Jesy Nelson shares sweet motherhood update as singer marks exciting milestone
Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has shared touching glimpses into her life as a new mother, posting photographs and videos of her twin daughters on social media.
The 34-year-old revealed she has “never ever felt more lucky and blessed in my whole entire life” alongside images showing her cuddling newborn Ocean Jade and Story Monroe.
The heartwarming update, shared on Friday, featured intimate family moments including one of the babies sleeping peacefully on her chest.
Partner Zion Foster, 26, was captured entertaining their daughters with playful dancing, whilst another photograph showed one of the twins cradled in a single hand.
The social media posts come after the twins spent three months in hospital following their premature arrival at 31 weeks.
Nelson was diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a rare condition that can endanger one or both babies.
Ocean Jade and Story Monroe were born on May 18 and required treatment in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
The singer revealed earlier this week that her daughters had finally come home, writing: “My babies made it home for my birthday.”
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In March, Nelson underwent an emergency procedure due to complications and was advised to remain hospitalised until at least 32 weeks into her pregnancy.
Nelson opened up about the emotional challenges of the NICU experience, describing it as “the most scary overwhelming feeling of emotions not being able to feel like you can protect your babies.”
She explained the heartbreak of being unable to comfort her crying daughters: “Naturally as a mother you just want to hold them and comfort them when they cry but you can’t because there are what feels like a million wires coming out of them and tubes and masks in the way with people poking and prodding them it breaks your heart into a million pieces.”
The singer described the twins’ reunion as “the most magical feeling I will never be able to describe,” calling them “the strongest little girls I’ve ever known who really do have the most inspiring story to tell.”
Foster revealed that the medical ordeal had strengthened their relationship, telling OK!: “I think it’s at these times when you really, really know what love you have and what your relationship means.
“And I think for me and Jess, this has just taken it to a whole other level of us knowing we are literally made for each other.”
The couple transformed the hospital room into a makeshift home, pushing a convertible couch next to the hospital bed to create their own double bed.
Nurses reportedly commented on how “homely” they had made the space.
Fans and friends flooded Nelson’s posts with supportive messages, with influencer Luke Hamnett calling them a “gorgeous gorgeous family.”