‘This is what having a newborn ACTUALLY looks like’: Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer shares natural post and urges new mums to not feel like cr*p when looking at unrealistic social media
Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer shared a natural picture of herself on Instagram selfie on Wednesday and said ‘this is what having a newborn actually looks like’.
The 33-year-old gave birth to her second child, Rowan Leon James with her husband Simon Brough last month.
The actress said she refused to ‘feel like cr*p’ after seeing ‘new mummies looking fabulous’ on social media and urged others not feel bad or compare themselves.
‘This is what having a newborn looks like’: Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer shared a natural Instagram post on Wednesday and urged new mums to not feel like cr*p when looking at unrealistic social media
Happy time: The 33-year-old gave birth to her second child, Rowan Leon James with her husband Simon Brough last month (stock image)
She penned: ‘Going on Instagram and seeing new mummies looking fabulous and glam and here I am!
‘This is what having a newborn actually looks like gang!’
She went on to tell fans: ‘Don’t be made to feel like cr*p when you’re checking your socials!
Condition: Dani revealed that her newborn son Rowan suffers with tongue-tie which has left her unable to breastfeed him
New arrival! Dani gave birth to her second child with her husband Simon Brough last month naming him Rowan Leon James
‘Most of these people have a ton of money to be able to afford someone to do everything for them!!! You’re doing fabulous.’
Last week Dani opened up about being unable to breastfeed her son due to him suffering with tongue-tie.
She posted the news about the condition where the strip of skin connecting the baby’s tongue to the bottom of their mouth is shorter than usual on Instagram.
Brother and sister: Tongue-tie is sometimes diagnosed during a baby’s newborn physical examination, but it’s not always easy to spot
Candid: The Tracy Beaker star took to Instagram to post the news about the condition where the strip of skin connecting the baby’s tongue to the bottom of their mouth is shorter than usual
Sharing Louise Thompson’s post, Dani wrote: ‘Thank you @louise.thompson for posting this!! Some of us try to breastfeed but difficulties get in the way!’
She continued: ‘My recovery didn’t go to plan and Rowan had a tongue tie which led to us having to bottle feed! A happy healthy baby is what’s important.’
The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, described in her own post about how she felt ‘too ashamed to say no’ to breastfeeding while in ‘excruciating pain’.
Family: It comes after the actress, who is already mother to daughter Avarie-Belle, five, revealed she had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes in an Instagram post
It comes after the actress, who is already mother to daughter Avarie-Belle, five, revealed she had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Dani posted a photo of her daily blood glucose log book as she asked her followers for their advice.
Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that can develop at any time during pregnancy but is more common in the second or third trimester, usually disappearing after the baby is born.
She penned: ‘Not quite how I wanted to end this pregnancy but super glad we found out when we did! Newly diagnosed gestational diabetes so any tips are welcome!’
Alongside the image she penned: ‘Not quite how I wanted to end this pregnancy but super glad we found out when we did! Newly diagnosed gestational diabetes so any tips are welcome!’
She added: ‘Sending love to those who’ve had it throughout their pregnancy.’
In a further update she thanked her fans for sharing their experiences of gestational diabetes and added that she was lucky she ‘only had a few weeks left.’
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