Trista Sutter Braves Snowstorm to Birth Blakesley

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Having fallen in love on The Bachelorette, Trista and Ryan Sutter are no strangers to drama – but even they couldn’t top the dramatic arrival of their daughter Blakesley Grace last Friday.

An early spring snowstorm in Vail, Colo. forced officials to close the highway between the Sutters home and the Vail Valley Medical Center, but a laboring Trista didn’t have a minute to spare. “I had to tell the trooper, ‘I’m in labor, I need to get through,’” Trista, 36, tells Life & Style Weekly. “I think he knew he had the choice of letting me through or delivering the baby in my car.” Baby girl was delivered via c-section shortly after their safe arrival at the medical facility.

Echoing earlier statements made by family members, the name ‘Blakesley’ holds special significance for Trista, for it is her mom’s maiden name. The couple have numerous nicknames to choose from, and will take their time in deciding which one is the best fit. Adds Trista,

“We haven’t decided what we’ll call her — Blakesley, Blake, Grace or Gracie. We’ll let her personality show us what’s right.”

Blakesley is the second child for the couple, who are already parents to Maxwell ‘Max’ Alston, 20 months.

Source: Live & Style Weekly

– Missy

Comments

Brandi on April 9th, 2009

I am glad the name had meaning. I like Gracie or Blake. Why would she be in labor though, didn’t she have a scheduled csection?

Mallory on April 9th, 2009

At least we all know the reason for that different of a name.

Brandi, by the sounds of it, it wasn’t a scheduled c-section, they did it because she naturally went into labor.

I can’t wait to see pictures, though! I bet she’s beautiful.

Hilary on April 9th, 2009

Brandi,
She might have had a scheduled c-section but went into labor before she reached that date.

Jess from Ohio on April 9th, 2009

I can really appreciate and admire the fact that they used a family name with some significance to it. I plan on using my mothers maiden name, the name of my favorite grandfather, as a first or middle name for my son. Not only do I like the name, I love the fact that I am preserving family history.

Shay on April 9th, 2009

“We haven’t decided what we’ll call her — Blakesley, Blake, Grace or Gracie. We’ll let her personality show us what’s right.”

Well, that should calm the masses. LOL

Jenny on April 9th, 2009

I like the name Blakesly.. and especially appreciate the family significance. My mother’s maiden name is my daughter’s middle name. I’m sure a nickname will naturally evolve. My daughter’s name is Alexandra and we were set to call her Lexi. For some reason, we just started calling Alex. It was so natural.

Mixed on April 9th, 2009

They should call her Rainbow.

Jory on April 9th, 2009

I can’t wait to see her!! what ever they decide to call her I bet she is beautiful!!!

Courtney on April 9th, 2009

I still say I LOVEEEEEEEEE the name. I love that it has meaning. My mom’s maiden name is Courtney, my first name is Courtney and my middle daughter’s middle name is Courtney. Its very special to have family names.

Can’t wait to see pictures! Max and my son Caden are the same age, I wish I was having another one…but the factory is closed..:(

mmh on April 9th, 2009

Mixed — LOL!!!

EB on April 9th, 2009

I really like the name and the significance of it. I want to give my son my maiden name as a middle name, but my boyfriend isn’t too keen on it. *rolls eyes*

Angela on April 9th, 2009

It makes me very sad to think that this woman went into spontaneous labor and STILL had a repeat c/s. Current research indicates that the chance of uterine rupture is .5% for women who have a lower uterine segment incision–that’s HALF of a percent,ladies–where the mortality and morbidity of a repeat c/s is approximately 3-4%, nevermind the risks to the babe, though small as they might seem. Small numbers, yes, but still a significant difference. I’m not judging Trista for her choices, especially after how seemingly traumatic her first birth was, but I am just commenting on the sad state of obstetrical care in the US. Informed consent is not consent unless one is given the opportunity for informed refusal.

robinepowell on April 9th, 2009

Aha! Now we know where her daughter’s first name came from. )

Brooklyn on April 9th, 2009

I like the name, but whater they decide to call her will be cute. Can’t wait to see her!

Liz on April 9th, 2009

Angela,

She was always planning to have a c-section. She has a history of pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, plus a previous c-section. Perhaps her doctor & her decided that it was a better choice for her. With HELLP you are at an increased risk for DIC, where you bleed out. The section was safer for her.

Betsy on April 9th, 2009

There is NO WAY that the mortality/morbidity rate for a repeat c-section is 3-4% – get your facts straight! 1 in 25 women don’t die from having a c-section – you are being ridiculous.

denise on April 9th, 2009

How cute her name will depend on her personality. Right now she must be “baby girl”.

