JAMIE Laing admits the birth of his son Ziggy with wife Sophie Habboo was the “scariest thing” he had ever experienced.
The love birdsbut are now opening up on the “terrifying” birthing experience they underwent.
Sophie Habboo and Jamie Laing revealed their scary birth storyCredit: Disney+
Sophie had to have an emergency C-section last yearCredit: Disney+
The couple are proud parents to son ZiggyCredit: Instagram
Sophie underwent an after suffering “scary” complications in her labour.
“From my point of view, it was the scariest thing I have ever been through in my entire life,” said in a joint interview with Sophie to the Daily Mail .
“Watching your wife go through that, the person you love, and this baby, and you have no control. It was the most terrifying thing ever. Nothing can prepare you for that.”
Sophie added: “The complications were really scary. Obviously, it wasn’t the birth I planned or necessarily wanted, it was scary, but birth is different for every woman and however you do it is incredible and he’s here and he’s healthy and they were incredible.”
The admitted that at first she did not want their birth to be filmed, but once she watched the footage, she realised she wanted to share it.
“And what happened was there were complications, and I ended up having an emergency C-section. The anaesthetist took our phone to take photos and filmed the entire thing… we didn’t even know, we had no idea,” Sophie explained.
“The next day, I was looking at all the photos of the birth, and I was like, oh my God, there’s an 11-minute-long video. I pressed play, and it was so emotional.”
Jamie explained that the traumatic experience was a bonding moment for the married couple.
“It was the most amazing, romantic, and what’s incredible about that moment, Sophie and I didn’t know it was being filmed because it was supposed to be for our own personal use.
“But watching it I was like, oh my God, Soph, look how in love we are, you’re seeing it from an outside perspective,” he said.
“And Soph, after thinking about it for a long time, said I think we should put that in because it’ll be amazing to see,” Jamie added, referring to their new special on Disney+,
Their pregnancy and birth is documented in their new series, Raising ChelseaCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
They also revealed the meaning behind their son’s nameCredit: Instagram
“That was a very scary moment because the birth – I now salute all women, I walk down the street and if I see a woman with a pram I’m like, you hero. It’s unbelievable.”
The couple also explained their son’s name was a nod to where he was conceived during their stay at the luxury resort Six Senses Zighy Bay in Oman.
Jamie said: “Ziggy’s name is where we conceived him. We conceived him in a place called Zighy Bay.
“I was depleted of any energy, and Sophie thought this was my chance and so it happened, so it was either going to be that or Watford. Watford or Ziggy and we chose Ziggy.”
Sophie added: “Straight after – we went to Zighy Bay. I got him when he was vulnerable.”
Earlier this year, Sophie and Jamie
The new have since handed over the reins of their podcast to winners and .
The couple’s , currently called NearlyParents, is owned by Jamie and Sophie’s company JamPot Productions, but has reverted to it’s original title NearlyWeds.
A source said: “ and Sophie have amassed thousands of fans who have followed their journey from getting engaged to becoming parents.
“However they want to focus on and other work opportunities such as presenting and hosting .
“Tom and Molly are the perfect couple to follow in their footsteps – after they also met on a .
“Jamie and are also very switched on when it comes to business so will still own the title of the podcast.”
Sophie said she at first did not want her birth filmedCredit: instagram
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