Olympian and former Strictly star Iwan Thomas welcomed his first son at the weekend, but explained his terror during the first few hours of him being born
Arriving prematurely, the infant, named Teddy Ellis Thomas, was quickly taken into intensive care after he failed to start breathing on his own.
But now Iwan has relieved fans of their worry by explaining on social media that Teddy is slowly getting better.
“Unfortunately the little fella went downhill pretty fast but slowly he’s seems to be getting stronger although will be [at the hospital] a while yet,” he wrote.
“Although he’s not totally out of trouble yet a HUGE thank you to the great NHS doctors, nurses and midwifes who do everything in their power to help the sick.”
The update comes after Iwan informed fans on Monday of Teddy’s problematic arrival.
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“I just wanted to share with you some great and also horrendous news, my baby boy came into the world on Sat,” he wrote, alongside some adorable shots of the baby asleep.
“He’s so gorgeous I went home the happiest man alive that night only to be phoned to say he’s been taken to intensive care with trouble breathing, yesterday was the worst day of my life looking at my everything with tubes everywhere in an incubator.
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“He is now beginning to breathe better for himself without full aid of machines, I now know what true unconditional love is.”
Teddy is Iwan’s first baby with his unnamed partner, who generally chooses to keep his personal life off social media – with the exception of Frank the French Bulldog, who makes regular Instagram appearances.
“I’ve met some truly wonderful families who unfortunately are going through similar journeys here and my heart goes out to them all. Although some days are dark try to believe in the power of positive thinking, keep strong, keep believing & keep fighting,” said Iwan.