Television presenter Chloe Madeley has opened up about having an emergency C-section and proudly shared a photo of her breastfeeding her new-born daughter. Chloe welcomed her daughter, Bodhi Rae Georgia, with her husband James Haskell earlier this month.
The daughter of TV stars Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, wrote a lengthy statement on Instagram reports Birmingham Live. She wrote: "The thing I was most apprehensive about my whole pregnancy? It wasn’t the childbirth, which I was quietly certain would go to plan [laughing emoji].
“It wasn’t the fact we were moving house at 37 weeks. It was breastfeeding, which I was absolutely certain would fall apart for me in a matter of days, if not hours, like it did for so many friends and family members of mine.
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“What I learned throughout my pregnancy, and what I’ve learned since in the postnatal period, is not to take your body personally (even though your visceral reaction will likely tell you to). Don’t do it."
The 35-year-old added: "Don’t think that because you expect your body to do something, it will, and don’t think you should attach any kind of emotion to that whatsoever.” Chloe then discussed her emergency C-section, saying it was something she "could never have predicted."
She wrote: "After a decade long love affair of action / reaction between myself and my body respectively, I can safely say that the tables have turned. Expectations…lol.”
Chloe was praised by her fans for her brave and honest post. vickyje_1985 said: "Such a real post.
"I’ve had lovely pregnancies and very textbook births. However breastfeeding for me was different with all of my children.
"One just would not latch, one I couldn’t fill for love nor money and had to top up with formula, and the one that took to it amazingly, my body couldn’t cope with the demand!! You are doing amazing xxx"
Samboss1978 wrote: "One inspirational and incredible mama. Loving your story, thank you for being so transparent."
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