
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.
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Kat Timpf shared the shocking 24 hours leading up to giving birth to her first childCredit: Instagram/kattimpf
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Timpf and her husband Cameron Friscia welcomed their first child last weekCredit: Instagram/kattimpf
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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 ālongest 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 āAn Unconventional Birth Announcement.ā
āLast 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 sheās currently in stage zero and is āconfidentā the cancer hasnāt spread.
Despite her doctorās positive outlook on the diagnosis, she said it was definitely not an easygoing day.
āI woke up more than a week past due pregnant, completely consumed by doing everything I could to get the baby out,ā she described.
āBy the middle of the afternoon, I was waddling around from appointment to appointment, talking about how to get myĀ cancerĀ out.
āFinally, 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 Iād 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.
āThese next three months of maternity leave are going to look a lot different than Iād anticipated, and Iām still getting used to my new reality,ā she wrote.
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āStill, as I navigate new motherhood (and new cancer) Iām learning to celebrate everything I can. Iām lucky that we found the cancer so early; Iām lucky to be my sonās mom.
āI mean, I know Iām 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 āwildly unexpected chapter.ā
āThank you all for your support, laughter, and love as I embrace this wildly unexpected chapter,ā she wrote.
āHereās 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, āMy mom died 10 years ago this Election Day and Iām pregnant with my first child.ā
Kat Timpfās 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 itās Stage 0 and is confident that it almost certainly hasnāt spread. Ā Or, as Iāve explained to the few people Iāve managed to tell about it so far:Ā Donāt freak out. Itās 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 Iād 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 āMom and baby are doing well, except maybe for momās 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 Iād anticipated, and Iām still getting used to my new reality. Still, as I navigate new motherhood (and new cancer) Iām learning to celebrate everything I can. Iām lucky that we found the cancer so early; Iām lucky to be my sonās mom. I mean, I know Iām 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. Hereās 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 worldās current political state.
āFinding out I was pregnant was also nothing like I thought it would be,ā she wrote in her essay published on July 31, 2024.
āIn 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 weād remember for the rest of our lives.
āThe reality? I had a hard time waking him up, and when I finally did rouse him, he said he couldnāt 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.
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Timpf told audiences that sheās optimistic about her diagnosisCredit: Getty
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In July, Timpf wrote an essay detailing her first trimester of pregnancy and the ten-year anniversary of her motherās deathCredit: X/KatTimpf