Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Katie Fitzpatrick

Stacey Solomon shares the story of her dramatic home birth as she welcomes a baby girl

A delighted Stacey Solomon has shared the birth of her baby girl with her fans.

Loose Women panellist Stacey, 32, welcomed her fourth child yesterday on her birthday.

Her daughter ended up being delivered at the family home Pickle Cottage after Stacey initially went to hospital to be checked over.

READ MORE: Stacey Solomon shares photos as she gives birth to a baby girl on her birthday

But when she got home the little one wanted to meet Stacey, dad Joe Swash, and her big brothers straight away and community midwives were called to the family home.

Stacey had Joe by her side (Stacey Solomon/Instagram)

Stacey posted the dramatic story with her 4.7million followers on her Instagram Stories.

"I woke up feeling a little twingey so I went to check in on her," she wrote.

"She seemed happy as Larry and the contractions weren't too strong so I went home.

"But she decided she was ready to meet us. Immediately. So our community midwives came straight away with all of the gas and air."

Stacey added jokingly: "I quickly regretted not staying in hospital and getting an epidural."

The delighted parents with their newborn (Stacey Solomon/Instagram)

She posted images and video clips including EastEnders actor Joe supporting Stacey as she used the gas and air and Joe holding their baby after the birth.

"Our darling daughter, our girl," she wrote.

She posted the first snaps of the ecstatic family with a message to the little one, saying she and Joe and her big brothers are 'so in love.'

"She’s Here. Born at Pickle Cottage on mummy’s birthday," she wrote.

Joe cradling their baby girl (Stacey Solomon/Instagram)

"Our little girl… Happy birthday my darling daughter… We all love you more than you could ever imagine.

"Your brothers, your daddy and I are so in love.

"Thank you for the most incredible 9 months. Now we cannot wait for the rest of our lives with you…"

Well-wishers had wondered if Stacey had given birth on her birthday after she went missing from social media during the Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp outage.

A couple of weeks ago Stacey showed off her baby bump in all its glory in stunning keepsake snaps taken by her photographer dad David Solomon.

Stacey shared the photos with her 4.6m followers to mark her pregnancy with her fourth child as she thanked her dad.

She wrote: "Thank you dad for helping me make special memories tonight... I wish i'd done this every time but I'm so glad we did it this time.

"For the last time..."

In a moving message to her little one she said: "So grateful for the chance to grow you little one now we cant wait to meet you."

Stacey, who shot to fame on the X Factor in 2009, revealed in June that she was pregnant after a miscarriage ordeal.

She has a two-year-old son Rex with Joe and older sons Zach, 13, and Leighton, nine.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.