CHLOE Radford has shared a ‘painful’ update after giving birth.
Not only this, but the mum-of-two also gave her fans an insight into her ‘reality’ as she admitted ‘everything seems to be all over the place’.
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Just six days after giving birth to her second child, Bodhi Reign, the blonde beauty, who is Noel and Sue’s second eldest daughter and began her relationship with her security guard boyfriend Jacob Wallace in 2021, took to social media to share what the first few days have been like as a family-of-four.
The 29-year-old, who recently welcomed her newborn son into the world, filmed herself whilst making some breakfast for her adorable daughter Mila, as she said: “I feel like we’re still just trying to find our rhythm a little bit with everything and get a little routine going because everything just seems to be a bit all over the place.”
As she pointed to piles of dirty dishes, Chloe shared: “Here’s a bit of reality.”
Whilst wearing a pair of pyjamas with her hair tied back, the content creator who stars in the Channel 5 show 22 Kids & Counting, continued: “Bodhi is doing great, I had a health visitor round yesterday and he’s only lost 5 ounces – he was 6 lb 1 oz.”
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As well as this, Chloe acknowledged: “Breastfeeding is going really, really well.
“He’s taken to it really well, I’m really proud of us.”
Despite this, Chloe revealed that she has begun using Lansinoh Soothies Cooling Gel Pads, which you can buy from Boots for £10.99, as she admitted: “I’ve got one really sore boob.
“I put one of these on last night, because I was really struggling to feed him on this side because it was just so painful.
“I had this on last night and it feels so much better, so I did actually manage to feed him again on that side.”
Chloe then asked Mila what she thinks of her baby brother, to which the youngster beamed: “Cute.”
The third oldest Radford child, who works as a bakery manager at the family’s Radford Pie Company, then explained: “She’s been amazing with him, she just wants to cuddle him all the time.”
Keen to keep her followers informed, she confessed: “But yeah, I feel like we’re just trying to find our rhythm and a new routine.
I feel like we’re still just trying to find our rhythm a little bit with everything and get a little routine going
Chloe Radford
“I look knackered. But yeah that’s the update.”
Chloe’s fans react
Chloe’s TikTok clip, which she posted on her official account under the username @itschloexa, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly amassed 144,700 views, 6,903 likes and 148 comments.
Chloe’s fans eagerly raced to the comments, with many keen to praise the “amazing” mother.
One person said: “You’re doing amazing sweetheart – look after yourself.”
How does family-of-22 the Radfords afford to live?
AS Britain’s biggest family, it may come as no surprise that Sue and Noel Radford must have some hefty bills.
Between them, they have a whopping 22 children and seven dogs, which often has some people wonder how they manage their money.
The Radfords support themselves with the proceeds of Noel’s bakery, The Radford Pie Company, which is located near their home.
On their website, it says: “We have owned our own lovely bakery since 1999 which is how we manage to provide for (and feed) our huge and expanding family as well as for the local people of Heysham and Morecambe.”
The family expanded their business to cater to online orders placed across the UK.
The business is a family affair, with Noel at the helm, and some of their children helping out.
The older kids, who are working at least part-time, don’t get a free ride as they’re made to pay a small amount of rent to their parents.
“Us older ones do pay a little bit of board. Granted it’s not a lot but I’m also trying to save up for my own house at the moment.” their daughter Chloe said in a video on the YouTube channel.
Sue added: “We’ve always said if you want to buy somewhere, renting is a bit of dead money, so we’d rather you saved that money up and stayed at home a bit longer.
“I also do believe they should pay board if they are earning. We’ve always been brought up by our parents that we had to pay board.”
Noel and Sue famously don’t rely on benefits for their bumper brood and live off their pie shop for income.
They also revealed they make money from brand partnerships on social media.
The Radford family stars in their own reality TV show 22 Kids and Counting – which has run for four series.
Brand expert Andy Barr believes Noel and Sue have been paid less than £10,000 for each show.
He told the Daily Mail: “The typical fee per episode is going to be in the thousands rather than the tens or hundreds of thousands that people often think is the case with TV shows of this nature.
“If they continue to get commissioned for a fourth or fifth season, then they are going to be able to command a higher fee.”
He estimates that the Radfords make £ 5,000 an episode.
Another added: “You actually look better than I did all my 25 years back. Just make sure you all take care of each other and look after each other.”
A third commented: “You’re smashing it.”
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: “Congratulations hun. Love his name. Hope you’re doing well.”
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