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Vanessa Morganis opening up about reclaiming her Cesarean section scar after her son’s emotional birth.
TheRiverdaleactress — who plays Toni Topaz on the popular CW teen drama — spoke withKindred By Parentsabout how her plans for the birth of her son, River, changed when his life was at risk.
After planning for an unmedicated birth, “I was thrown a curveball and River’s heart rate was racing, and I had to get an emergency C-section,” the actress, 30, explained.
“But I remember being a little bit ashamed that my body let me down, and I kind of had to release that for me and be like, ‘No, I’m proud of my body.'”
As part of a partnership with Gold Bond’s #MyScarStory campaign, Morgan shared she’s found a way to love her scar with a meaningful new tattoo. “I got the word kintsugi, which is Japanese pottery that is believed to be more beautiful for having been broken,” she explained.
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Last November, Morgan opened up to PEOPLE about some of the advice and support she’s received from herRiverdalefamily since becoming a mom, including from former costarMark Consuelosand his wife,Kelly Ripa.
“Kelly, she’s also had one and gave me some good advice for healing, and using silicone bandages, and that’s what I use,” Morgan said. “And she just told me, ‘Yeah, up to a year you might still feel pain,’ and all this stuff. So it was nice talking to somebody else who’s been through it. She has given me some good advice of healing in that way.”
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The Canadian actresswelcomed Riverin January 2021 with estranged husbandMichael Kopech. The pair, who tied the knot a year before,announced they were pregnant with a boyin July 2020.
source: people.com
