Alex Jones says her obsession with getting pregnant put a

Alex Jones says her “obsession” with getting pregnant put a strain on her marriage

Alex Jones admits her “obsession” with having a second baby after suffering a miscarriage strained her relationship with husband Charlie Thomson.

In 2017, the presenter – now a mother of three – had miscarriage surgery just nine weeks into the beginning of her second pregnancy after the baby fetus stopped developing and her body struggled to expel pregnancy tissue.

Jones, 45, finally welcomed a second child, son Kit, to London’s Queen Charlotte Hospital in May 2019, and her own struggles helped lead to a new role on BBC series Alex Jones: Making Babies.

Fight: Alex Jones admits her 'obsession' with having a second baby after suffering a miscarriage strained her relationship with husband Charlie Thomson

Fight: Alex Jones admits her ‘obsession’ with having a second baby after suffering a miscarriage strained her relationship with husband Charlie Thomson

The One Show host worked as a fertility assistant during the fly-on-the-wall reality show, which was filmed exclusively at King’s Fertility Clinic, and admits she understands the desperation potential parents feel when trying to get pregnant.

She told The Times: “When people decide to have children – I know it’s happened to me – you go from that ‘Oh I can’t get pregnant’ thing to whatever you want. You become that person with blinkers.”

Jones admits she had little time to process the loss of her second child as the presenter immediately traveled from the hospital to the BBC studios in London’s White City, where she presents The One Show live five nights a week.

Tragic: The One Show host tragically lost her unborn child in 2017, with the baby having

Tragic: The One Show host tragically lost her unborn child in 2017, with the baby having “stopped developing” at nine weeks (pictured with husband Charlie Thompson)

To complicate matters further, the presenter required a second surgery after the first failed to remove all of the dead tissue – with the delay severely straining her marriage.

“It turns out they didn’t take everything,” she explained. “Of course, all you can think is, ‘Oh my god, time is ticking,’ and you become obsessed with wanting to rush things. This is not good for your relationship. It’s tough, it’s taking its toll.”

She added: “At one point I didn’t think we would have more than one child. I didn’t enjoy this pregnancy that much because I kept thinking, ‘Is the baby still here? Can I feel the baby kicking?”

Family: Jones with sons Teddy (left) and Kit (right) in 2020, three years after suffering a miscarriage while carrying a second child

Family: Jones with sons Teddy (left) and Kit (right) in 2020, three years after suffering a miscarriage while carrying a second child

Proud mom: The presenter didn't have her first child until she was 39 (pictured with her two sons)

Proud mom: The presenter didn’t have her first child until she was 39 (pictured with her two sons)

“Once you experience something like that, you never enjoy pregnancy the same way again.”

Sons Teddy, five, and Kit, now three, were introduced to their little sister in August 2021 when Jones welcomed daughter Annie, her third child with Thomson.

Speaking to The Sun, the Welsh star admitted the road to conception isn’t always smooth.

Opening: The Welsh star previously admitted the road to conception isn't always smooth

Opening: The Welsh star previously admitted the road to conception isn’t always smooth

Latest addition: Sons Teddy, five, and Kit, now three, were introduced to their little sister in August 2021 when Jones welcomed daughter Annie, her third child with Thomson

Latest addition: Sons Teddy, five, and Kit, now three, were introduced to their little sister in August 2021 when Jones welcomed daughter Annie, her third child with Thomson

She said: “For all of us who’ve wanted a child, well into your 20s you’re being brought up not to get pregnant, not to get pregnant, not to get pregnant. And then one day you suddenly decide that I want to have a baby now, and it completely turns 360 degrees.

“Then you become obsessed with it. It’s difficult when it happens naturally, and it can take a while. But this is a whole new and different level of wanting – the disappointment and what it does to you as a couple.

“But I was really naive. I hadn’t thought about it. I thought, “Well, there you are. We’re going to try to have a baby, and it’s going to be nice, and then a baby will come.” And of course … how naive. You have no control over it.”

Getting involved: Her own struggles contributed to a new role on the BBC series Alex Jones: Making Babies, where the presenter worked as a fertility assistant at a London clinic

Getting involved: Her own struggles contributed to a new role on the BBC series Alex Jones: Making Babies, where the presenter worked as a fertility assistant at a London clinic