Reality TV star Kristen Doute endures terrifying medical emergency while pregnant: 'Came out of nowhere'
Kristen Doute, star of reality TV shows Vanderpump Rules and The Valley, has opened up about a terrifying medical emergency she endured during her pregnancy.
Doute, 41, who is expecting a daughter with fiancé Luke Broderick, recalled the experience in the most recent episode of her podcast Balancing Act.
"Something not so fun that happened to us over the weekend," Doute shared.
Watch the video above.
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Reality star Kristen Doute has detailed a terrifying health emergency during her pregnancy. Variety via Getty Images
"We'll be brief about this, but I feel like it's important to talk about because if other women experience it ... other women that I honestly read about online and a few friends are what got me through this."
She said the incident began when she started "bleeding really heavily" while sitting on a couch at home.
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Doute said the bleeding came "out of nowhere" and the couple had to drive to three different hospital emergency rooms to be seen.
Doute, 41, is expecting a daughter with fiancé Luke Broderick, due in June 2025. Getty
"I'm still bleeding, and that's the scary part," she said.
"I don't know what this means, because I'm in full panic mode, like, 'How much have I actually lost? How much blood am I going to keep losing? Is this going to keep happening? Is it not going to stop ever?'"
Doute was eventually seen and told their baby was OK, although she admitted they "still don't totally know what happened."
"What we think happened is that there was a shift in my placenta," she explained.
With her Vanderpump Rules costars (from left) Lala Kent, Stassi Schroeder Clark and Katie Maloney. Getty
"The blood was all mine. The blood was not the baby's.
"We saw her on the ultrasound. I'm gonna get emotional – we saw her heartbeat. We got to listen to her heartbeat.
"The tech was so fantastic at making us feel good and making us feel calm in that way."
Doute was eventually discharged but says she was confused by the terminology used on her paperwork that said she'd experienced a "threatened miscarriage."
She said this was "the last thing you want to read."
Their baby is due in June 2025.
Doute on The Valley with Michelle Lally and Brittany Cartwright. Casey Durkin/Bravo via Getty Ima
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Doute and Broderick have been trying to fall pregnant for a period of time and suffered a miscarriage in 2023 when she was six weeks pregnant.
In a recent post showing her growing belly, the reality star opened up on her fears for her pregnancy.
"So thankful 🤎*as a new mom-to-be, after experiencing a loss there is a lot of fear that comes with the good news," she wrote.
"every week, and every ultrasound, lifted that weight little by little. when i saw the baby move for the first time, i finally felt like i was allowed to be excited.
"I am forever grateful. 🌈✨*"
The couple eventually conceived their daughter using intrauterine insemination (IUI).
Doute and Broderick, who both star on The Valley and were engaged in September this year, shared their baby's gender on social media.
"Baby girl on the way," they shared with Doute's one million followers.
If you or someone you know is in need of support following pregnancy loss contact the Red Nose Grief and Loss Support Line on 1300 308 307 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. In the event of an emergency dial Triple Zero (000).
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