Kate Albrecht, half of the interior design-focused YouTube channel Mr. Kate, is opening up about the birth of her second child.
42-year-old Kate and her 43-year-old husband Joey Zehr documented much of the journey through Kate‘s second pregnancy on their shared YouTube channel.
The pair recently spoke to PEOPLE about the rare complication that left Kate in a coma after giving birth in May.
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After having their first child in a hospital in 2019, Kate said she wanted to have a home birth for their second child. She told PEOPLE, “This is my second kid, my last pregnancy. Let me challenge myself and go for this.”
After having a successful home birth, Kate went to the hospital for a checkup and found that she and her new baby were both healthy. She revealed that two weeks after giving birth, she began having headaches and feeling lethargic.
She told PEOPLE, “I was so tired and so sore. I felt like, ‘Wait, this is supposed to be easier. I’m supposed to recover from a natural childbirth easier than a surgery,’ but I was bedridden.”
When Joey found Kate bleeding and unconscious in their bed, he immediately called 911 and had the medic from a local film set come give her medical attention. He revealed that Kate was diagnosed with eclampsia and after having seizures, she was intubated and put into a medical coma.
The couple revealed that Kate spent 2 days in the hospital while being treated before she was able to be discharged and sent home.
According to the YouTuber, she’s been trying to find the positive side of such a scary situation. She told the publication, “My family is okay. They’re thriving. My baby’s thriving. She’s fine, and I’m good and getting better every day.”
Joey and Kate are among many other celebrities that have welcomed children in 2025!
Source: justjared.com