šŸ’” Kat Timpf spills: Breast cancer hit 15 hours before birth, but ā€˜the diagnosis wasnā€™t the worst.ā€™ The next 24 hoursā€”panic, choices, near collapseā€”still haunt her. ā€˜I almost lost it all,ā€™ she whispers.

FOX News host Kat Timpf revealed the whirlwind journey she went on just hours before giving birth.

TimpfĀ posted on social media detailing the bittersweet day she experienced before welcoming her first child with her husband, Cameron Friscia.

Pregnant Kat Timpf sitting in a wheelchair at an airport.
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Kat Timpf shared the shocking 24 hours leading up to giving birth to her first childCredit: Instagram/kattimpf

Kat Timpf and Cameron Friscia at sunset.
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Timpf and her husband Cameron Friscia welcomed their first child last weekCredit: Instagram/kattimpf

Kat Timpf on Gutfeld!
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The Fox News star said 15 hours before giving birth, she found out she had breast cancerCredit: Fox
In a lengthyĀ postĀ onĀ X, Timpf, who previously joked on Gutfeld that this was the ā€œlongest pregnancy of all time,ā€ wrote about finding out she had breast cancer 15 hours prior to going into labor.

TheĀ Fox NewsĀ host and comedian titled the post ā€œAn Unconventional Birth Announcement.ā€

ā€œLast week, I welcomed my first child into the world. About fifteen hours before I went into labor, I was diagnosed with breast cancer,ā€ she began.

Timpf immediately eased followersā€™ worries by letting people know sheā€™s currently in stage zero and is ā€˜confidentā€™ the cancer hasnā€™t spread.

Despite her doctorā€™s positive outlook on the diagnosis, she said it was definitely not an easygoing day.

ā€œI woke up more than a week past due pregnant, completely consumed by doing everything I could to get the baby out,ā€ she described.

ā€œBy the middle of the afternoon, I was waddling around from appointment to appointment, talking about how to get myĀ cancerĀ out.

ā€œFinally, by the middle of the night, I was crawling around on the floor of my apartment in spontaneous labor, before heading to the hospital to meet my baby, whom Iā€™d learn at the time of birth was a son.ā€

Ever the optimist, Timpf appreciated that the hospital staff laughed along at her dark humor.

ā€œThese next three months of maternity leave are going to look a lot different than Iā€™d anticipated, and Iā€™m still getting used to my new reality,ā€ she wrote.

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Fox News star Kat Timpf gives birth just hours after receiving cancer diagnosis & credits son with ā€˜saving her lifeā€™
ā€œStill, as I navigate new motherhood (and new cancer) Iā€™m learning to celebrate everything I can. Iā€™m lucky that we found the cancer so early; Iā€™m lucky to be my sonā€™s mom.

ā€œI mean, I know Iā€™m biased, but the little dude absolutely rules ā€” and not just because he might have saved my life.ā€

Timpf ended her post by thanking everyone for their support as she embraces this ā€œwildly unexpected chapter.ā€

ā€œThank you all for your support, laughter, and love as I embrace this wildly unexpected chapter,ā€ she wrote.

ā€œHereā€™s to resilience, to miracles in the midst of chaos, and to finding humor and hope even on the toughest days.ā€

A TUMULTUOUS PREGNANCY

Timpf first opened up about her pregnancy in an essay forĀ Fox NewsĀ titled, ā€œMy mom died 10 years ago this Election Day and Iā€™m pregnant with my first child.ā€

Kat Timpfā€™s full statement

An Unconventional Birth Announcement

Last week, I welcomed my first child into the world. About fifteen hours before I went into labor, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Now, before you worry, my doctor says itā€™s Stage 0 and is confident that it almost certainly hasnā€™t spread. Ā Or, as Iā€™ve explained to the few people Iā€™ve managed to tell about it so far:Ā Donā€™t freak out. Itā€™s just, like, aĀ LITTLEĀ bit of cancer.Ā 

Still, it was not a chill day. I mean, to say the least! I woke up more-than-a-week-past-due pregnant, completely consumed by doing everything I could to get the baby out. By the middle of the afternoon, I was waddling around from appointment to appointment, talking about how to get myĀ cancerĀ out. I sat and listened as they told me that the best course of action would likely be a double mastectomy as soon as possible. I asked all the questions I could, including if I could get a copy of my tumor ultrasound to put on the fridge next to the ultrasound of my baby. Finally, by the middle of the night, I was crawling around on the floor of my apartment in spontaneous labor, before heading to the hospital to meet my baby, whom Iā€™d learn at the time of birth was a son.

The good news? People who work at hospitals make excellent audiences for dark humor ā€” and, as someone whose first book was about the power of jokes to get through traumatic situations, there was really no better place for me to be. Just minutes after my boy was born, I was talking with the nurses about what a birth announcement in my situation might look like.

Should I go with ā€œMom and baby are doing well, except maybe for momā€™s cancer, and then maybe the baby after breastfeeding is stunted by her double mastectomy,ā€ and then shut off my phone for a week?

Anyway! These next three months of maternity leave are going to look a lot different than Iā€™d anticipated, and Iā€™m still getting used to my new reality. Still, as I navigate new motherhood (and new cancer) Iā€™m learning to celebrate everything I can. Iā€™m lucky that we found the cancer so early; Iā€™m lucky to be my sonā€™s mom. I mean, I know Iā€™m biased, but the little dude absolutely rules ā€” and not just because he might have saved my life.

Thank you all for your support, laughter, and love as I embrace this wildly unexpected chapter. Hereā€™s to resilience, to miracles in the midst of chaos, and to finding humor and hope even on the toughest days.

Kat

In the comical reflective essay, Timpf reflects on her first trimester, life without her mother, and the worldā€™s current political state.

ā€œFinding out I was pregnant was also nothing like I thought it would be,ā€ she wrote in her essay published on July 31, 2024.

ā€œIn my imagination, I would wake my husband, who would sit up abruptly, look at the test, and be overwhelmed by this life-changing moment, leading us into a passionate embrace that weā€™d remember for the rest of our lives.

ā€œThe reality? I had a hard time waking him up, and when I finally did rouse him, he said he couldnā€™t really see the line and rolled back over to sleep.ā€

Timpf ended her essay by promoting her book, I Used to like You Until, which came out in September.

Kat Timpf on Gutfeld! at Fox News.
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Timpf told audiences that sheā€™s optimistic about her diagnosisCredit: Getty

Pregnant Kat Timpf in a Detroit Tigers shirt.
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In July, Timpf wrote an essay detailing her first trimester of pregnancy and the ten-year anniversary of her motherā€™s deathCredit: X/KatTimpf

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