Blue Peter’s Simon Thomas recalls ‘fear’ after wife Derrina fell ‘rapidly ill’ before welcoming premature baby girl by C-section

Simon Thomas and his household went by way of a regarding time as his spouse Derrina was compelled to ship their child prematurely (Image: @simonthomastv, Instagram)

The TV star shocked his followers on Wednesday when he introduced that his and Derrina’s child woman had arrived eight weeks untimely. 

Simon has now revealed that their daughter was born through C-section after Derrina fell ‘quickly in poor health’ and each are recovering at  Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire the place the new child is anticipated to stay for 5 to 6 weeks. 

Talking concerning the household’s ordeal, Simon stated on Thursday: ‘Having thought we've acquired one other eight weeks to prepare and purchase all of the stuff and simply usually prepare for a brand new child, she had an emergency C-section on Tuesday afternoon.

‘We've got acquired a really tiny, three kilos 4, little child woman, which is wonderful. 

‘It's such a spread of feelings from worry on Tuesday – we had been clearly extremely apprehensive that Derrina goes to be OK and the infant goes to be OK – to out of the blue having new life in your arms,’ he added whereas talking on The Jeremy Vine Present. 

Derrina is recovering in hospital after falling in poor health (Image: @simonthomastv, Instagram)

Their child woman is anticipated to stay in hospital for 5 - 6 weeks (Image: @simonthomastv, Instagram)

Ethan, 13, has taken to being a protecting huge brother shortly (Image: @simonthomastv, Instagram)

Simon had nothing however reward for the NHS workers on the hospital, who he hailed as ‘unbelievable’. 

‘I do know that we regularly on this programme talk about the NHS and all of the issues that aren’t so good with it, however the workforce that we've acquired round that little life proper now are simply wonderful,’ the presenter stated. 

‘So though I'm sat at dwelling feeling very separate to all the things, I'm heading off to the hospital shortly, I do know she is in wonderful arms.’ 

Simon was already father to 13-year-old son Ethan from his first marriage to late spouse Gemma, who died in 2017 shortly after being identified with most cancers. 

Simon and Derrina married in July 2021 (Image: @simonthomastv, Instagram)

He defined that it was Ethan’s dream to have a sibling and has now stepped into the function of protecting huge brother simply. 

Simon stated: ‘He has all the time wished a brother or sister and my first spouse Gemma, due to fertility points, we couldn’t have any extra youngsters. 

‘So this has all the time been a unhappiness for him, and for me as properly, that I've by no means acquired to see him alongside a sibling, and though he's going to be rather a lot older he's simply so stuffed with pleasure… 

‘He simply stated to me this morning, “daddy, can we go and see my little sister tomorrow as a result of I've acquired a time without work faculty?”’ 

Simon and Derrina tied the knot in July 2021 and introduced they had been anticipating their first baby collectively in September 2022.