{"id":27934,"date":"2023-04-06T11:44:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blushernext.com\/?p=27934"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T14:19:02","slug":"love-island-star-shaughna-phillips-gives-birth-to-first-baby-and-announces-beautiful-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blushernext.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/love-island-star-shaughna-phillips-gives-birth-to-first-baby-and-announces-beautiful-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island star Shaughna Phillips gives birth to first baby and announces beautiful name"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congratulations to Shaughna Phillips! (Picture: Instagram\/shaughnaphillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Love Island<\/a> star Shaughna Phillips<\/a> has given birth to her first child.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old has welcomed a little girl, whose name she has revealed is Lucia.<\/p>\n

‘My darling Lucia, I wish I had you sooner so I could love you longer \u2728\ud83d\udc97,’ she wrote in a post announcing the birth.<\/p>\n

The new mum also shared on social media that Lucia had been born on Tuesday at 8:10pm, weighing 8lb 8oz.<\/p>\n

Her friends were quick to rush to the comments and offer their congratulations to Shaughna and her new tot.<\/p>\n

‘Yay she\u2019s here! \ud83d\udc95 congratulations \ud83e\udd42,’ wrote comedian Katherine Ryan, while influencer Sophie Hinchcliffe shared: ‘Aww congratulations beautiful \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd72\ud83e\udd72 sending lots of love your way xx.’<\/p>\n

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The new mum made the announcement by sharing a hospital snap of her holding Lucia, as well as a photo of the newborn asleep in her crib (Picture: Instagram\/shaughnaphillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Congratulations gorgeous girl \ud83d\ude0d,’ added former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison.<\/p>\n

Shaughna then added a gorgeous photo of Lucia in a white blanket in her crib at home, with Adele’s hit ballad Make You Feel My Love accompanying the snap to her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n

‘The song that was playing when you entered the world, no truer word my darling,’ she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n

The new mum then added the initials ‘LPW’ and a white heart emoji, teasing Lucia’s as yet unknown middle name and the apparent fact she will take her father Billy Webb’s surname<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Shaughna was induced after an eventful final few weeks of her pregnancy, which saw her pass her due date (Picture: Instagram\/shaughnaphillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The doting new mum shared another snap of Lucia, teasing her middle initial as ‘P’ (Picture: Instagram\/shaughnaphillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shaughna previously shared that they had already picked out baby names (Picture: Instagram\/shaughnaphillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their relationship has faced turbulent times after Billy, 29, was arrested and charged in January<\/a> with possession with intent to supply a Class A drug.<\/p>\n

Shaughna then gave an emotional statement addressing his arrest<\/a> and the impact it has had on her pregnancy.<\/p>\n

\u2018After a challenging few weeks, obviously, the baby\u2019s father isn\u2019t around. But my main focus has always been just to prepare for the birth and try to be as calm as possible,\u2019 she shared with OK!<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m good at just saying, \u201cRight, the show must go on\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n

The former reality star went on: \u2018Billy\u2019s not around, but I don\u2019t want to say that I\u2019m doing it on my own<\/a>, because I\u2019m absolutely not \u2013 my family\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s going to be different, but I don\u2019t want to say it\u2019s going to be bad.\u2019<\/p>\n

A rep for Shaughna told Metro.co.uk<\/strong> that the reality star was unaware of the offences.<\/p>\n

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Shaughna’s boyfriend Billy and Lucia’s father was arrested in January on drugs offences (Picture: Instagram\/shaughnaphillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Days ahead of welcoming Lucia, Shaughna shared that she would be induced after passing her March 25 due date<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A few weeks prior, she had also been rushed to hospital after her baby stopped moving.<\/p>\n

In her column with OK!<\/a>, the star said she visited the hospital as she experienced reduced movements, but that luckily everything \u2018turned out to be ok\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, she was then left panicking as she was faced with the prospect of giving birth to her child as a doctor approached her about induction.<\/p>\n

\u2018As I was 38 weeks pregnant, the doctor told me they would induce me,\u2019 she began.<\/p>\n

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The Love Island star previously went into early labour, but everything appears to have gone smoothly in the end (Picture: Instagram\/shaughnaphillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018It massively made me panic and I told them I didn\u2019t feel ready to give birth, but they kept me overnight and put me in a post-natal ward where babies had already been born.\u2019<\/p>\n

Shaughna shared that she felt she was \u2018being pushed into getting an induction when [she] wasn\u2019t ready\u2019 and found the experience \u2018traumatising\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, after an overnight stay in the hospital, the star was presented with other options for her pregnancy.<\/p>\n