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“[Riley] came out asleep, and that’s what they literally called it, he’s ‘sleepy.’ And I was like, ‘Wake him up, like what do you mean?’ " Trainor recalled. “Some people were like, ‘Oh it’s because you were on your antidepressants.'”
“My doctors, I called them and was like, ‘You said nothing would happen!’ And they said there’s no science that backs that up, they’re just pointing fingers,” she continued. “I just felt so much shame, I just had a crazy surgery and I’m on all these drugs and I feel miserable and to get pointed at to say it’s your fault that your kid’s asleep.”
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In Trainor’s upcoming book, out Tuesday, sheopens up about the birth of her son Riley, whom she welcomed via cesarean section in 2021.
When Riley was born, he struggled with breathing issues and spent several days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before he was healthy enough to go home.
The “Mother” singer, 29, was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after the birth when Riley was rushed to the NICU with Sabara while Trainor was left being sewn up on the surgical table.
Daryl Sabara, Meghan Trainor and son Riley.Daryl Sabara/Instagram
“I couldn’t go to sleep at night. I would be in tears and tell Daryl, ‘I’m still on that table, dude. I’m trapped there. I can’t remind myself I’m in bed and I’m safe at home,’ " Trainor said. “I had to learn how traumatic it was.”
source: people.com
