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29th November 2021
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The 32-year-old also talked about her home birth with baby Rose, saying: “The birth was incredible. I knew deep down I would love to have her at home. It meant I could be with Joe the whole time and my mum could be with me, too. She’s been there for every one of the boys being born." She continues: “I felt strange but not in full-blown labour. I wanted to make sure everything was OK. We drove to the community hospital nearby, where I’d had my appointments with the midwives. “They examined me and told Joe to pull the car around and they’d follow us home. “It turned out I was 8cm dilated, so they broke my waters at home and, after around 40 minutes of crazy contractions, Rose was in our arms.” She added: “I just felt on the biggest high. I haven’t always had that rush after birth – in fact, it has been the opposite. “But I think there was something about feeling in control and being at home, and the sun shining through my bedroom window… It just felt so surreal. I couldn’t stop smiling.” The mum-of-four also spoke about what it was like falling pregnant with her first son at 17, and how she never even realised until late in her pregnancy that she was – indeed – pregnant. “I’ve never been a super-skinny girl and I worked in a chippy, so I was eating a lot of saveloys," she said. “I finished them up at the end of my shift, so they didn’t go to waste. Genuinely, I just thought ‘God, I’ve got to lay off the food.’“At that age I wasn’t tracking my periods. I didn’t even click.”From X Factor hopeful to social-media sensation and primetime TV star, @StaceySolomon has carved out an incredible career. She tells @ColeMoreton why she owes it all to the challenge of raising her son Zach – at just 17...
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