Bindi Irwin has revealed that her and husband Chandler Powell’s daughter Grace Warrior is a ‘miracle’ baby.
In a candid post after undergoing surgery for her agonizing endometriosis, 24-year-old Bindi revealed she had suffered with the condition for 10 years since she was 14.
Bindi urged her followers to be “gentle” when asking her or any other woman “when will they have more children” as she feels lucky to have had daughter Grace Warrior.
According to Endometriosis Australia, the condition is when tissue resembling the lining of the womb (uterus) grows outside of this layer, causing pain and/or infertility.
“Things may look good from the outside looking in through the window of someone’s life, but that’s not always the case,” Bindi wrote in her lengthy post.
Bindi Irwin announced Wednesday that her daughter Grace Warrior, one, is a “miracle” baby after suffering from severe endometriosis since she was 14
“Please be gentle and pause before you ask me (or any other woman) when we will have more children. After everything my body has been through, I am incredibly grateful that we have our beautiful daughter. She feels like the miracle of our family,” she said.
According to IVF Australia, endometriosis can affect a woman’s chances of conceiving.
“Severe endometriosis can deform the fallopian tubes and ovaries and block the release of the egg by causing scar tissue or cysts. Although mild endometriosis is sometimes associated with infertility, it is not known how this occurs.’
In a candid post after undergoing surgery for her agonizing endometriosis, 24-year-old Bindi revealed she had suffered with the condition for 10 years since she was 14
However, the site emphasizes that women suffering from the debilitating condition can still conceive naturally.
Bindi and Chandler welcomed their daughter in March 2021 when Bindi was just 22 years old.
“25. March 2021. Celebrating the two loves of my life. Wishing my beloved husband a happy first wedding anniversary and our beautiful daughter the day she was born,” Bindi wrote at the time.
Bindi urged her followers to be “gentle” when asking her or any other woman “when will they have more children” as she feels lucky to have had daughter Grace Warrior
She added in part of her post, “Our graceful warrior is the most beautiful light.”
Bindi underwent major surgery for endometriosis this week in the United States.
The daughter of the late Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin opened up about her decades-long battle with the disease for the first time in a lengthy Instagram post Wednesday morning.
She also shared a picture of herself from her hospital bed and said she wanted to raise awareness and help other women who may be suffering from the condition.
“Please be gentle and pause before you ask me (or any other woman) when we will have more children. After everything my body has been through, I am incredibly grateful that we have our beautiful daughter. She feels like the miracle of our family,” she said
She also explained how the surgeon at the Seckin Endometriosis Center in New York City removed a total of thirty-seven lesions and one “chocolate cyst” — a term for a cyst filled with menstrual blood.
She also wanted to draw attention to the fact that doctors often don’t take the disease seriously enough, pointing out that a doctor once told her that pain is just a normal part of being a woman.
“For ten years I have been struggling with insurmountable fatigue, pain and nausea. Trying to stay positive and hide the pain went a very long way,” she began.
“Lost tests, doctor visits, scans, etc. have been included over the past decade.”
Bindi continued: “A doctor told me it was just something to deal with as a woman and I gave it up entirely and tried to function through the pain.
“I didn’t find any answers until a friend, Leslie Mosier, helped me get my life back. I have decided to have surgery for endometriosis.’
Bindi underwent major surgery for endometriosis this week in the United States. She also shared a picture of herself from her hospital bed and said she wanted to raise awareness and help other women who may be suffering from the condition
She said “it was scary going through surgery, but I knew I couldn’t live the way I did,” adding that “every” aspect of her life was “torn apart” because of the pain .
Bindi revealed her surgeon’s first words after waking up from the procedure: “How have you lived with so much pain?”
She said it was an “indescribable” feeling to get this “reassurance” from a doctor after years of doctors wiping her pain away, before thanking her family and friends for encouraging her to find answers .
“Thank you to the doctors and nurses who believed in my pain,” she added. “I am on the road to recovery and the gratitude I feel is overwhelming.”
“To those questioning the canceled plans, unanswered messages and absence — I have poured every ounce of my remaining energy into our daughter and family,” she said.
Bindi has spent her life in the limelight as the daughter of famed conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin. He died in 2006
Bindi has spent her life in the limelight as the daughter of famed conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin.
Steve, known to millions around the world as ‘the crocodile hunter’, died on September 4, 2006 at the age of 44 after being stung in the chest by a stingray while filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef .
Bindi was just eight years old at the time.
After his death, Steve’s family, including his children Bindi and Robert, widow Terri and son-in-law Chandler, have continued his work to protect wildlife at Australia Zoo on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
What is endometriosis?
Endometriosis occurs when tissue resembling the lining of the womb (uterus) grows outside of this layer, causing pain and/or infertility.
There is a wide range of symptoms – pain can affect areas ranging from the abdomen and lower back to the pelvis and vagina.
Other symptoms include painful intercourse, abnormal menstrual periods, nausea, bloating and painful bowel movements.
The diagnosis of endometriosis can only be made by a laparoscopy and removal of a tissue sample.
There is no cure, but treatments such as hormones and excision surgery are available.
Source: Endometriosis Australia