Gemma Atkinson reveals she had C-section and opens up on 'tough' recovery from birth

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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Gemma Atkinson has opened up her son Thiago's birth earlier this month, telling fans she had a C-section.The presenter, 38, welcomed her second child earlier this month with Strictly star fiancé Gorka Marquez, 32, and shortly after announced their son’s name.Taking to her Instagram on Wednesday, 26 July, Gemma shared a pic of herself in hospital, telling fans she had "an elected C section" as "I didn't get my vaginal birth." Joking that she was helped through the process by Wimbledon, she continued: "My waters broke and I went into labour and stayed at home for as long as possible (it helped that the Wimbledon men's final was on!) "My contractions got down to every 6 mins or so and then slowly just stopped.

We headed into the hospital 24hrs after my waters broke as they had changed colour a little.Thiago had opened his bowels.Thanks son!

Already s******g on me." Gemma then added: "I was given the choice of the artificial hormone to induce labour again or a section.

Weeks ago we said if it came down to that we would 100% go with the section." She said that the hormone injection she'd had for her first child, Mia, was "awful" and that it ended up in an emergency C-section anyway.