Lydia Bright has taken to Instagram to share the painful-sounding details of struggling to breastfeed her new baby Loretta Rose.
The former TOWIE star and first time mum took to Instagram to thank her mum Debbie for taking the night shift and allowing her to have her first full night’s sleep, writing alongside of a picture of Debs on her wedding day, “After a hard week of what felt like being up all night with Loretta, mum took over and did the night feeds last night.
“My first full night of uninterrupted sleep in over one month. I know there will be mixed views about giving her the bottle when she is so young, and trust me I battled with it myself.
“But the last week has been relentless with the feeds and tears as I have not been producing enough milk to keep up with my hungry baby."
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1 of 3Amy Childs
She left the reality show after the second series, but Amy became the first TOWIE millionaire just a year later in 2012. In 2017, the 28-year-old welcomed daughter Polly with ex Bradley Wright, then gave birth to a son a year later with her boyfriend Ritchie. That same year, she was said to be worth £5m through her mummy and fashion ranges, eyelashes and perfumes.
2 of 3Sam and Billie Faiers
Sisters Sam and Billie quit the show in 2014 and 2016 respectively and have gone on to launch their hugely successful ITVBe spin-off series The Mummy Diaries. Aside from their reality success, Sam – who is mum to Paul, three, and Rosie, one, with partner Paul Knightley; and Billie – who has Nelly, four, and Arthur, two, with husband Greg Shepherd – have made an estimated joint fortune of £7m through clothing brand collaborations and sponsored social media posts.
3 of 3Ferne McCann
After leaving TOWIE in 2015, Ferne became a household name on I'm A Celeb!. She welcomed daughter Sunday in November 2017 as a single mum, after her ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins was jailed for an acid attack. She gained an army of fans after documenting her emotional journey on her reality series First Time Mum. Ferne, 28, also has a clothing line with MissPap and a fitness DVD, and was said to have raked in almost half a million in 2017 alone.
“Well last night I decided I can’t be a happy mum with no sleep, I can’t produce enough milk with no sleep and I can’t stop the anxiety with everything happening in the world at the moment with no sleep.”
Other mums flocked to the comments to offer their support, with one writing, “When my little girl was born I got told never be afraid to ask if you need help.
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“There’s no shame in it, you’re doing what’s best by you and your little girl. You’re doing an amazing job.”
“Formula is amazing, I stressed for 3 months pumping every 3 hours, barely enough milk, no sleep and no time for cuddles,” said another. “I beat myself up about it, one day decided to change to formula and it changed my mothering experience”
“Do what feels right for you 💕 Ohhh and your mum looks absolutely beautiful,” said another, and one more added, “Happy baby is a fed baby! Sleep away momma!”
We can’t wait to watch Loretta grow up.