Hemorroids alone is a good enough reason to have a c-section!! I don’t think anyone should second guess her doctor’s orders.

Vicci on April 9th, 2009

Mhm, I have to agree with Betsy…the mortality/morbidity rate for a repeat c-section is nowhere near 3-4%. If it were, there would be a LOT of motherless children. The mortality rate for c-sections as a whole is 20 per 1 million in the US (0.002%), which includes first time c-sections and second, third, fourth, fifth ones. So let’s not panic…particularly as some women aren’t physically able to have a VBAC.

It does bother me that so many people seem to ‘pity’ and be saddened by women who have c-sections…for them it may have been absolutely the right choice. My mother nearly died giving birth to her first child (naturally) and her baby had serious birth injuries which required brain surgery when she was in her teens – she is still in and out of hospital 18 years on. My grandmother has problems which are a direct result of a botched delivery NOW (55 years on), with prolapse, incontinence etc. Yes, natural birth is often better but not for everyone, and it can still go wrong, so maybe we should respect the fact that Trista made a personal decision that was right for her.

marlee on April 9th, 2009

Angela – nice fear mongering… 3-4% morbidity for repeat c/s???? Get your facts straight. I find the vaginal vs. c-section discussion so exhausting, especially when the misinformed take part.

nosoupforyou on April 9th, 2009

I vote for Grace.

Tampa Mom on April 9th, 2009

I wish people would lay off those of us that had C Sections. I had my daughter last Friday. I was in labor for 30 hours until it was determined that my daughter wouldn’t descend. They had to do an emergency CS. She was stuck and they had a hard getting her out. The C/S saved not only my life but hers. Get your facts straight and don’t be judgemental. You don’t know every persons situation. Glad Trista had a healthy baby girl, that is what counts, not how she got here.

EB on April 9th, 2009

Tampa Mom- congrats on your little girl!

zoe on April 9th, 2009

i have no comment about the vd versus c-section debate or the accuracy of the stats – just wanted to point out that mortality and morbidity are two different things – morbidity refers to related complications/disease whereas mortality is death – so the commenter wasn’t saying that 3-4% of women die as a result of repeat c-section. also i think morbidity could refer to something serious or something very minor.

Laura on April 9th, 2009

The first time I had a C-section, it bothered me because people made the comment to me that I took the “easy way out”. But when I had my 2nd C-section (after a failed attempt to dilate the cervix) I realized that my focus should be bringing my baby into the world in the safest way possible. And for me, that meant all 4 of my kids were born via C-section. How the baby gets here is not for anyone to judge… The main priority is a healthy and safe delivery for Mom and baby! Congrats to them!!!

ps–Cute name!!

Kate on April 9th, 2009

I personally don’t see why it matters if a woman has a c-section. Shouldn’t the goal be a healthy baby with the least amount of pain possible?

kate on April 9th, 2009

congrats to the sutters. i like the name more after knowing the meaning behind it. angela – the fact that you are “so saddened” by trista’s birth choices is weird considering you DON’T EVEN KNOW HER. also your reasoning is very flawed – just because she chose a repeat c/s does not mean she made an uninformed decision. also, going into spontaneous labor does not guarantee a safe vaginal delivery. it would appear you are the one who needs to be more informed.

Grace on April 9th, 2009

Call her BG. “Bee Gee”. It’s retro, I hear the 70s are coming back.

Melissa on April 9th, 2009

With my 1st son I was in labor for 38 hours and when they gave me the epideral I went hyposic and they lost the baby on the monitor,(the one stuck on his head while still in me) and I had an emergency c-section and then he spent a week in the nicu. He is now a happy and health 9 year old boy as of April 1st. He’s little brother (also a c-section baby) is happy and health and just turn 3 on April 6th……….C-sections are not the easy way out…..for those of you that believe try it for your self. We may not be vaginally sore try sore straight across your lower belly, trying to get up & down and tend to a newborn, and the itching due to the weather changes that I expericed for 3 years after my 1st son was born. Congrats to Trista and Ryan on their new baby girl.

katie on April 9th, 2009

That is so irritating (c-section comment)!! I didn’t have the opportunity to choose what I wanted when I had my son. He was born at 25 weeks and though I was able to labor for 8 hours drug free he decided to become breach and I had to have an emergency c-section for his health.
Whatever her reasoning for having a c-section it is irrelevant, the important thing is that she and the baby are healthy. And those who have never had a c-section, is no walk in the park, it is a major surgery that comes with a long painful recovery. wanted to go all natural with my son

Congrats to the Sutter’s having a healthy baby and a healthy family.

