Charlotte Dawson gives birth to her and Matt Sarsfield’s ‘rainbow baby’ after ‘false alarm’

The reality star’s ‘rainbow baby’ arrived after a ‘false alarm’ last week

Charlotte Dawson and Matt Sarsfied attend ITV Palooza! at The Royal Festival Hall on November 23, 2021 (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Charlotte Dawson has welcomed her second child with fiancée Matt Sarsfield, several days after a “false alarm” that saw her rushing to the hospital.

The reality star, 30, shared a photo of her cradling her newborn son while laying in a hospital bed on her Instagram Stories early on Sunday morning (30 July).

She wrote in the caption: “Guys he’s here!!! I can’t believe it!!! I came in at 1am I had him by 2.13am.”

Dawson, whose father was the late comedian Les Dawson, told her 1.3 million followers: “Can’t wait to update you all as soon as but Matthew has nipped to get me a Maccies [McDonald’s] and I’m having cuddles.”

Dawson and Sarsfield, who have been engaged since 2020, are also parents to two-year-old son Noah.

In another post, showing Sarsfield holding the baby, Dawson wrote: “He’s turned up with no Maccies ffs [sic]. But look at my beautiful baby daddy with our boyo [sic]. All happened so fast but thank you for being amazing Matt.”

Several days earlier, Dawson revealed that she was rushed to hospital after her water had broken. However, it was a “false alarm” and she was sent home to wait until she went into labour.

Reality star Charlotte Dawson announced the arrival of her second child with fiance Matthew Sarsfield (Instagram/Charlotte Dawson)

The Ex On The Beach and Celebs On The Farm star wrote in a post at the time: “Oh guys it’s been a bloody weird 24 hours… My waters broke last night but no pain, managed to sleep through it. Just getting checked now as movement’s been slow, happier I can hear his little heartbeat now.”

Last year, Dawson revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage at 10 weeks that left her “heartbroken beyond words”. Her second baby has been dubbed her “rainbow baby”, a term that refers to a child born after the previous loss of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or death during infancy.

Charlotte Dawson shares sweet photo of fiance Matt Sarsfield holding their newborn son (Instagram/Charlotte Dawson)

She opened up about how she and Sarsfield were “over the moon” when they first discovered she was pregnant, but later it turned out it was “just not meant to be”.

“Miscarriages are so common and not spoken about enough. We are so heartbroken right now, have no words and just don’t feel up to posting being my happy silly self right now,” she said.

After learning that she was pregnant again, Dawson said she felt “very blessed and very happy”.

“We were absolutely heartbroken about the miscarriage last year,” she added. “It came as a shock when I found out last April. It was like we’d just come to the realisation that we were having a baby and I lost it at 10 weeks.”