‘It still affects me to this day’: The Block’s Jimmy and Tam say they aren’t ruling out adoption after Tam suffered life-threatening complications during pregnancy with daughter Frankie
The Block’s Jimmy and Tam have revealed they aren’t ruling out adoption, after their first pregnancy with daughter Frankie resulted in life-threatening complications.
In an interview with the Courier Mail on Sunday, Tam, 31, said with the chance of her getting sick again, a natural birth ‘is not something to think about lightly’.
Tam welcomed daughter Frankie, now four, via an emergency caesarean and risked having a stroke, after doctors discovered she had pre-eclampsia during an arduous labour that resulted 38 hours.
‘It still affects me to this day’: The Block’s Jimmy and Tam (pictured) revealed they aren’t ruling out adoption, after she suffered life-threatening complications including the possibility of a stroke, during their pregnancy with daughter Frankie, now four
While the couple have often thought about the possibility of welcoming another child, they are not in any rush to do so with Tam’s medical history.
‘It’s not something to think about lightly. Every few months we chat about it more because Frankie asks questions about having a brother or sister,’ Tam revealed.
The bar manager, who has suffered from anxiety and depression, went on to say that at this stage, she can’t fathom a natural birth, and has considered adoption.
‘Mentally I don’t think I can bring myself to do it again, I have a chance of getting sick again and it still affects me to this day. We haven’t ruled out adopting though.’
Their pride and joy: Tam, 31, told the Courier Mail on Sunday that daughter Frankie (pictured) has asked about having a brother or sister: ‘Every few months we chat about it more because Frankie asks questions about having a brother or sister’
Grateful: Jimmy, 33, who looked after Frankie while Tam was recovering in hospital, said Tam’s health is their main concern: ‘We are blessed with one perfect daughter Frankie, not a lot of people even get the chance to have one so for that we are thankful’
Jimmy, 33, who looked after Frankie while Tam was recovering in hospital and on six different types of blood pressure tablets, said Tam’s health is their main concern.
‘We are blessed with one perfect daughter Frankie, not a lot of people even get the chance to have one so for that we are thankful,’ he told the Courier Mail.
This is not the first time the couple have spoken about their high-risk pregnancy.
‘We are doing this for Frankie’: On the first episode of The Block this season, Jimmy said they signed on to the show to give their daughter Frankie a bright future
On the first episode of The Block this season, Jimmy said they signed on to the show to give their daughter Frankie a bright future.
‘We are doing this for Frankie. We want to try and win to set our family up,’ Jimmy told producers.
Shedding tears, he continued: ‘Nearly losing your wife straight after giving birth… thoughts go through your head of how “How am I going to do this on my own?”‘
Emotional: Shedding tears, he continued: ‘Nearly losing your wife straight after giving birth… thoughts go through your head of how “How am I going to do this on my own?”‘