TracyG on April 9th, 2009

Wow, Angela..you really need to get your facts straight before bashing Trista. Do you know her doctor or the reasons WHY she had a second section?

I had a scheduled section with my son because he was transverse breech for the entire pregnancy. They tried to turn him and it didn’t work. Also, I am very small and my pelvic bones are very close together and my OB (who I’d seen since I was 15 and I was 33 when I gave birth) knew that any baby over 6 pounds I couldn’t deliver naturally. So a scheduled section it was. It was a miracle that I carried my son to term in the first place, so I was just as happy to have a c section and have a healthy baby after two losses….

Don’t judge until you know the facts. It only makes you look like a total witch and a fool as well. :S

Emily on April 9th, 2009

Kate I like your reasoning on the object of birth. Of course, then the proud epidural-free pushers wouldn’t be able to wear their badge of good mothering.

I think I would’ve panicked BIG TIME if there was a road closure while I was in labor!!

Angela on April 9th, 2009

My comment about 3-4% mortality and morbidity refers to *anything* happening to the mother, ranging from death to a simple blood transfusion or infection. You may find it surprising to hear that I have had two cesareans myself, therefore I know for a fact that a c/s is NOT the easy way out. My comment did not judge Trista or any other women who has a c/s, vbac, or just plain vaginal birth. I know all too well that having babies–even making the decision to have a baby–is a labor of love. So many women on here assume any and every comment discussing c/s (unless it’s in a “yay, I loved mine kind of way”) is defamatory towards her own situation. Maybe that response should be a indication for a little more self exploration….but that’s just my .02.

The point of my comment is this: women need to know that they have options. Options beyond the simply 3 or 4 minute “discussion” your OB might have with you about the risks and benefits of c/s versus vbac or vaginal birth. Because the risks of having a baby at all are broad, and the decision to have major surgery should not be taken lightly.

Lola on April 9th, 2009

I think Trista should drop the “s” and call her daughter Blakeley. Did she consider that?

Sarah on April 9th, 2009

I have a lot of respect for mothers who gave birth regardless of the situation. I had an unplanned c-section when my son got “stuck” and wouldn’t descend. Looking back, I am so glad I didn’t have to go through the birthing process. I have heard of so many women having long-term effects from tears, episotomies, etc. I had an 8 pound baby – no thank you!! If people want to call c-sections the “easy way out”, so be it. They’re just jealous that we didn’t have to sit on donuts after delivery!

Congrats to the Sutters!

Sabina on April 9th, 2009

‘Blakesley Grace Sutter’ – let us hope that she doesn’t grow up with a lisp!

S M on April 9th, 2009

Morbidity is not the same as mortality, ladies. Unfortunately, Angela is right.
HELLP is not an indicator for cesarean when a woman is in labor.
Most cesareans are caused by inductions that were not medically indicated.
The thing is..this is a celebrity baby blog but it really points out just how little American women know about the surgery and how many of them are having cesareans and thinking people are judging them, feeling bad because they had them and feeling bad because people point out that there is risk involved. So Angela felt it was sad that a mom would wind up with surgery and so many other people responded that no, major abdominal surgery is great and nothing to judge! At some point, that doesn’t make sense to celebrate an unnecessary cesarean and I really hope that many of the women here come to realize that there is a reason we have an almost 50% cesarean rate in some states and it’s NOT because babies have forgotten how to be born.

Angela on April 9th, 2009

Hey Tracy G: Don’t judge until you know the facts. It only makes you look like a total witch and a fool as well.

JMO on April 9th, 2009

I vote for Blake cause like I said before if you wanted Grace you should of just named her that!!!!

kate on April 9th, 2009

hahaha, SM thinks i am ill-informed. well guess what SM i celebrate my unnecessary c/s all the time because that is how my beautiful son came into my life (and my husband’s too!!). i chose to have an elective c/s for (gasp!!) nonmedical reasons. not for any one reason, i simply did not desire a vaginal birth – i used to be a post partum nurse (i work in the er now) and saw some pretty bad outcomes from vaginal birth. that’s not to say that every c/s i saw was a walk in the park, but i guess some of those memories stuck with me when it came time to have my own child. i researched and researched some more and after much well thought out discussion with my husband and my doctor we came to that decision. believe me, i did not take it lightly. i actually had a decent recovery, it hurt a lot – but so does labor (or so i’ve heard) the best part was my baby boy!! i have gotten strange looks, but most people ust say “oh, okay, cool” when they hear my birth story. i worked in l/d/r/p for 5 years and the best part of the job was seeing the family’s faces when their new little one was born – how they got there should not be the focus. okay i’m done now, sorry for the long story

Sam on April 9th, 2009

Lola, Blakesley is a family name. If they dropped the “S” from the name, it would not be the family name anymore. I agree it would be easier to pronounce, but it would not make sense to name her that.

