Pat Mcafee said Monday morning that his second child, Midas Robert McAfee, was born after Samantha McAfee’s high-risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia forced an emergency C-section. The baby arrived on May 22 at 10:42 PM, weighing 6 lb 6 oz, then moved into NICU care as doctors managed the early transition.
May 22 at 10:42 PM
McAfee said the delivery happened after doctors made the call on Friday night, with Samantha recovering from surgery by the time he posted the update. He described Midas as a 36-week baby, earlier than full term, and said the newborn needed help with breathing and feeding right away.
“Please help @MrsMcAfeeShow, [their daughter] Mackenzie, and I welcome Midas Robert McAfee to our family.. Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend… 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair.”
NICU care for Midas
McAfee said Midas was sent to the NICU to help “the transition from the womb to the world.” He added that the baby was given a CPAP, a feeding tube, and a heated pod with a heating lamp, while he moved back and forth between Samantha and the newborn.
“Literally in his first moments of life, Midas was working... He was able to get his O2 Levels high enough to be able to come hang with us in our room and because of that we got to do all of the immediate magical newborn moments.. Skin to skin, 10,000 kisses, tons of love, all of that.. inevitably, since he came into the world at 36 Weeks (40 is full term), he had to develop his lungs a little bit more, get some fluid out of him, and adjust a bit to life outside of Sam’s stomach.. So, he was sent to the NICU to help the transition from the womb to the world,”
Samantha’s recovery
McAfee also said Samantha recovered from the C-section surgery, and that their daughter Mackenzie was part of the family welcome for Midas. The sequence leaves the family in the middle of a medical recovery, not a routine birth announcement, with a premature newborn still getting support after arriving at 36 weeks.
“As mom was recovering like a bad*** from the mind boggling C-Section surgery, little dude was DAHN the hall.. They put a CPAP on our guy, a feeding tube, and put him in a heated pod with a heating lamp to help him develop a bit more. There wasn’t much I could do other than bring positive vibes as I bounced back and forth between the 2”
