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Zara Woodcock

Exhausted Olivia and Alex Bowen are up all night as they reveal baby son is unwell

Love Island stars Alex and Olivia Bowen looked tired as they revealed their son Abel has been unwell.

The TV personalities, who met each other on the ITV2 show in 2016, welcomed their first child together in June.

The married couple have openly discussed their parenting journey on their Instagram pages - from the difficulties of breastfeeding to sharing adorable photos.

Over the weekend, Alex, 31, took to his Stories to share a snap of himself and Olivia, 28, looking weary as they relaxed on the couch at home.

The duo wore pyjamas as they kept a straight face for the selfie.

"Abel’s had his 2nd lot of injections & ain’t well, many up every half hour [crying emoji]," he captioned the post.

Alex and Olivia have been exhausted (Olivia Bowen/Instagram)
Their son just got his injections (Olivia Bowen/Instagram)

Back in August, Olivia opened up about her experience breastfeeding, admitting it "challenged me mentally" at the start.

She told her Instagram followers she never thought she would breastfeed her son after having doubts it would work for her.

Olivia has since said she found breastfeeding "tricky at the start," though revealed it now comes naturally to her.

"It came with a whole load of emotions I didn't know existed. It really challenged me mentally for a few days," she told Natures Aid .

She said: "I thought breastfeeding would be really difficult for me, I didn't expect for it to come so naturally to me and to be so bonding between me and Abel. However, it was also very tricky at the start."

Olivia added: "Now it's just normal and natural to me, even breastfeeding in public - I just don't care what anyone thinks!"

The happy couple welcomed their baby in June (Olivia Bowen/Instagram)
Olivia has been open about her journey as a new parent (Instagram/ @oliviadbowen)

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A few weeks before that, she shared images of herself feeding her son and admitted she 'never thought she would breastfeed'.

"I think where I felt like I was not a maternal person whatsoever before Abel was born, I had serious doubts it would work for me & I also didn't even feel comfortable with the thought of it!" Olivia explained.

"I would go as far as to say it freaked me out a bit. You all know I wasn't sure on having kids & it's mainly because I felt like I would be so rubbish as a Mum, not a maternal bone in my body pre Abel.

"Fast forward to when Abel was born & he first latched in the hospital it couldn't of felt more natural. The bond & connection I feel with him when feeding I will be forever grateful for."

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