Stacey Solomon is basking in the afterglow of welcoming her third baby.
The 29-year-old gave birth to a son with her boyfriend Joe Swash and has been brutally honest about the aftermath on social media.
She took to Instagram to talk about how she is struggling with breastfeeding and we love her honesty.
She wrote, ''Trying to smile This is my face every time he latches on. After not mastering the latch that leaving my boobs engorged and my nipples feeling like they’d been rubbed on sandpaper I think we are finally getting there. I’ve been milked by just about every health visitor and breastfeeding specialist around (for which I am eternally grateful) and my baby can finally get his tiny mouth around, what Zach and Leighton call, my Pepperami nipples!''
She continued, ''We still haven’t mastered it yet and we might never master it - that’s ok too. I just thought for anyone out there struggling or who struggled to breastfeed that it’s perfectly OK, there’s nothing wrong with you, and you’re doing amazingly.''
She added, ''It’s so wonderful to see people’s happy breastfeeding pictures and amazing expressing photos - I love them, but from somebody who is lucky to express 10ml if not dust when I put a pump on I would have loved to see some different experiences too. Breast or bottle, Mammas, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!"
Her fans took to the comments to show their love for Stacey's words.
One said, ''Thank you for talking about breastfeeding. I wasn't able to due to medical reasons, but it's nice to hear a celebrity talk about the struggles. So many ladies aren't supported enough around breastfeeding.''
While another wrote, ''Thank you for being so honest! I beat myself up so much for not being able to breastfeed & looking back wish I’d had more support to just let it be. Us Mummy’s give ourselves too much tough love!''
We love how candid she is - keep the inspirational posts coming, Stacey.
