After opening up about her complications during childbirth, Serena Williams took to Facebook today to thank her followers for sharing their own stories and revealed how the experience made her stronger.

Check out her post below:

In her Vogue cover story, Serena revealed that her daughter was born by an emergency c-section after the baby’s heart rate dropped during contractions. The following day the doctors found “several” blood clots in Serenas lungs. Unfortunately, the complications didn’t end there. Serena’s c-section wound opened up when she started coughing. When she went back into surgery, a large hematoma had flooded her abdomen. Doctors inserted a filter into her vein to prevent more clots from forming. The star athlete had to spend her first few weeks as a new Mom on bed rest.

Thankfully, Serena and her baby seem to be doing a lot better and we are so glad to hear that.

Serena posted a video in addition to her post of her beautiful baby girl.