Abbey Holmes has welcomed her first child. 

The 33-year-old sports presenter and her husband Keegan Brooksby are new parents to a son born on June 6 – but the birth did not go to plan. 

In a dual post shared by the couple to Instagram, they revealed their son was born by emergency C-section. 

Alongside sweet images of the little boy, they wrote: Hi everybody! My name is Braxton John Brooksby but my friends can call me Brax. 

‘Mummy labored all day on Friday, only for me to be born via C-section at 5:49pm on 6/6 weighing 3.585kgs. 

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Abbey Holmes has welcomed her first child. The 33-year-old sports presenter and her husband Keegan Brooksby are new parents to a son born on June 6 - but the birth did not go to plan. Pictured with their newborn

Abbey Holmes has welcomed her first child. The 33-year-old sports presenter and her husband Keegan Brooksby are new parents to a son born on June 6 – but the birth did not go to plan. Pictured with their newborn

In a dual post shared by the couple to Instagram, they revealed their son was born by emergency C-section

In a dual post shared by the couple to Instagram, they revealed their son was born by emergency C-section

‘My head was faaaar too large so we had to change our plans late in the piece! I’m suuuuuuuuuper cute and Mum and Dad are obsessed with me!’

The accompanying images showed little Brax in a blue onesie laying in a cot. 

The new parents also posed for a selfie, beaming for the camera as they cuddled their little one. 

The former footballer had documented her pregnancy on Instagram, proudly showcasing her heavily pregnant belly.

‘Going to miss my Belly. Have LOVED every second of being pregnant with you my sweet boy,’ she wrote in one caption.

In January, Abbey announced she was expecting her first child, saying she and her husband were overjoyed, reported Herald Sun.

Sharing the news with their family over Christmas first, Abbey went on to reveal she discovered she was pregnant after running the New York Marathon in November. 

‘As you can imagine, it was a bit of a shock given what I had just put my body through, but I’m in awe of what the human body can do,’ she said. 

Alongside sweet images of the little boy, they wrote: Hi everybody! My name is Braxton John Brooksby but my friends can call me Brax'

Alongside sweet images of the little boy, they wrote: Hi everybody! My name is Braxton John Brooksby but my friends can call me Brax’

In January, Abbey announced she was expecting her first child, saying she and her husband were overjoyed

In January, Abbey announced she was expecting her first child, saying she and her husband were overjoyed

Nevertheless, Abbey said she and Keegan ‘could not be happier to welcome our first child into the world, later this year’.

‘We are so excited and grateful to be in this position, as we know how difficult it can be for so many people. We’re on cloud nine and can’t wait for this next chapter.’

Abbey said the couple have been sharing their milestone news with as many people in person as possible, adding it’s ‘a really special time for us all’.

She later shared a pregnancy announcement to Instagram, posting happy snaps of her growing baby bump taken by photographer Diana Brandt. 

The Seven star shared a heartfelt video capturing the moment she wiped away tears, overwhelmed by the achievement of completing the 42.2 kilometre challenge.

‘Speechless. Proud,’ she captioned the clip. 

‘The emotion on that finish line hit me reeeeaal hard. I am a marathon runner!’

The path to the New York Marathon wasn’t easy for Holmes.

She had been juggling her on-screen commitments with Channel Seven, alongside marathon training.

The lovers married in November 2023 in a stunning ceremony at Uluru in the Northern Territory.

They wed in front of about 100 friends and family, including Abbey’s Seven commentary colleagues Luke Hodge and Brian Taylor.



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