Woman who had maternity photoshoot with bees suffers pregnancy loss

A woman whose maternity photoshoot with a swarm of bees went viral has lost her baby.

Emily Mueller, 33, from the US, made headlines in August when she posted photos of 20,000 bees on her stomach. Speaking to PEOPLE at the time, Mueller said: “It was absolutely amazing to connect with nature in that way and to have the bees directly on my womb was so spiritual.”

Taking to Facebook to announce her sad news, Mueller wrote: “Yesterday evening we had to hand over our precious child and say goodbye to his physical body forever.

“Our baby has died. Our baby will never come home with us,” she continued. “This wonderful rainbow baby we were blessed with has now become a storm in our lives.

“Finding out your baby died is unfathomable. Learning you have to be induced and deliver your deceased child is way beyond that. My heart instantly ached for any woman that has told me she had a stillborn.”

She added that she and husband Ryan named their late son Emersyn Jacob.

Mueller first became concerned about her child when she stopped feeling the baby mov. She decided to go to the hospital, where she and her husband were sadly told that their son had died just days before his due date. 

“I truly thought we would be sent home with a smile, telling us to just wait for the arrival of our sweet Emersyn, who was due in 6 days,” she explained.  

“I can’t and don’t want to explain that feeling to anyone. Turning to your husband and seeing him die inside. Seeing him completely break. Seeing your children feel and suffer your pain in front of your eyes. The pain is unbearable.”

The couple have three more children: Cadyn, 10, Madelynn, three, and Westyn, one.