‘It was really difficult to even think that’: New mother Jennifer Hawkins feared she couldn’t start a family with husband Jake Wall after their heartbreaking miscarriage
Former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins and husband Jake Wall welcomed their first child, Frankie Violet, in October 2019.
And now, the 36-year-old has spoken about how she feared she wouldn’t be able to conceive after suffering a miscarriage a year earlier.
Interviewed for the latest issue of Marie Claire magazine, Jennifer confessed: ‘I honestly thought deep down that I might not be able to have a baby.’
‘It was really difficult to even think that’: New mother Jennifer Hawkins, 36, (pictured) feared she couldn’t start a family with husband Jake Wall after their heartbreaking miscarriage during an interview with Marie Claire magazine
Jennifer had a miscarriage in 2018, but first spoke about the heartbreaking experience in August 2019 – a few months after announcing her pregnancy.
She told the publication: ‘It was really difficult to even think that [about being unable to conceive]. I was scared to say it out loud because I didn’t want to jinx it.’
Jennifer said all her fears melted away when she finally held her newborn child in her arms: ‘When she came out, I was just so overwhelmed; I was crying, it was incredible.’
‘I was scared to say it out loud because I didn’t want to jinx it’: She told the publication it was really difficult for her to think about the possibility of being unable to conceive
The model-turned-successful entrepreneur went on to explain the impact of motherhood has had on her body image.
‘I have so much more respect for my body, instead of worrying about it aesthetically,’ Jennifer said.
She went on to say she felt ‘calmer’ now and that she was happy within herself.
‘I was just so overwhelmed; I was crying, it was incredible’: Jennifer said all her fears melted away when she finally held her newborn child in her arms
Jennifer revealed her inner struggles to Stellar magazine in August last year, while speaking about her miscarriage while pregnant.
‘When we went to see the heartbeat scan for our little girl, it was the most incredible, overwhelming feeling because prior to that we were so scared,’ she said.
The former Miss Universe told the publication she suffered a miscarriage in the year prior: ‘I felt like I almost broke, in fact, it’s still really raw.’
Tough: The former Miss Universe told the publication she suffered a miscarriage in the year prior: ‘I felt like I almost broke, in fact, it’s still really raw,’ she said. (R) husband Jake Wall
Jennifer gave birth to her daughter Frankie Violet in October last year. She changed-up with tradition and gave the child both her and her father’s surname.
Captioning the post, she wrote: ‘Frankie Violet Hawkins Wall. Dream come true! So thankful to be holding our beautiful, healthy baby girl!’
The couple announced they was expecting in May 2019 by showing off Jennifer’s growing bump in an Instagram upload.
Happy family! Frankie is a first child for the pair who married in 2013. (L) husband Jake Wall