The Girls Aloud songstress welcomed her and fiancé Justin Scott’s first baby, Bobby Jay, in September last year - but Kimberley Walsh is in no hurry to lose her baby weight.
Speaking in the June issue of Mother & Baby magazine, she explained that she hopes her acceptance of her new curves will inspire other new mothers.
She said: “It's good for other women to see that not everybody just snaps back straight away
“I think I'm a positive role model to other women who might find comfort in the fact that I did not spring back into shape.”
We imagine Kimberley has been far too busy doting on her little boy to care about her post-baby body - especially as his birth was so traumatic.
Speaking honestly with the magazine, she explained: “Bobby turned at the last minute making it virtually impossible to push him out.
“The doctors had to use forceps to move his head down and when he came out his face was looking up at us!"
She continued: “I opted for an epidural before he was born… It would have been absolutely horrific without one.
“If I had panicked I would have ended up with a C-section and it was very touch and go.”
Breastfeeding has been an issue for Kimberley, too – which a lot of new mums will be able to relate to.
“Bobby wouldn't latch onto my boob which I found very distressing.
“It turned out he was tongue tied and so they snipped his tongue.
“That really helped but it was hard for him to learn ( to feed) because it was new to him.”
Tongue-tie, which sees a tight piece of skin form between the underside of a baby’s tongue and the floor of their mouth, is a problem that affects more babies tun you might think.
When undetected, it can cause problems with breastfeeding, as it makes it hard for baby to attack properly to their mother’s breast.
However it can be rectified simply by cutting the tight piece of skin in a simple and virtually painless procedure - just as Kimberley’s Bobby had done.
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***Read the full interview in Mother & Baby magazine, out now. ***