Ferne McCann praised for candid update after 'completely different' postpartum experience to her first birth
24.08.2023 - 13:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ferne McCann has opened up about her body struggles after giving birth to her second child.
The former The Only Way Is Essex Star welcomed her second daughter, and first child with fiancé Lorri Haines, earlier this summer. Finty Francis Haines-McCann was born on July 6, with Ferne revealing her gender and name in an Instagram post.
Ferne is also proud mum to five-year-old Sunday, who she had in a previous relationship. She began dating Lorri, 32, after the pair met in Dubai in 2021.
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Now, almost two months postpartum, Ferne has revealed her body seems to be 'taking longer to go back to normal' than when she gave birth to her first child. "Whatever [normal] is supposed to look like!" Ferne said in a recent Instagram post, adding: "In the last couple of days I've noticed an impatience with myself."
Ferne posted a photo of herself wearing a grey gym set and a Fitbit watch, with her hair swept back into a low bun. In one photo she is facing the camera front-on, showing off her post-baby body. In another she is stood facing to the left, giving a profile of her figure.
She continued in the caption: "You can either pick yourself apart or you can shower yourself with kindness & love. From today, I’m picking the latter! My body created & carried my baby girls so how can I insult it? But in my low moments that’s exactly what I’ve done and I’m sure many women can relate to this."
She went on to vow that she is 'getting uncomfortable with the uncomfortable' and recognised: "It’s up to me to start making some healthy changes to my life to start feeling strong physically and mentally and comfortable in my own skin." She shared