Becoming a parent evokes strong emotions and results in significant changes in the lives of parents. Serena Williams, the tennis legend, had a difficult recovery after giving birth to her daughter Olympia. In an interview, Serena Williams’ husband and co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian discussed how difficult that time was for his wife.

The daughter of the 23-time Grand Slam winner was born in 2017. The American tennis legend’s first few months after giving birth were dark and difficult since she was confined to herself.

Alexis Ohanian felt Serena was trapped in her own body while suffering post pregnancy problems

The 23-time Grand Slam champion spent nearly six months in bed after giving birth, due to difficulties from her postpartum condition. Both Ohanian and Serena opened up about their difficulties in a 2018 interview with Vogue.

The first few weeks of motherhood for her were hard, and her husband was a supportive partner. Rather than focusing on her baby, the tennis player was stuck in her own problems. He said in an interview, “I was happy to change diapers.” However, he enjoyed his father’s duties, but for his wife, it was hard not being able to do anything and be reliant on others.

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The Reddit co-founder said, “but on top of everything she was going through, the feeling of not being able to help made it even harder. Consider for a moment that your body is one of the greatest things on this planet, and you’re trapped in it.” Being stuck in one’s body is hard but, the tennis star made it through her problems.

Serena Williams’ post-pregnancy complications 

The former tennis player spoke candidly about her personal struggles with Vogue during the same conversation. When Serena was recovering in the hospital after giving birth to her daughter, she suffered from several blood clots in her lungs, creating a lot of trouble for the tennis star.

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Her C-section wound popped open shortly after giving delivery due to the severe coughing she experienced. She was eventually returned to surgery, where a sizable hematoma in her abdomen was discovered. Despite suffering such complications, Serena has reiterated her desire to further extend her family and help Olympia experience growing up with a little brother or sister.

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