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Stacey Solomon reveals battle with postnatal depression

Former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon has opened up about her struggle with postnatal depression in an emotional interview.

Speaking to The Mirror newspaper about having her two sons, Leighton and Zachary, at a young age, Solomon explained that she felt like her "dreams had been shattered":

"I was 18 and I didn't want to be a mum. I still feel guilty that I didn't get this burst of excitement and happiness. I started thinking I've got to just be a mum for ever, I can't be anything else. I can't have a career, I can't go to college and have a social life. It felt like all my dreams had been shattered."

"I didn't feel any kind of bond with my baby. It felt like everything I did was wrong and all I could do was cry. I wanted help, but I struggled to admit that's how I felt because of the stigma."

She added that after experiencing it first hand, she wants to raise awareness and for there to be more support available: "I just feel like there's definitely got to be more help out there. There are not enough groups and there's not enough support. I feel really lucky that I didn't get postnatal depression the second time around. This time I've got a career, a house, and my partner Aaron to help me."

Her programme, 'Stacey Solomon: Depression, Teen Mums & Me', will air tonight at 9pm in the UK on BBC1.

 

 

 

 

Watch an interview with Solomon from late last year here: