Stacey Solomon shares bravely honest post about 'mum guilt'

She recently welcomed baby Rex

Author: Bonnie McLarenPublished 18th Jul 2019
Last updated 18th Jul 2019

Stacey Solomon has admitted she's battling 'gut-wrenching mum guilt' since giving birth to her third child Rex. In a candid post to Instagram, the mum confessed that she'd been struggling with her emotions, and has been trying to keep busy as a distraction.

Rex is Stacey’s first child with her boyfriend Joe Swash, and she has two other sons - Zachary and Leighton - from previous relationships. The pair welcomed baby Rex on 23rd May, and Stacey has been keeping her fans updated on him via Instagram.

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In a heartfelt post, she began, ‘I feel like I shouldn’t really have these feelings because I’m nearly eight weeks in and I am so incredibly lucky to have amazing children, a wonderful partner, loves loving, caring, & supportive family and I’m almost a bit embarrassed to say…

‘That truth be told, I’m having a bit of a gut wrenching day. One of those days that physically hurts your tummy. I have absolutely no idea why. Mum guilt has kicked in full swing. Nothing in particular triggers the feeling. It’s just there.'

The former X Factor star continued, ‘Tried to keep busy and organise the hell out of the house which has helped for short moments (but also felt guilty about it). So making a conscious effort to try to accept it and let the feelings come and go.

‘I found this picture from a few days ago when I caught a rare snap of us both smiling at the same time (and when I’d miraculously found the energy to have fun with my make up drawer).

‘I’ve been looking at it all day to remind myself that these feelings WILL pass and every day will be different. Thinking of anyone else having a struggle today or any day for that matter.’

Fans reached out to Stacey in the comments to share messages of support, with many agreeing that they had similar feelings to the Loose Women presenter. One wrote, 'I had these days most of the time when all four of mine were newborns just remember it's totally normal babe although it feels horrible it will eventually pass.'

Another added, 'Preach! I’m 11 weeks in and still cried today cos I didn’t know what was wrong with him', and one other commented, 'Your an inspiration ❤️ having a day like that myself with my 10 week old who just had injections, thank you for making me feel like I’m not alone ❤️.' sic

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