Stacey Solomon reflects on judgement of being a young mum as she spends first Mother's Day as mum-of-five

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Stacey Solomon has used this Mother's Day to reflect on the judgement she faced when she welcomed her first child at 17. The Loose Women star is now a happy mum-of-five after welcoming her second daughter, Belle, into the world last month with her husband Joe Swash.

Their little girl is the loved-up couple's third child together, their first since tying the knot last summer in an intimate ceremony in the garden of their home, dubbed 'Pickle Cottage' due to Stacey's nickname of 'pickle' for her children.

Stacey, 33, and Joe, 41, also share 17-month-old daughter Rose and three-year-old son Rex together while Stacey is also a doting mum to older sons Zachary and Leighton, and Joe is a proud dad to his teenage son Harry with his ex-fiancee. READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson shares first scan picture of baby son as she makes observation and is praised by fans for 'candid' outlook Taking to Instagram on Sunday (March 19), Stacey couldn't have looked happier as she got her adorable brood together for a group snap.

The beaming mum could be seen surrounded by her children, with her cradling her newborn, who was born on February 7 at home, while eldest child Zachary held on to a sleeping Rose. "I’ve been a mum since I was 17 years old," Stacey started the caption of her post to her millions of followers. "I barley remember life before becoming mum.