The Bachelor alum Raven Gates has revealed an "issue" with her placenta and why she needs to undergo another C-section with Baby No. 2.
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"Thinking about this sweet little face tonight. My c-section is scheduled! We have about 10 more weeks!" Raven wrote alongside an image of her unborn baby's face.
The Bachelor in Paradise alum went on to share candid details about needing another C-section.
"A lot of you are asking about my second c-section, and first I'd like to thank everyone for being so kind when asking and coming from a place of genuine curiosity. I've shared in the past I have had a lot of hate and negativity towards even mentioning I'd have another c-section without knowing my circumstances," Raven shared, according to BachelorNation.com.
"The last thing I wanted was another c-section. Gates's birth was a bit traumatic for me."
Raven gave birth to her first-born child, Gates Zev Gottschalk, in January 2022.
"I won't get into the details but I had an emergency c-section after pushing half his head out," Raven revealed.
"They had to push him back inside of me to make the incision. And a lot more I could explain but I really don't want to share."
Raven shared about her current pregnancy, "Unfortunately due to an issue with my placenta, I'm not able to try for a VBAC with this pregnancy. It's a totally different issue than what I had with Gates."
Raven apparently had "an emergency c-section" with Gates, adding, "But this one, we knew right away once I had my anatomy scan that a vbac was not a safe option for me or the baby."
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RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOWRaven concluded her post by writing, "With that being said, I think mothers who want an elected c-section should not be shamed, and we should just wish the best on any birth plan/decisions a mom makes. Whether she chose it or it was chosen for her."
Raven and Adam announced they're expecting their second child together in January.
"Baby #2 due in July! Any tips on two under 2? Pray for us!... especially Adam," Raven wrote on Instagram, along with crying-laughing emoticons.
Raven and Adam, who fell in love on Bachelor in Paradise's fourth season, claimed they had cases of "major baby fever" shortly after tying the knot on April 16, 2021 in Dallas, TX.
"I think we agreed [that] we'd like two or three [kids]," Raven told Us Weekly in June 2021. "But Adam has said, you know, we'll see how I do with two and then go from there."
Raven then publicly announced she was pregnant for the first time in July 2021.
Raven wrote on Instagram at the time, "OVER THE MOON EXCITED TO SHARE THE NEWS! Our Honeymoon baby will be here in January! I've loved you before you were in my womb!"
And Adam simultaneously wrote on his own page, "Beyond excited to announce our little baby into this world. Your Mom has already started to like Daddy's food groups and I think that's a great start. Cheers to fatherhood. Coming soon... January 2022."
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"OH BOY!!! Can't wait to meet our little pumpkin," Raven captioned an image of the couple posing in their self-made pumpkin patch at home.
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A few months after Gates was born, Raven shared on the "Click Bait with Bachelor Nation" podcast in May 2022 how she and Adam attend therapy and "don't want divorce" to ever be an option for them.
She then told fans in a December 2022 Instagram Q&A session that she knew Adam was The One when she visited him in Dallas, TX, and they talked about their future together, which made her feel safe and protected.
Raven and Adam fell in love in Mexico on Bachelor in Paradise's fourth season in 2017 and then got engaged in June 2019.
After getting engaged, Raven and Adam initially scheduled their wedding for May 30, 2020, but they had to postpone the wedding multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prior to appearing on Bachelor in Paradise, Raven competed to win Nick Viall's heart on The Bachelor's 21st season and finished as the runner-up.
For Adam's part, he competed for Rachel Lindsay's heart on The Bachelorette's thirteenth season in Spring 2017 before his BIP stint on Season 4.
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