Jess Redden has shared an update on her motherhood journey so far. 

Jess welcomed her first child, a baby boy named Bobby, into the world last week with her rugby star husband Rob Kearney. 

Now that little Bobby is a week old, Jess has opened up about how she’s settling into mum-life and thanked the public for their supportive messages.

 

 

 

 

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Sharing the update to her 92K Instagram followers, Jess posted a series of photos of herself, Rob and their bundle of joy to her Stories. 

She explained, “Still very surreal that our gorgeous boy is here. I just stare at his little face all day (and night!!)”.

“Also wanted to say a huge thank you for all the love for baby Bobby. Such an emotional time already but to feel so much love has been such a great support so thank you".

The pharmacist went on to reveal, “He also likes his play gym but has yet to get on board with the co-sleeper”.

Jess shared a candid insight into her experience with breastfeeding by admitting, “Breastfeeding is no joke and Bobby is the hungriest little cherub I’ve ever seen!!”.

“It’s a marathon not a sprint, allowing myself all the emotions, patience and kindness while we both journey through it together”.

Sharing a snap of herself and Bobby in his pram, she went on to say, “First walk was special. Couldn’t stop smiling at everyone that passed with a new sense of pride over my boy”.

Jess then detailed advice for other new mums by explaining, “Also as a new mum you’ll hear all kinds of dos and don’ts which can be overwhelming. You do what’s best for you and baby, keeping that baby happy and healthy and minding yourself along the journey is all that matters”.

Jess and Rob announced their baby boy had been born last week by unveiling adorable pictures of the family-of-three at the hospital to social media.

The 30-year-old captioned the sweet post, “Bobby Brian Kearney – hard to believe there was a world that you didn’t exist in, we love you endlessly baby boy. 21.08.23”.

Congratulations are in order for Jennie McAlpine as she has announced the birth of her third child.

The Coronation Street star, known for her role as Fizz Brown, has confirmed she welcomed a baby girl into the world with her husband Chris Farr. The couple are already proud parents to eight-year-old Albert and four-year-old Hilda.

Jennie revealed their baby girl was actually born back in April, but admitted she wanted to stay in her ‘newborn bubble’ for as long as possible.

During a new interview with OK!, Jennie shared details of her labour and shared her daughter’s adorable name. 

She explained, “I’m so aware of how precious this time is and just how quickly it goes”.

Detailing the day her baby girl was born, McAlpine said she arrived, “just before midnight on April 4, weighing 7lbs 11oz, at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Hospital”.

“Without going into all the gory details, we were there for a while. There were a few shift changes of midwives in that time, put it that way”.

“Chris was like the third midwife in the room, and he announced that she was indeed a she!”.

“Most people had guessed it would be a boy and I suppose somewhere in my brain I must have thought that too, because it was a genuine surprise when he said that. And so emotional. You can see my shock on the video as she’s brought up to me and I said, ‘I can’t believe it!’”.

Jennie then revealed that when it came to choosing a name for her bundle of joy, she, Chris and their little ones had a ‘big conversion’ about monikers, until they decided on Doris.

“It was a big conversation. There were a lot of boys’ names discarded, mainly because of football. Albert is a Manchester United fan and I think he left us with about two boys’ names to choose from”.

“Doris is a family name and I love that it goes with Albert and Hilda. They’re also all very ‘Corrie’. The actress who played the first Rovers landlady, Annie Walker, was called Doris Speed so there’s obviously something in my DNA that means these baby names keep happening!”.

She continued, “People have said before that Albert and Hilda sound like two childhood sweethearts writing to each other during the war. Now Doris is the aunty who’s come to join them”.

Opening up about her labour experience, the mum-of-three went on to say, “As with all my births I tried to stay as calm as possible and remember my breathing. I say that, but you think you’ve got it one minute and the next, everything’s out the window”.

“But we got through it and this might sound strange, but I love giving birth. All my babies have been a unique experience and this birth felt especially different”.

Jennie added, “I wasn’t just having a baby; I was bringing someone else into our family and that felt like the most special thing in the world. It actually makes me want to become a midwife. It’s a pipe dream but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do”.

Amanza Smith has been opening up about her recent health battle. 

Back in June, the Selling Sunset star was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae.

The health problem meant Amanza had to stay in hospital for a month in order to recover.

Since returning home last month, the 46-year-old has spoken out about her Selling Sunset co-stars and has revealed which of her castmates have supported her on her journey to recovery.

While chatting to People, Amanza explained, “I mention a lot on the show…The Oppenheim Group is really like family. I don't have my family out here. I don't have a lot of super close family”.

“I've known Jason and Brett for 22 years, so they've become family. My kids call them Uncle Brett and Uncle Jason. We always do Friendsgiving together. I know their mom and dad very well, cousins, all of that”.

“Jason lives really close to the hospital too, so I was like, ‘You know what? This is a convenient location’”, Smith went on to say after revealing the Oppenheim brothers would visit ‘a lot’.

Admitting that ‘everyone was really supportive’, the interior designer noted meaningful gestures some of her co-stars did for her. 

“Jason brought me headphones at one point because I was talking about the noises you hear in the middle of the night. At one point there was a patient who sounded like he was in my closet, that's how loud it was – but he was in a different room. He was coughing and coughing”.

“It was hard to hear people in pain. Or you hear ‘code blue’ often. Obviously it's not something you can sleep through easily, It's a lot of things you don't want to hear, so he brought me headphones”.

Amanza also shared her appreciation for Chelsea Lazkani as she brought her pyjamas. 

“My stay just kept getting longer and longer, so I would run out of clothes. Nobody's doing your laundry there. People were really supportive and sweet”.

Admitting that having visitors too often used up too much of her energy, Amanza said, “It got to a point where it was too much. It was exerting too much energy to have visitors after the second surgery. I had to tell them, ‘I can't do it. It's too much energy to have to give out’”.

Amanza made sure to add, “It was nice that everybody was there. You know who your friends are when you become a burden. You see who has your back”.