Original The Bachelor Australia stars Tim and Anna Robards welcomed their second baby together in March – but the happy family news almost turned deadly for Anna, who experienced a very difficult birth.
In a new interview with The Daily Telegraph, the 37-year-old lawyer reveals that she suddenly lost large amounts of blood during the birth, which saw her rushed to surgery and then moved to an intensive care unit.
“The birth itself was fine and I had Ruby on my chest and I thought everything had gone really well. Then all of a sudden, they said that they thought I was clotting,” Robards told The Daily Telegraph.
“I handed Ruby over to my husband and they called the obstetrician back … I could see everyone started to get a little bit worried because I wouldn’t stop bleeding and they didn’t know why,” she continued.
She was rushed into surgery which was expected to take around 40 minutes – but ended up lasting two hours as doctors worked to stem the bleeding.
“It wasn’t until I came out that we realised how sort of dangerous that was,” Robards said, revealing that her doctor later informed her if she wasn’t at hospital receiving proper care, the birth could’ve cost her her life.
“I’m trying not to think about the situation too much … but there have been times where you do think what if and it’s something that you can’t dwell on,” she said.
Tim and Anna announced the birth of their second child early in March with a series of adorable family photos featuring their eldest daughter, 2-year-old Elle, and their new bundle of joy.
Tim, a Sydney chiropractor, fell in love with lawyer Anna on the very first season of The Bachelor back in 2013.
Four years later, they were officially engaged when he proposed with a diamond ring reportedly worth $170,000.
In 2018, the couple was married in a lavish ceremony in Masseria Potenti Puglia, Italy. They returned to the picturesque town last June to celebrate 10 years together and five years of marriage.