And I vote for calling her Blakesley. Blake is a boy’s name and Grace/Gracie is way too common.

Jane on April 9th, 2009

Go with Grace/Gracie!

Lola on April 10th, 2009

Her child’s name is still “Blakesley” regardless. She would not be changing the name. She would be calling her child a different name (if she chose to call her another name other than Blakesley) which is what she wants. The child would have an easier name to pronounce if she calls her something other than “Blakesley.”

Lola on April 10th, 2009

Blake can be a girl’s name too, it’s a uni-sex name.

Lola on April 10th, 2009

Sorry (typo), Blake is a unisex name. It can be used for a male or female.

Frannie on April 10th, 2009

Congratulations to Trista & Ryan. Their babies are beautiful, so are they. God bless the family always.

CelebBabyLover on April 10th, 2009

I agree with Hilary! How on Earth do we know that Trista simply went into labor BEFORE the date of her scheduled C-section! That happened to my mother. She had a C-section scheduled…But I had other ideas and was born nearly two weeks before the date of my mother’s scheduled C-section!

Natasha on April 10th, 2009

Excuse me but isn’t this meant to be moderated? Comments about someone being a ‘witch’ and a ‘fool’?! I come to this site because moderators don’t let posts about births degenerate into a bitching session. ANY critical comments about how a baby was born, whether presented as ‘constructive’ or not, can detract from parents’ happiness about the safe delivery of their child. Irrespective of the fact that Trista Sutter had medical problems with her first child, I believe she has the right to an elective caesarean without people lamenting the fact. Can we just not love each other and celebrate Blakesley joyous arrival?!

Daniella on April 10th, 2009

I have no problem with any way a woman has her child as long as she & the baby come out safe & healthy. My mum was lucky in that she had four fairly easy natural deliveries, although my oldest brother gave her a few more problems. People are always shocked when my mum tells them that she, a woman of average weight & slightly tall height, gave birth naturally to four VERY big babies. My brothers were 9 lbs. 14 ozs., 10 lbs. 2 ozs., 9 lbs. 10 ozs., & I was a whopping 10 lbs. 9 ozs.

My one aunt, who is similarly built & even taller than my mum, had two natural deliveries & two very difficult deliveries that eventually resulted in cesarean sections. She told me that albeit she found the C-sections much more painful to recover from, she was thankful she got them because they saved the lives of my two cousins.

I myself wish to give birth to my children naturally, but if for some reason that is not possible, I would feel no shame in having a C-section done. I would just prefer not to have my stomach cut open unless necessary. Hopefully, I will be like my mum & have no problems in that area.

Brittany on April 10th, 2009

Ok I didn’t think this was possible but I like the name Blakesly now. Crazy…. but true.

Connie on April 10th, 2009

Try saying Blakesley Sutter fast…..see what happens. They should definitely drop the “s” and call her Blakeley Sutter — so much better.

Shannon on April 10th, 2009

congrats Tampa Mom on your baby girl.

Second, all that matters is that Trista and her baby are healthy. Quit griping on how she delivered her baby…and with the condition that Trista dealt with during her pregnancy, a c-section is the most advised method of delivery to ensure the health of mom and baby (and my mom is a labor/delivery nurse–and I asked her).

CelebBabyLover on April 11th, 2009

Connie- Why would they call her Blakely? Blakesly is a family name, and if they dropped the “S”, she wouldn’t have the family name anymore!

Sam on April 11th, 2009

Blake is a unisex name just like Joseph, Lucas, and Stephen are. It can be a boy’s name or a girl’s name, but it is traditionally a male name. If the Sutter’s want to call their daughter that, then that’s their choice.

Tina on April 11th, 2009

ohhhh okay thats why they chose that name, Blake is really pretty and not many people have it in my opinion.

GiGi on April 11th, 2009

I lOVE the name Blakesley Grace! It is so different, but at the same same time, not one of the crazy celeb baby names! Best of luck to Trista, Ryan, Max, and Blakesley!

