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Patriots’ Devin McCourty, wife Michelle mourn loss of stillborn daughter Mia

Patriots star Devin McCourty and his wife Michelle suffered the loss of their third child, Mia, who was delivered stillborn last weekend. Michelle shared the news on Instagram. The 32-year-old former Rutgers standout and his wife have a 3-year-old daughter, Londyn, and 2-year-old son, Brayden. “I cry as I type this,” she wrote. “My pregnancy …

Patriots star Devin McCourty and his wife Michelle suffered the loss of their third child, Mia, who was delivered stillborn last weekend.

Michelle shared the news on Instagram. The 32-year-old former Rutgers standout and his wife have a 3-year-old daughter, Londyn, and 2-year-old son, Brayden.

“I cry as I type this,” she wrote. “My pregnancy had resulted in a stillbirth at almost 8 months of being pregnant — at exactly 31 weeks 2 days, when we found out that the baby girl growing inside me no longer had a heartbeat after being completely fine the week prior at my last doctor’s appointment. We are so heartbroken. We are devastated. We are speechless. We are angry. We are sad. We are confused. We are numb.

“To make matters worse, after an emotional full 21-hour labor, I had to push out and deliver our beautiful baby girl who came out with the umbilical cord around her neck. We held our baby, wrapped in a blanket, cute as ever, looking just like our son Brayden when he was born, but she had no breaths. No cries. No movement. Doctors say they have no answers for why this happens. It just sadly does.

“I can’t explain my thoughts in the moment. My faith has always been strong, but it definitely wavered. I was so angry. So sad. I had to call on my most faith-filled friends and support systems to help me deal with this reality. To not allow my anger and hurt to cause me to lose faith altogether.”

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“While trying to cope with our family’s loss, we appreciate the love and support we’ve already gotten, and just ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time, since we have no answers to give anyway,” Michelle’s note continued. “The mere thought of what happened causes instant bursts of tears at any time of day, and having to speak about it hurts tenfold.”

McCourty, a two-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion with New England, shared his devastation on social media, too.

“I’ve seen and felt God in so many ways in this last week. 1st was holding my 3rd child Mia and telling her I love her and then telling her see you later…all in one day. 2nd has been leading such a strong and powerful woman @dr_yimac32…her strength has brought me to tears but also inspired me to be what God has called me to be. 3rd Gods love on earth has been shown to us by unbelievers friends and family who have checked on us daily, and hourly. Thank you everyone for your love and prayers -Dmac.”

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