The One Present star Alex Jones has opened up about adjusting to life as a mom when she welcomed her first baby with husband Charlie Thomson eight years in the past
Alex Jones and her husband Charlie Thomson (Picture: undefined)
The One Present presenter Alex Jones has confessed “I could not consider the automotive crash I used to be left with” while discussing a private household expertise. The Welsh tv host is mom to a few youngsters along with her husband Charlie Thomson.
Alex, 48, acknowledges she cherished being pregnant with eight-year-old Teddy, Equipment, six, and five-year-old daughter Annie. Nevertheless, it was an incident shortly after Teddy’s arrival that Alex describes as leaving her “in bits”. She reveals she found quickly afterwards that “every part hurts”. This led to a bathe second when she encountered a “massive shock” upon seeing her reflection.
Alex and Charlie share three youngsters (Picture: Getty)
Talking on Past The Lavatory With Sali Hughes, Alex defined: “I keep in mind the primary day being at residence after having Teddy and I simply keep in mind being within the bathe and I used to be in bits as a result of I simply could not consider the automotive crash that I used to be left with. I assumed, ‘What the hell has occurred right here?'”.
“I imply, you possibly can’t…nothing can put together you possibly can it, I do not assume, for that first time while you’ve had a baby. I imply, clearly, my beginning days of the youngsters are nonetheless my favorite days ever, however that day after when every part’s engorged, and every part’s painful, and also you’re simply taking a look at your tummy and also you’re pondering, is that this it? Is that this what life is now going to seem like. And that was a extremely massive shock.”
Alex continued by saying “no one talked about” the extent of bodily discomfort following childbirth. She additionally acknowledges that motherhood has shifted her “most important concern” in direction of well being.
She added: “I need to be round for these youngsters for so long as potential. I like being a mom greater than the rest. And naturally it has its ups and downs as everyone knows, however oh, I get pleasure from it a lot and I simply need to be round.”
On New Yr’s Day, Alex honoured husband Charlie as they celebrated their tenth marriage ceremony anniversary. The devoted pair exchanged vows in 2016 at Cardiff Citadel.
But they selected to commemorate the event by travelling to Charlie’s homeland of New Zealand. Posting {a photograph} from their marriage ceremony day, Alex penned: “Immediately, we rejoice 10 years as husband and spouse. Then and now.
Alex has opened up about motherhood (Picture: Getty)
“We married within the northern hemisphere so it was solely proper to mark a decade, with our youngsters within the southern hemisphere. It is all about compromise (laughing emoji).
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“We’re so grateful to our household and pals who made that day extraordinarily particular and proceed to make life lots of enjoyable!”.
Alex shall be again on screens for Saturday Kitchen from 10am on BBC One right this moment (March 7). She’s going to seem as a visitor on the programme alongside Bryn Williams, while cooks Mike Reid, Adejoké Bakare and visitor Phil Wang shall be serving up dishes.
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