Overview
- Adlington shared the news on Instagram with a first photo of her newborn in a hospital cot, using a rainbow emoji in the caption.
- Thea Joy is Adlington’s second child with husband Andy Parsons and her third overall, joining son Albie and daughter Summer.
- Her earlier losses included a 2022 miscarriage diagnosed as a molar pregnancy that required emergency surgery and a 2023 loss discovered at a 20‑week scan, with the couple naming that baby Harper.
- She announced this pregnancy in September, calling it a small miracle and noting care from the NHS Rainbow Team as she and Parsons felt cautiously overjoyed.
- In December, Adlington described this as her hardest pregnancy emotionally and credited counselling through the baby‑loss charity Petals with helping her cope.