Silvermouse on April 11th, 2009

the name is growing on me. At first I thought “eh?” but now I’ve discovered it’s cute.

Laurie on April 12th, 2009

I had a c-section and could care less what other people think about it. Congrats to the sutters.

StephanieF on April 12th, 2009

I would never call a c-section an easy way out. It is major surgery. Despite if you’ve had one, or haven’t the facts are that there are more c-sections now than ever before. I believe a lot are done unnecessarily, but some are necessary. So, we should not sit here and judge anyone. I had two vaginal births. First was terrible, tearing…you name it and he was only 7 1/2 lbs. Second was easy, lovely no problems, and she was 10 1/2 lbs. So, really you cannot really plan how labor will go. Emergencies can always arise, but you have to be educated.

Congrats to Trista on her little girl. She must be thrilled!! Hopefully people can sit back and realize that no matter how babies are born they are a blessing!!

Terri on April 12th, 2009

I like the significance of the name, but it is a little awkward to pronounce the full name.

hboulware on April 13th, 2009

Grace/Gracie may be common names. But, 7 yrs ago I gave birth (vag W/no meds)to a beautiful baby girl named Gracen Rebecca. So, I vote the Sutters go with Gracie

catcat on April 13th, 2009

I cannot stand women who are against C-Sections. Why? Who cares whether you deliver vaginally or through C-section- what business is of yours??
I had to have one because the baby was head up (and the cord was wrapped twice around her neck). I was 100% fully recovered in 4 days. The C-section took 4 minutes to get the baby out. I had ZERO pain and I would do it again it I chose to have another baby. Every woman on my block (6 of us) had to have one because of various problems- none were by choice and all of us would do it again.
What would you like? A tiny invisible cut hidden under your panties or a stretched out vagina with tears and stitches?

catcat on April 13th, 2009

If Trista had a planned C-Section then the doctor should NOT have allowed her to go into labor!
When you get to the hospital, they give you a spinal (a very quick “prick” on your back). Then everything below your waist goes numb. You are fully awake and can move your arms (everything above your waist).
Sounds like Trista had a bad doctor to me!

catcat on April 13th, 2009

Stephanie F: Thank you for posting your comments about horrible vaginal tearing. I have heard so many stories about the vagina tearing all the way down to the an_s. C-Sections are very fast, very safe, baby comes out without a smashed head, and of course, your vagina is not torn, ripped, stretched out forever.
I don’t think most women chose a C-section. I know celebrities do like Britney Spears because they can afford it. Most women have C-Sections because the baby is breech, in labor too long without any progression, baby’s heart beat plummets, mom and or baby are in distress.
My C-section took 4 minutes to get baby out then about 5-10 minutes for clean-up and stitches. I had zero pain and a very fast recovery.

CelebBabyLover on April 14th, 2009

catcat- It isn’t up to the doctor whether or not the mother goes into labor before the scheduled C-section date! It is the baby and the mother’s body that make that decision! As I mentioned earlier, my mother had a planned C-section scheduled, but I was born nearly 2 weeks beforehand (proof that planning a C-section a week or two in advance of the due date isn’t always going to prevent labor from happening!).

I also know of a few other women who went into labor before their scheduled C-section dates (in fact, one woman I know went into labor before her scheduled C-section in not one, but TWO of her pregnancies!).

Also, from what I’ve heard and read, most doctors don’t get that worried if a woman goes into labor before her scheduled C-section date.

As to your other post….I, personally, am not against medically neccesary C-sections. What I’m against are elective C-sections. Why? Because women who have them are unneccesarily putting their babies at risk! Like any major surgery, C-sections carry risks. One of the most common is the baby having breathing problems after birth and needing to stay in the NICU for a few days (when a baby is born vaginally, the squeezing of the vagina and pelvic muscles squeeze the fluid out of it’s lungs, and stimulate the lungs to take their first breath. Obviously, this doesn’t happen with a C-section). Why put yourself and your baby at unnecessary risk?

Oh, and I’d take the stretched, torn vagina over the incision any day, just as I’d take laproscopic surgery via an already existing opening into the body over surgery involving an incision.

I mean, having someone cut me open and mess around with my insides? Unless it’s neccesary, no thanks!

CelebBabyLover on April 15th, 2009

I also meant to say yesterday that the other reason I’d take the torn, stretched-out vagina over the incision is because birthing babies (well, and “doing the deed”, if you catch my drift) are what vaginas are made for! Skin and uteri (techincally, that is the correct plural of Uterus, rather than uteruses), on the otherhand, are NOT made to be sliced open!