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Katie Fitzpatrick

Lucy Mecklenburgh reveals the special birthday cake Ryan Thomas got for her

Lucy Mecklenburgh recently turned 29 and her thoughtful fiance Ryan Thomas ordered a special cake for her birthday.

The former TOWIE star was wowed by a towering vegan chocolate creation decorated with cream roses and complete with sparklers.

Ex Corrie star Ryan got a vegan cake for his love because Lucy is breastfeeding their son Roman, and their baby boy is dairy intolerant.

It got the thumbs-up from the new mum who shared her appreciation.

"As Roman is dairy intolerant and I’m feeding him Ryan got me a vegan bday cake made it was insane!!!!!!!" she wrote on her Instagram with a photo of herself admiring the birthday treat.

"Very thoughtful," said one follower.

And another related to Lucy's post, telling her: "Same here! My Jake is one next week and dairy free which means so am I!

"But there are some great vegan recipes around these days so it’s not too bad is it?! "Your cake looks a beaut! Happy belated birthday."

Earlier this month Lucy, who welcomed Roman in March, posted about her 'rollercoaster' breastfeeding journey.

"I’m trying to be as honest as possible with you about my breast feeding journey," she wrote.

"Nearly six months in I can tell you it’s been a rollercoaster ride.  

"It seems like there’s a pretence before you have a baby that it’s easy, all natural and wonderful and and yes it is but it also takes major perseverance and you need lots of support from your partner/family/friends."

Ryan and Lucy with Roman on Good Morning Britain (ITV)

She also shared her breastfeeding fashion tips, telling her followers: "Buttons are your new best friend, and loose high neck top to lift up, stretchy necklines, no high neck dresses, two layers when it’s not hot for discretion and to cover up your tummy if feeding by lifting a loose top up, light weight clothes as you both get super hot, no linen as you get up soo creased when they start wiggling and no silky fabrics that mark easily, baby dribble and sick needs to be able to wipe off."

She added: "Backless/low back is a no no as you need a bra for your nipple pads, wide straps if you aren’t comfortable wearing a strapless bra, always check they're real buttons not just decorative ... yep made this mistake a few times!! #worldbreastfeedingweek #normalisebreastfeeding."

Last month Lucy hit back at troll who said new mums shouldn't breastfeed in public.

The comment which infuriated the new mum came after the show Loose Women debated the topic.

One person said they didn't want to see women breastfeeding while they were eating.

This led to Lucy hitting back saying: "Wow! So you can eat but a hungry baby can't!?'"

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