the baby’s heartbeat and Hailey said her “whole world stopped in that moment”.
“None of this made sense. He was healthy, he was strong, there were no red flags. I had just seen and felt him moving so much the day before. My body was so ready for him to make it here,” she wrote.
Later that night, Hailey began to have contractions naturally at home and the next day in hospital delivered her baby.
“He looked so grown and so perfect. We found out right away that it was his umbilical cord that got tangled around his little ankles and that is what took his life so quick,” she wrote.
“It was just a freak accident that happened overnight. He should be here with us right now. He was so close. We are heartbroken to lose our first son.”
Bryce, who is a filmmaker and skateboarder, also shared the devastating news with his 58,000 Instagram followers.
“We’ve never felt such heartbreak and are still trying to find our way though this,” he wrote.
“If you could please keep us in your thoughts and prayers we would really appreciate it.”
The couple, who have been married for six years, welcomed their daughter Rory in May 2022.
Hailey regularly posts travel and lifestyle content to her Instagram account Dreaming Outloud.
She also has a joint YouTube account with her husband called Bryce and Hailey that has 106,000 subscribers.
