Stacey Solomon has spoken with followers following the birth of her daughter.
The former X Factor judge, 32, and her husband Joe Swash, 40, revealed on Saturday night that they had had their third child.
Stacey’s family has expanded beautifully over the years, and she is now the mother of five children, including Zachary, 14, and Leighton, 10, from prior relationships.
She and ex-EastEnders star Joe have three-year-old Rex, one-year-old Rose, and, of course, their new arrival, the name of which has yet to be revealed.
Joe is also the father of a 15-year-old boy named Harry, whom he shares with his ex-partner Emma Sophocleous.
The couple’s daughter was delivered at their beloved Pickle Cottage, just as Stacey had a home birth with their first daughter Rose.
Stacey sent her 5.5 million followers an update after a hectic few days, cuddling the infant on her chest – who already has an incredible head of hair!
‘Hi! I just wanted to come on and say hi!’, Stacey began in the video on her Instagram Story, unable to control her beaming smile
‘And thank you for all your lovely messages,’ she continued.
‘Loads of you are making me laugh like, “Where did all that hair come from?”, We don’t know!
‘I literally pulled her out and was like, “Joe, she’s got hair!”, she’s nearly got more hair than Rose! And it’s really dark.’
Following her delivery, the new mother provided an update on her health: ‘She’s really fantastic. I feel great; thank you so much for asking. Many of you have inquired how I’m doing and if I’m okay. ‘I feel incredibly amazing, like I’m on a high.’
Stacey described her birth as’so wonderful,’ and she feels’so happy,’ hoping to hook up with admirers soon.
‘I’m just trying to soak it all in because, Rose being so little, this was her a year ago,’ she said, looking down at the sleeping bubba.
‘She’s like a constant reminder of how things change so quickly, so I’m just soaking up every second and I just wanted to come on and say thanks for being so lovely,’ Stacey concluded.
The Loose Women actress tweeted the most gorgeous set of images to announce their baby birth.
One video shows their newborn daughter resting and wrapped in a blanket, with both of her parents and all of her siblings placing a hand on her.
Others showed Stacey and Joe hugging their infant, who appeared completely smitten.
Stacey announced in her caption: ‘She then added in a post of her new baby daughter: ‘She’s Here. Our beautiful, daughter born at home with all of your brothers and sister ready to snuggle you forever and ever.
‘You literally flew into our world 😂… And none of us can quite believe your thick dark head of hair that we just can’t get over. We can’t believe your here.
‘Welcome to the world beautiful girl, thank you for the last few months in my tummy, we can’t wait to love you forever and ever we are so grateful we get to be your family.’
She was met with thousands of congratulatory messages, including from new mum herself Molly-Mae Hague, who commented: ‘Absolutely magical. Congratulations 😭’
Holly Willoughby wrote: ‘Awww congratulations darlin… beautiful photos… enjoy this precious time ❤️’
Stacey has recently begun nursing her kid, revealing that she ‘forgot how difficult’ it was at first.
However, the TV actress stated that she is ‘eager’ to continue and is’so thankful’ for her family’s support.