Paige Thorne has detailed the 17-hour labour she endured to welcome her first child, admitting she felt as though she was in a 'trance'.
The Love Island star, 29, gave birth to a baby boy called Fateley last month, sharing the tot with boxer boyfriend Drew Wedlake.
And taking to her Instagram on Thursday, Paige gave an honest account of her birth story, with the stunner confessing to being 'unbearable' at the time amid her body going into 'some sort of shock'.
Sharing a series of pictures and videos, the Welsh TV star documented the birth from the very beginning, revealing that she woke up with a 'gut feeling' she was going to go into labour.
Paige then went on to share how she spent that day, with her morning including pelvic stretches, meditation, colostrum harvesting and a 10.5km walk.
In a video, Paige looked excited after getting a third sweep, detailing how she had later felt 'tightenings', which are an early sign of labour.
Paige Thorne has detailed the 17-hour labour she endured to welcome her first child, admitting she felt as though she was in a 'trance'
The Love Island star, 29, gave birth to a baby boy called Fateley last month, sharing the tot with boxer boyfriend Drew Wedlake
After stocking up on carbs with a McDonald's meal, the TV personality told how she had stayed at home for as long as possible, and got ready for the birth by doing her hair, having an 'everything shower' and finalising her hospital bag essentials.
Paige then told how she tried to relax but her contractions kept getting closer together, leaving her fearing that she wouldn't make it to the hospital on time.
Paige shared a snap of herself in the birthing pool, and told that after being informed that she was in active labour and 4cm dilated, she didn't remember much after that.
She then went into detail about the effect the labour had on her body, likening it to being in a 'trance' before noting the physical changes that had occurred.
Paige wrote: 'I can only describe being in the pool as entering some sort of out of state trans [sp]
'Although I did all the prep and kept telling myself to stay relaxed, melt into the contractions and each one brings me closer to my baby, my body still went into some sort of shock.
'I couldn't speak even when I wanted to. I couldn't open my eyes. My face was numb & tingling at one point. My hands were clenched and I couldn't open them myself. I was totally unbareable to be around, no one could speak, breath or touch me. [sp]
'Kept refusing gas and air/food/drinks because I was scared of being sick.'
Her labour continued for seven hours, after which she was examined again and told she was only 7cm dilated.
Taking to her Instagram on Thursday, Paige gave an honest account of her birth story, confessing to being 'unbearable' at the time amid her body going into 'some sort of shock'
Sharing a series of pictures and videos, the Welsh TV star documented the birth from the very beginning, revealing that she woke up with a 'gut feeling' she was going to go into labour
Paige then went on to share how she spent that day, with her morning including pelvic stretches, meditation, colostrum harvesting and a 10.5km walk
After stocking up on carbs with a McDonald's meal, the TV personality told how she had stayed at home for as long as possible, and got ready for the birth
Paige shared a snap of herself in the birthing pool, and told that after being informed that she was in active labour and 4cm dilated, she didn't remember much after that
She then went into detail about the effect the labour had on her body, likening it to being in a 'trance' before noting the physical changes that had occurred
'I lost all composure, started demanding to be transferred to a different hospital that facilitated C Sections because I was scared to keep going through the pain for another 8 hours'
Continuing to share details of her journey to motherhood, Paige went on to tell her followers that the medication relaxed her so much that she fell asleep, slowing down the labour further
The brunette beauty went on to say that she finally reached 9cm, with medics breaking her waters, which resulted in her starting to push within 30 minutes
The next slide revealed that Fateley had safely arrived, with Paige noting how the pain and the 17-hour labour were swiftly forgotten and replaced with feelings of 'intense gratitude and love'
Concluding her post, the Love Island star shared a snap of herself breastfeeding Fateley as she enjoyed golden hour with him
Paige added: 'I lost all composure, started demanding to be transferred to a different hospital that facilitated C Sections because I was scared to keep going through the pain for another 8 hours when it felt I made such little progress.'
At this point, she noted that she now accepted pain relieving medication, but still felt that she wasn't 'totally with it at all'.
Continuing to share details of her journey to motherhood, Paige went on to tell her followers that the medication relaxed her so much that she fell asleep, slowing down the labour further – though she was much 'nicer' to be around.
The brunette beauty went on to say that she finally reached 9cm, with medics breaking her waters, which resulted in her starting to push within 30 minutes.
After having been in severe pain for hours, Paige told how this part of labour felt 'painless', despite her pethidine wearing off at this point.
The next slide revealed that little Fateley had safely arrived, with Paige noting how the pain and the 17-hour labour were swiftly forgotten and replaced with feelings of 'intense gratitude and love'.
Concluding her post, the Love Island star shared a snap of herself breastfeeding Fateley as she enjoyed golden hour with him, which sees uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact between the newborn and the parent.
Paige's candid birth story was met with a plethora of supportive messages from her fans and showbiz pals.
Announcing her birth news last month, Paige shared snaps of her baby boy, writing in the caption: 'Fateley Hayes Wedlake, we never knew a love like this existed.'
Paige and Drew went Instagram official with their relationship in July last year and Paige revealed she relocated to Bristol after just three months together.