Emma Willis cries as she recalls traumatic hospital dash with daughter

TV presenter Emma Willis has opened up about feeling like a ‘dangerous mum’ after having to hurry her child to hospital when she realised she hadn’t been getting sufficient breastmilk

TV presenter Emma Willis has revealed her anguish at having to hurry her daughter to hospital shortly after she was born.

Talking on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast, the Voice presenter mentioned she felt like a “dangerous mum” when she realised she hadn’t been producing sufficient breast milk to feed little Isabelle, who’s now 12.

“I felt like a nasty mum as a result of for the primary three days at dwelling, I felt like I’d been feeding her 24 hours a day, however actually no milk had been popping out,” Emma revealed on Comfortable Mum Comfortable Child.

“So she’d had nothing. And actually she simply turned and you may simply see it and I took her to A&E instantly.”

Recalling the distressing expertise, Emma broke down as she remembered the strain she placed on herself to maintain breastfeeding despite the fact that she was turning into depressed.

“I nonetheless continued to attempt to breastfeed for so long as I may as a result of that was the factor to do,” she mentioned.

“All people that got here in to go to me, I felt like I used to be seemed down on.

“Each time they got here in and there was a bottle of method subsequent to me, it was form of like, ‘Ooh, not persevering?’

“I used to be like, ‘I’m persevering, however she needs extra and I haven’t obtained any.’ So I needed to prime her up with [formula].”

Emma revealed that after six weeks of making an attempt to breastfeed she had turn into very down.

“I used to be so down and so depressed and simply crying on a regular basis as a result of I wished to, I wished to do the most effective for her, that my mum simply went, ‘Cease it,'” Emma mentioned, her voice starting to crack.

“Oh it will get me all upset fascinated with it. ‘Cease it, Emma. Actually, you’re driving your self mad when all she wants is for you [voice cracks]… Aah, Gi! What have you ever completed? [sniffs] So that you can give her the most effective begin'” she continued.

“And if that’s out of your boob or from a bottle, simply give her love, which you might be. However you being this manner just isn’t the most effective factor for her.

“So I obtained a bottle and a little bit of method and it was simply comfortable days from then on.”

Emma has three youngsters with McFly’s Matt Willis and the couple frequently meet up with their friends Giovanna and Tom Fletcher.

Hitmakers Tom and Matt obtained along with their wives and kids to benefit from the heat climate and made positive their time collectively has been jam-packed with enjoyable actions – which has been documented on-line by Giovanna and Emma.

Matt and Emma share youngsters Isabelle, Ace, and Trixie and Tom and Giovanna are dad and mom to Buzz, Buddy, Max and the brood gave the impression to be of their aspect within the footage and snaps shared on social media.

For his or her staycation, the gang employed two neighbouring wood cabins which Giovanna shared a snap of and revealed her glee at being so near her pal Emma.

“Lastly neighbours with the Willis household!” I am A Celeb star Giovanna gushed.