Sarah-Jane Mee has named her baby daughter Rae Brenda Richardson.
Sarah-Jane Mee
The Sky News presenter welcomed her first child into the world with fiance Ben Richardson on June 24th, and the pair have now revealed their bundle of joy's name.
Explaining the inspiration behind the moniker, she told HELLO! magazine: "During lockdown, we kept hearing about rainbows and rays of hope and we came up with her name from that.
"The morning after she was born, Ben said to me: 'I think she's a Rae,' and I remember looking at her, thinking: 'You're right. She's Rae and she's our little ray of sunshine.' "
Sarah, 42, was hoping to have a home birth due to coronavirus, but she was rushed to St Thomas' Hospital in London to have a C-section following a five-day labour after she developed pre-eclampsia, which causes high blood pressure during pregnancy and after labour.
She recalled: "I went in on a Saturday and went through every stage of labour, but we got to Tuesday night and I was only 2cm dilated. It was really disappointing as my body wasn't ready, but we had to get her out safely so they recommended I have a C-section.
"As soon as someone says, 'This is pre-eclampsia, you don't want to put your baby at risk,' all thoughts about wanting a natural birth just turn to how to get your baby out safely."
The couple announced their newborn in an Instagram post earlier this month sharing a snap of her little one wearing a "breaking news" outfit, after the youngster was gifted the bodysuit by the star's work colleagues, Evie Cronchey, Selina Swift, and Tatiana Alderson.
It read: "Emerging from a baby bubble to share the #goodnews
A little girl came into our world this week and stole our hearts. I couldn't be more in love. Already @benray79 daddy's girl and a super cute sidekick for big brother Teddy. If you are looking for the good in 2020 it's moments like this (sic)"