Pat McAfee announced the birth of his son, Midas Robert McAfee, after his wife Samantha faced a high-risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia that led to an emergency C-section on Friday night. Midas entered the world on May 22 at 10:42PM, spent about 36 hours i
Pat McAfee didn’t announce the birth with the usual glow.
On Monday morning, May 25, the sports media personality went to X to describe a delivery that came with alarms already ringing. His wife, Samantha, had a high-risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, and the decision was made to perform an emergency C-section on Friday night.
That urgency mattered. Their son, Midas Robert McAfee, officially entered the world on May 22 at 10:42PM, weighing 6lb 6oz. McAfee wrote that he was a “screaming young legend,” with “10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair.”
But even the first moments didn’t go exactly as hoped. McAfee said that from the start. Midas was working—getting his oxygen levels high enough “to be able to come hang with us in our room.” The family was still able to have those early. intimate newborn moments: skin to skin. “10. 000 kisses. ” and “tons of love.”.
The timeline then shifted quickly. Because Midas was born at 36 weeks—“40 is full term. ” McAfee added—he needed help adjusting to life outside Samantha’s body. McAfee said Midas had to develop his lungs a little more. get fluid out. and transition to breathing and feeding in a way that would catch up with the world outside the womb.
That’s why Midas was sent to the NICU.
McAfee described watching his wife recover after the “mind boggling C-Section surgery,” while also seeing their newborn “DAHN the hall.” He wrote that the hospital put a CPAP on Midas, a feeding tube, and placed him in a heated pod with a heating lamp to help his body adjust and develop.
For the first stretch, McAfee said there wasn’t much he could do beyond bounce back and forth between Samantha and the NICU, bringing “positive vibes.” He also acknowledged how heavy it feels to see a baby connected to “very serious” equipment.
He wrote that the family had “a sneaky suspicion” Midas would be “a dawg and a fighter,” and then told the story that confirms it: Midas stayed in the NICU for roughly 36 hours before being released back to their room.
Now, the mood has turned.
McAfee said Midas appears to be in stable condition, describing it as a “massive Memorial Day win” because the baby’s health is what finally made everything feel possible after that long night. The family plans to take him home so he can meet their daughter, Mackenzie, either on Monday or Tuesday.
For a family that had to move fast—through high-risk pregnancy complications, severe preeclampsia, and an emergency C-section—the turning point is simple: the baby is here, breathing well enough to be stable, and on the path back to home.
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