Kate Ferdinand has revealed she gave birth to her newborn son Cree via emergency c-section while opening up about his “traumatic” birth.
The former TOWIE star welcomed her first baby with husband Rio last week and confirmed the name of their new arrival on Christmas Day when she posted an adorable family snap of them with Rio’s children Lorenz, 14, Tate, 12, and Tia, nine.
Kate has now given fans a closer look at baby Cree in a new Instagram photo which she shared alongside a candid post about life as a new mum.
Next to the photo, which shows Kate posing for a mirror selfie with the newborn resting on her shoulder, she wrote, “Day 11... What a bubble this is…
“We are so obsessed with our little angel Cree. I just seem to stare at him for hours on end 🥰 seeing the kids and him is literally what dreams are made of, feeling completely overwhelmed 🥺.
“I wanted to share this with you. This is me ... and let me add this is a much better version of me than the last 10 days.”
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Kate continued, “After having an emergency c-section, and a bit of a traumatic birth I’ve been completely wiped out.
“The happiness has been overwhelming but so have the tears and emotions, I’ve felt like I can’t do what I’m meant to be doing with Cree as I haven’t been able to change or feed him consistently which has had me feeling all types of guilt, for Cree, Rio and that I can’t be doing what I normally do for the kids.
“It’s a whirlwind I just wasn’t expecting... but at the same time the most perfect whirlwind.”
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“To be standing up holding my bubba like this is a dream right now. When we are stripped of all the things we can normally do, the small things become extra special,” she added.
“Feeling so lucky to have my amazing husband and the kids helping me with everything. What an amazing end to a pretty rubbish year.”
Kate’s followers took to the comments section to praise her for the “honest” post, with one writing, “Thank you for being real and congratulations 💙.”
Her celeb pals also commented, including mum-to-be Georgia Kousoulou who wrote, “Amazing mumma ❤️.”
Lauren Pope, who gave birth to daughter Raine Anais Keterman earlier this year, added, “Just the best feeling ever 🖤.”