Serena Williams revealed that she is expecting a second baby
The tennis champion, 41, posted a carousel on Instagram with pictures of her husband, Alexis Ohanian aided with the caption “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.”
Her husband Alexis also posted photos on Twitter with the caption “Mama & Papa love this parenting thing, so we’re back at it and @olympiaohanian is gonna be the best Big Sister—she’s been asking & praying for this for a minute.”
The couple was eager to chat about their expanding family with reporters on the Met Gala red carpet.
Williams stated in a Vogue interview that she was eager to expand her family but wanted to wait until she retired from her illustrious tennis career.
“In the last year, Alexis and I have been trying to have another child, and we recently got some information from my doctor that put my mind at ease and made me feel that whenever we’re ready, we can add to our family,” she wrote in a personal essay for Vogue.
Ever since becoming a parent, Williams never misses the chance to express her love for her 6-year-old daughter Olympia.
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She revealed to PEOPLE that she makes sure to spend as much time as she can with her daughter.
“I’m a super hands-on mom. I am with her every day since she was born. We haven’t spent a day apart.”
Becoming a mother was a journey full of ups and downs for her.
In her personal essay for Vogue, Williams stated, “I love being a woman, and I loved every second of being pregnant with Olympia. I was one of those annoying women who adored being pregnant and was working until the day I had to report to the hospital…” yet, she was very vocal about the life-threatening complications she faced during labor.
During her delivery, the doctors performed an emergency C-section at the hospital. Following her delivery, doctors revealed she had deadly blood clots in her lungs and needed surgery.
After the emergency surgery, she was required to be on bed rest for six weeks. She had to manage the physical demands of her body healing while taking care of her new baby.
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She has mentioned that she is lucky to be alive. However, she has used her personal experience and her platform to discuss the challenges Black women face during labor and the lack of support they receive from physicians and medical professionals.
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In her personal essay, she stated, “Being heard and appropriately treated was the difference between life or death for me.”
She overcame a monumental challenge to bring her daughter Olympia into the world and is now excited about the pregnancy of her second baby. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for a successful pregnancy without any complications!
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