Perrie Edwards opens up about devastating second miscarriage

She lost the baby at 24 weeks pregnant

Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has shared she suffered a devastating miscarriage at 24 weeks pregnant.

Edwards says it truly felt like an "out of body experience" when she discovered she had suffered a miscarriage for the second time in 2022.

Perrie (32) shares a son, Axel, who will be turning four this week, with former Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (32). Now, she's opened up about the horrible miscarriage the pair suffered less than a year after Axel's birth.

She shared her experience with Paul C. Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk: "We went for what was a 20-week scan, but we were actually 22 weeks, and that was just the worst day of my life. Like horrendous. And I just knew something was wrong in the scan, and [the doctor] just kept going over the same thing, over the same thing... I've never experienced an out-of-body experience where everything goes in slow motion."

Perrie added: "So then I remember sobbing. [Alex] was injured at the time and he couldn't really drive. He was struggling to drive, but I couldn't see straight. I was just distraught. And yeah, we basically lost the baby at like 24 weeks."

However, this wasn't the first time Perrie experienced a miscarriage, as she lost a baby during her very first pregnancy, before she had Axel, "I had a miscarriage very early on with my first ever pregnancy, and it was so early. I remember finding out I was pregnant. Obviously, I started bleeding not long after, and I went to the hospital and I had the scan and they were like, 'There's no baby.'"

Yet, it was this second experience which really had an impact on her, after she and Alex had already begun preparing for the newborn's arrival.

"When you're fully, like carrying in your 24 weeks and you've planned out like that room and all these things, it's really hard. And nobody knows other than, like, immediate friends and family. And I remember, like, shortly after, like, friends would message and be like, ‘how's the bump?’ And I'll be like, there is no bump," she said.

Despite all the heartache surrounding her miscarriages, Perrie describes being pregnant as one of the "best times" in her life: "When I was pregnant with [Axel], like, I loved being pregnant, it was one of the happiest times of my life. Like, I just love carrying babies. And it was lovely. But I was a bit on edge thinking, oh, gosh, like, I want to get past the 12 weeks. I want to get past this. And when I get past every scan and that pregnancy was complete bliss, it was perfect."

Edwards met Alex, who now plays for Turkish team Beşiktaş, on celebrity dating app Raya. The couple got engaged in 2022, but has yet to reveal any details of a wedding.

Before Little Mix singer met Alex, she was engaged to One Direction alum Zayn Malik. They both rose to fame during their time on The X Factor and were together for four years, beginning when Perrie was just 19 years old. The pair split in 2015.

She opened up about her "toxic" first relationship: "I think definitely at the time I thought everything we experienced in our relationship was normal. Because it was my first relationship, first love. I was like, ‘Oh, this is how it's supposed to feel. It's supposed to feel a little bit toxic. In some ways, this is probably normal, right?’ And then when I became single, I was almost thinking, like, I never, ever want to go through that again. I didn't even want to meet anybody. I was like, that's me done. I don't think I could bear that pain."

Perrie goes on to say that her first relationship has made her all the more appreciative of her and Alex's relationship.

if you were affected by any of the issues mentioned in this article, you can visit info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk or you can call them on 01924 200799.