Krumbled Foods and Habitual Beauty founder and influencer Keira Rumble on pregnancy loss

Central Coast wellness influencer and new mum Keira Rumble is sharing her traumatic experience of six pregnancy losses to help others suffering in silence.

The Central Coast founder of Krumbled Foods and Habitual Beauty Keira Rumble has opened up about the six pregnancy losses she experienced before giving birth to her son Hunter.

Almost four months on from Hunter’s birth, the Daley’s Point influencer has shared her story to give hope to others in similar situations and let them know they are not alone.

Ms Rumble, who launched Australia’s first collagen bars in 2020, gave birth to baby Hunter Philip Harris on July 5 2021. He was born prematurely at 36 weeks weighing 3.07kg.

It was a scary start with Hunter taken straight into intensive care and given 100 per cent oxygen following the birth, however he is now thriving at home.

Central Coast founder of Krumbled Foods and Habitual Beauty Keira Rumble had her son Hunter on July 5 2021.

Ms Rumble and partner Anthony couldn’t be happier.

Ms Rumble, who has a following of more than 370,000 on Instagram, openly talks about her difficult pregnancy journey and says many other woman are going through similar experiences of miscarriages and IVF and suffering in silence.

“It’s taken two and a half years of loss and trauma including six pregnancy losses … but now I can finally hold my baby in my arms,” she said.

“I wasn’t being heard by the medical system and seeing the way I was treated – it really opened me up to the world of how miscarriages and pregnancy losses are not spoken about.”

Ms Rumble had a heterotopic pregnancy that she said “broke me emotionally after being misdiagnosed for four weeks”.

“I was told it was ‘just a miscarriage’ and to simply see a psychologist, then I was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis and a blood clotting disorder,” she said.

Ms Rumble is sharing her difficult story in the hope of helping others.

She said Hunter was conceived through IVF and she was on blood thinners to prevent clotting.

“I did two intralipid infusions which are still quite controversial in the IVF world,” she said.

“I had scans pretty much every week with my OB (obstetrician) who specialises in high risk pregnancies but it wasn’t until I felt Hunter kick that I really settled into it.

“I never truly celebrated this pregnancy till I was 20 weeks and it took till 28 weeks to be officially diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG).

“I was dealing with constant nausea and vomiting and spent weeks in bed – resting and working and realising that it wasn’t going to abate.”

She was convinced her pregnancy would go to full term however it didn’t with her waters breaking one morning at 4am and a long labour which saw Hunter born at 7.55pm.

“I only got to hold him for 30 seconds as he was so blue and bruised and was having trouble breathing on his own,” she said.

Keira Rumble pictured with her baby boy Hunter. Picture: Sue Graham

“Even though I loved him I didn’t feel like I had a connection with my baby which I assumed would be instant, but it wasn’t, and it was even harder to make one when I couldn’t hold and breastfeed him all the time.

“I never imagined not having my baby with me after the birth and midwives and paediatrician told me to prepare myself as I would likely be going home without Hunter, which broke my heart. I was determined to try and bring him home with me if he was physically fit to do so.

“Luckily, Hunter’s health turned around in a matter of days and he was thriving after a plan to ensure he was feeding well came together.

“It was the most enlightening feeling; walking out of special care with my baby. It was really surreal.

“We are all home and our family feels complete for now, even our sausage dogs are smitten, acting as mother hens.”