

They will also keep cards they received and potentially his ultrasound pictures. The memory box featured in Vander's Instagram post – which includes an outfit Mason wore – will remain with the family. She wanted a place to visit Mason and grieve, and chose to bury him. "A week ago, I was still pregnant and excited, two weeks away from my due date and now I'm literally planning a funeral," Vander says.

More than 3.7 million are born each year. are stillborn every year, according to 2014 figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vander and Miller ordered an autopsy to determine Mason's cause of death.Ībout 24,000 babies in the U.S. "Thankfully, they did let my husband come and say goodbye because they give you the option if you want to see the baby and hold the baby," she says. She delivered the baby with a nurse and her gynecologist. Her husband, David Miller, couldn't join her at the hospital because he had COVID – feeling fine, but still positive. Another ultrasound confirmed the baby died. "When you hear the heartbeat, it sounds almost like a horse riding," Vander says, aware something was amiss. It sometimes takes them a second to find it. She saw her regular gynecologist days later, who looked but could not find a heartbeat. In case you missed: Katharine McPhee feared an eating disorder 'relapse' in pregnancy. Perhaps there was "less room for the baby to move so that's why." "I was thinking maybe I'm just being paranoid, because I'm already nine months pregnant," Vander says. An ultrasound at a private facility indicated no reason to be concerned: Mason was in the right position and had a heartbeat.
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The series dropped Season 4 in November and has yet to premiere the already-filmed Season 5.Ī few days before the stillbirth, she felt less movement. Netflix stopped filming the series when Vander was about 34 weeks she stopped traveling then for safety. She felt great and traveled between Los Angeles and Miami regularly for "Selling Sunset." Vander had house showings this week and even next week, her original due date. Mason – a name Vander had already picked out – moved in her belly a lot.

You will always be in our heart baby Mason." Given I share my pregnancies in the show I knew I’ll have to post about this and avoid the 'when is your due date' question. What was a regular weekly checkup turned into a nightmare that I never imagine will happen to me. Instead of delivering a baby, I get to go home with a memory box… I do not wish this on anyone. I always heard of it but never imagined I’ll be part of the statistics. The Israeli Netflix star wrote in an Instagram post last week: "Yesterday was the hardest day of my life. "You just don't think it's going to happen to you," Vander tells USA TODAY. " Selling Sunset" real estate agent Maya Vander shared devastating news earlier this month that she had a stillbirth. Watch Video: Transgender, nonbinary pregnancy: Why inclusive language is important
