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She’s been open about the “traumatic” birth she had with three-month-old son Cree, who was born via emergency C-section, plus the emotional and physical struggles she’s faced since.
And last week, Kate Ferdinand got candid again, as she opened up about her post-partum body insecurities.
Taking to Instagram, the new mum shared a photo of herself in her underwear while cradling Cree, and told her followers that she’d “really held off on uploading any pictures with my body in” – putting it down to hormones and “the pressure of Instagram to look a certain way”.
She added that she still had some way to go in being happy with her post-baby body.
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1 of 15Rachel McAdams
Hollywood actress Rachel McAdams is expecting her second child, reports suggest.
2 of 15Ashley Tisdale
Former High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale announced she's expecting her first baby with husband Christopher French, sharing a set of beautiful photos on Instagram with no caption.
3 of 15Brian McFadden
Westlife singer Brian McFadden and his fiancée Danielle Parkinson are expecting their first child together in May 2021. The couple announced their lovely news in November after previously suffering two heartbreaking miscarriages.
4 of 15Kimberley Walsh and Justin Scott
Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh and her husband Justin Scott are expecting their third child together in 2021! The singer announced her lovely news in December, when she was 15 weeks pregnant.
5 of 15Binky Felstead
Made In Chelsea star Binky Felstead announced she's expecting her second child in 2021, with her boyfriend Max Fredrik. Binky is already a mum to her three-year-old daughter India, after welcoming her with her ex-boyfriend Joshua Patterson in 2017.
6 of 15Sophie Hinchliffe (Mrs Hinch)
Sophie Hinchliffe (AKA cleaning sensation Mrs Hinch) announced at the start of 2021 that she's expecting her second child with her husband Jamie Hinchliffe later in the year. The couple are already parents to one-year-old Ronnie.
7 of 15Emma Stone
In January, it was reported that La La Land actress Emma Stone and her husband Dave McCary are expecting their first child.A source revealed to US Weekly, "She seems very happy and very excited about becoming a mother — she's constantly oohing and cooing. She looks great, she looks healthy, she's glowing,"
8 of 15Christine and Frank Lampard
Loose Women star Christine Lampard announced in January she is expecting her second child with her husband, former Chelsea FC manager Frank Lampard. The couple are already proud parents to their daughter Patricia.
9 of 15Lauren Goodger
Former TOWIE star Lauren Goodger announced she's expecting her first child with her boyfriend, 23-year-old Charles Drury.
10 of 15Halsey
American singer Halsey shocked her fans in January when she share three stunning images of herself to Instagram, showing off her baby bump! She wrote, 'surprise! ud83cudf7cud83cudf08ud83dudc7cud83cudffb'. (sic)
11 of 15Tyson and Paris Fury
Boxing champion Tyson Fury confirmed at the start of February that his wife Paris is pregnant with the couple's sixth child!
12 of 15Casey Batchelor
Reality TV star Casey Batchelor is expecting her third child in three years with her boyfriend Dane Goodson.
13 of 15The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on Valentine's Day that they are expecting their second child. A spokesperson said, "We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child."
14 of 15Christine Quinn
Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn announced she's expecting her first child with and her husband Christian Richard, with her pregnancy reportedly due to play out on series 4 of the Netflix show.
15 of 15Ne-Yo and Crystal Renay
Ne-Yo is expecting his fifth child! His wife Crystal Renay is pregnant with their third child together, and the couple shared a video of her baby bump alongside the caption, 'Overjoyed to announce... ...the family is expanding...ud83dudc76ud83cudffd! #Number5❤ufe0f #5thandFinal #BlessingsOnBlessingsud83dude4fud83cudffe @itscrystalsmith ud83eudd70ud83eudd70ud83eudd70 You ready baby? Let's go!'
“I’m finally starting to slowly feel more like ‘me’ again, but it hasn’t been plain sailing,” she said.
“I was seeing lots of ladies – and I salute you – saying they love and embrace their post-pregnancy body. I wish I felt like that, but in all honesty…
“I love that my body produced our baby BUT quite frankly, I don’t love my post-baby body. I miss feeling fit and strong.”
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Still, the 29-year-old former TOWIE star – who last year launched Ferdinand Fitness YouTube channel with her husband Rio – said that she wasn’t putting pressure on herself to “bounce back”, nor was she giving herself a hard time about not loving her body.
“It’s amazing ifyou love your post-baby body, but it’s also OK and normal if you don’t,” she said. “It doesn’t mean you haven’t loved the process of bringing your child into the world, and it’s OK to want to feel back to the ‘old you’.”
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