Fox News personality Kat Timpf announces first pregnancy 10 years after tragic loss

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Fox News personality Kat Timpf has shared the life-changing news that she and her husband are expecting their first child.

In a candid op-ed, the soon-to-be mother reveals her shock at the pregnancy, given her "geriatric" age, and reflects on the bittersweet connection to her late mother.

Kat Timpf's emotionally candid journey to motherhood

The 'Gutfeld!' panelist, 35, described her initial reaction to the positive pregnancy test on May 30 as a complete surprise. “I never expected to find myself in this situation,” she confessed. “I had prepared myself for every possible outcome but this one. First, I expected that I wouldn't get pregnant, especially not naturally. Once I did, I expected that I'd probably miscarry. I mean, I am 35, which makes mine a geriatric pregnancy, medically speaking," per Fox.

The Fox News contributor humorously recounted her less-than-dramatic discovery of the pregnancy. "In my imagination, I would wake my husband, who would sit up abruptly, look at the test, and be overwhelmed by this life-changing moment, leading us into a passionate embrace that we'd remember for the rest of our lives," Timpf wrote.

"The reality? I had a hard time waking him up, and when I finally did rouse him, he said he couldn't really see the line and rolled back over to sleep. For me, too, it was less of an arresting moment and more of a slow realization: The line kept getting darker."

Kat Timpf's reflects on heartbeats and heartaches

However, Kat Timpf’s narrative took a touching turn as she described hearing her baby's heartbeat for the first time on June 27, coinciding with the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

"We heard the heartbeat for the first time, and then we heard it again," she shared. "It was never this exciting emotional rush of OMG, WE'RE GOING TO BE PARENTS!!!! Because I was far too aware of all things that could go wrong to become intoxicated by such an impassioned reaction."

Furthermore, reflecting on the emotional journey, Timpf expressed profound sorrow over the absence of her mother, who passed away on November 5, 2014. "I feel a sense of unity and solidarity with all the women who have gone through this," she said. "If I'm being honest, though, I also feel sadness about there being one woman in particular whom I'll never be able to share this connection with: my mom."

Kat Timpf’s sixth month of pregnancy falls on anniversary of mother’s passing

"Don't get me wrong, I'm very excited to be pregnant... Still, it’s felt cruel, at times disorienting, and a bit unfair to have to try and figure out how to be a mother when I can hardly remember what it’s like to have one," Kat Timpf claimed.

She shared that November 5, 2024, the anniversary of her mother's passing—a day that once brought her sorrow—is now overshadowed with joy, as it will mark her sixth month of pregnancy. "I'm glad, before the birth of my first, that I wrote a book ('I Used to Like You Until,' out in September) telling him or her not to view the world and those who live in it - that is, through a binary lens," Timpf added.

"It’s something my mother also taught me… or, more accurately, showed me."