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"Spy Kids" character Alexa PenaVega and her husband, "Big Time Rush" character Carlos PenaVega, announced connected Monday that their girl was delivered arsenic a stillborn. Their daughter, whom they named Indy Rex PenaVega, was nan couple's 4th child.
"There are ne'er nan correct words to opportunity erstwhile it comes to loss," nan mates said successful a joint statement connected Instagram. "After a beautiful and serene transportation our girl 'Indy' was calved astatine rest. It has been a achy journey. But successful nan symptom we person recovered peace."
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Actors Carlos PenaVega (L) and Alexa PenaVega (R) sojourn Hallmark Channel's "Home & Family" astatine Universal Studios Hollywood connected February 07, 2020 successful Universal City, California.
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Alexa PenaVega posted a pregnancy vlog from nan infirmary connected March 18, saying she had been location for 5 days aft she started bleeding.
"My history pinch this gestation has not been easy," she said, saying that astatine 1 point, she thought her h2o had surgery and that she couldn't get nan babe to move, contempt her usually being active. The babe yet started moving connected nan measurement to nan hospital, she said.
"It looks for illustration I've had fundamentally a separation of my placenta from my uterus, not completely, a partial," she said. "Luckily, it's travel to a spot wherever it tin beryllium maintained."
According to nan CDC, astir 21,000 babies are delivered arsenic stillbirths each twelvemonth successful nan U.S. – astir nan aforesaid number of babies that dice during nan first twelvemonth of life. The complaint of early stillbirth has remained astir nan aforesaid complete time, nan agency says, while nan complaint of precocious and word stillbirths has "dramatically reduced."
The PenaVegas did not merchandise specifications astir nan birth. They said that Indy "already changed our lives successful truthful galore ways." They announced their pregnancy successful November.
"She was perfectly beautiful. And looked conscionable for illustration daddy. Dark hairsbreadth and all," nan mates said. "Grief has travel to america successful waves. Moments of emotion perfectly gutted... past moments of emotion blessed by conscionable getting a infinitesimal pinch her."
"Indy Rex PenaVega, you wholly changed our world," they ended their statement. "You moved america to a caller place. You gave america nan organization we person been longing for. We emotion you can't hold to spot really galore different lives you change."
Former co-stars person showered nan mates pinch condolences for their loss.
"Our thoughts and prayers are pinch your full family," Big Time Rush commented connected their Instagram post. "We emotion you and you're successful our hearts always. Rest successful peace, saccharine angel."
Tiffany Thornton, known for her roles successful Disney's "Sonny pinch a Chance" and "So Random!" said she has "no words."
"I americium surgery hearted from you guys and can't moreover fathom nan nonaccomplishment of a mini babe," she said. "I'm praying she will nonstop signs to y'all from Heaven daily. Loving y'all from Arkansas and praying fervently for your saccharine family."
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