Cara De La Hoyde revealed she had a breakdown in Asda because she couldn’t find a place to breastfeed her newborn baby girl.
The Love Island winner, 29, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a lengthy video updating her fans on how her first week with her little one has been, after giving birth on Tuesday morning.
Cradling her baby as she breastfed her under a blanket, she explained: ‘I had a breakdown yesterday in Asda.
‘I didn’t really know what to do’: Cara De La Hoyde revealed on Saturday that she broke down crying in Asda when she couldn’t find a place to sit to breastfeed her newborn baby
‘Nathan [Massey, her husband] said he would do the shopping, but I said “no, I want to get out for an hour and just look at baby grows”. I just wanted to get out and be a bit normal.
‘But then she started crying and I didn’t really know what to do. Normally they’ve got a cafe, so you could go and sit in the cafe and feed, but obviously at the moment it’s a weird time.
‘There’s nowhere to sit, but rather than just go back to the car like Nathan said I just had a breakdown and started crying like a weirdo. Thankfully because I had a face mask on people couldn’t really tell.’
Doting mother: The Love Island winner took to Instagram to share a lengthy video updating her fans on how her first week with her little one has been, as she breastfed her under a blanket
Candid: Of what happened, she explained: ‘I just wanted to get out and be a bit normal. But then she started crying and I didn’t really know what to do’
Struggle: As she couldn’t find a place to go, she added: ‘There’s nowhere to sit, but rather than just go back to the car like Nathan said I just had a breakdown and started crying like a weirdo’
Cara is currently in full celebratory mode after welcoming her daughter into the world on Tuesday morning with husband Nathan by her side.
On Wednesday, she shared a heartwarming snap of her son Freddie, two, bonding with his sister as he enjoyed his first full day as a big brother.
Cara took to Instagram to upload the adorable image, as she gushed that she was ‘so in love’, but bemoaned her ‘back ache and sore nipples’.
Mummy of two! Cara is currently in full celebratory mode after welcoming her daughter into the world on Tuesday morning with husband Nathan by her side
Bonding: On Wednesday, she shared a heartwarming snap of her son Freddie, two, bonding with his sister as he enjoyed his first full day as a big brother
Captioning the image, which showed little Freddie staring intently at his new sibling as they each rested in their mother’s arms, Cara wrote: ‘I may look absolutely shattered but I’m so in ❤️ right now…
‘P.s reality of a new mum… bleeding, back ache, sore nipples & still looking pregnant… no one tells you these bits (but it’s so worth it).’
Cara’s husband Nathan uploaded a similar image of the mother and her children relaxing together on the picture-sharing platform, adding his own happy words.
Happy days: Cara’s husband Nathan uploaded a similar image of the mother and her children relaxing together on the picture-sharing platform, adding his own happy words
Sweet: Just hours earlier, Cara shared the first snap of her newborn daughter as they returned home from the hospital
The newly-anointed father-of-two wrote: ‘My life is complete… and Fred absolutely loves his little sister.’
Cara was taken into hospital on the Saturday to be induced after doctors diagnosed her with pre-eclampsia, a condition which causes high blood pressure and can be deadly for both a woman and her unborn baby if untreated.
The reality star shared a sweet snap of her newborn daughter’s hands holding onto her finger on Tuesday afternoon and thanked staff for taking such good care of her.
Welcome! Nathan shared this image of his wife after being induced into labour
Scary: Cara was taken into hospital on Saturday to be induced after doctors diagnosed her with pre-eclampsia, a condition which causes high blood pressure and can be deadly
Cara penned: ‘She’s here and home. We both want to say a massive thank you to all the amazing ladies who looked after us @darent_valley_hospital over the last few days.’ (sic)
She also praised her 1.1 million followers for their support, she added: ‘Thank you for all your messages that have kept me going.’
Nathan took to Instagram to tell fans the happy news on Tuesday, standing outside of the hospital, he said: ‘Hi guys, I just wanted to let you guys know Cara gave birth to our beautiful baby daughter this morning. She’s done an absolutely fantastic job.
‘I just want to say Cara you are a hero. I’m really, really emotional this morning. Everything is good, Cara’s doing great, baby is doing great.
Pregnant: Cara posed in floral nightwear after being induced
‘Just want to say one thing us blokes could never in a million years go through what women do, so everyone woman that has given birth – hats off to you because I don’t think us geezers have the pain threshold.
‘Massive congratulations to Cara, you’ve done a fantastic job. Welcome to the world my little daughter.’
Cara’s representatives told MailOnline: ‘The Can Group are pleased to announce that Cara De La Hoyde-Massey and her husband Nathan have given birth to a beautiful baby girl at Darenth Valley Hospital at 5:45am on July 28th, 2020.
‘Mum and baby are both doing well, and the couple would like to thank the hospital for the amazing care, and a special thanks to their midwife Teresa.’
Happy family: The couple, who already share two-year-old son Freddie, first announced that they were expecting their daughter in March
The couple, who already share son Freddie, first announced the happy news that they were expecting in March.
Brunette beauty Cara found out she was pregnant while the couple were staying in a hotel in Leeds before she woke Nathan up at five in the morning to tell him.
The TV personality revealed she took two pregnancy tests before going for an early scan and anticipated having a home birth.
Meant to be: Sparks instantly flew between the couple when they paired up on the first day of Love Island back in 2016 – remaining a unit for the entirety of the season