Game Of Thrones actor, Hafthor JúlÃus Björnsson and his wife Kelsey Henson have welcomed their first child together.
26.09.2020
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6am Kelsey woke me up telling me she had been losing her water, I
immediately jumped out of bed and said alright let’s go, she stayed calm
and replied with a laugh and said, no we are not going yet. I then
asked to call our midwives to which she replied again no let’s just wait
for awhile.
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7:15am we call our friend to come photograph the labour, the midwife
and doula. Once the midwife arrived she checked out the progress and we
were surprised to learn Kelsey was already 5cm dilated. The midwife
asked if she was ready to go to the birthing centre or wanted to try out
that bath at home and Kelsey, still remaining calm, decided to try the
bath at home. While I was filling up the bath things started escalating
quickly, the contractions were much stronger lasting over a minute and
were anywhere from 2-3 min apart. The midwife then said she thought we
should head to the clinic and finally Kelsey agreed it was time.
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8:40am. We arrived at the Bjo?rkin, the birthing centre, after a
quick 10 min drive. Right away Kelsey knew exactly what she wanted and
asked how long until the birthing pool would be filled. The next fifteen
minutes Kelsey paced around between contractions waiting for the tub to
be filled.
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9:00am She was in the tub and immediately started to push. Things
escalated super quickly. Throughout it all she did amazing. She was in
complete control of her mind and body. She had strong opinions on
exactly what she wanted and where she wanted to be. I am completely in
awe of how strong she is, and so proud of her for everything she did to
prepare herself throughout her pregnancy. It cannot be put into words
how proud I am and how I feel about this experience.
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11:19am After an extremely hard 2 hours and 19 mins of pushing our
healthy, strong, beautiful boy arrived weighing 3530 grams, 52 cm long.
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To finish the most beautiful, awe inspiring labour was the most
wonderful phone call to my daughter to introduce her to her new little
brother
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5:30pm We arrive back at home both mom and baby doing super well and spent our first night as three together.
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We have decided on a name and cannot wait to share it with you all soon.
Björnsson is also dad to daughter Theresa LÃf, whom he shares with his ex-girlfriend Thelma Björk Steimann.