Oti Mabuse has left her fans emotional after she shared that her daughter has turned six months old. The former Strictly Come Dancing professional announced the arrival of her first child in a Christmas Instagram post last year.
Sharing the milestone with her 710,000 followers, the 33-year old uploaded a snap of chocolate cake, a photo of a tiara with the word Princess, and an image of herself cradling her baby daughter.
She added the caption: “Today marks 6 months since our little miracle entered this world, defying the odds with her early arrival. Being a mom to a premature baby has been a journey filled with ups and downs, but oh, the beauty in every moment!
“I’m endlessly grateful for my daughter’s strength and resilience. She’s taught me more about love, courage, and gratitude than I ever thought possible. Here’s to celebrating milestones, big and small, and cherishing the precious gift of motherhood. So appreciative of everyone who’s joined us on this incredible journey.”
Many of her fans flocked to the comments section to praise Oti on her special milestone. One person said: “Happy 6 months! Seems just like yesterday you posted your announcement.”
A second person said: “She’s a strong warrior princess. I was born at 6 months 38 years ago.” A third also typed: “B-E-A-utiful. God bless you and your family, Oti and Marius.”
A fourth also chimed in: “Aww how cute. Happy 6 months bubba,” as another penned: “Wow that’s flown by! Happy half birthday,” with balloon emojis.
Oti has previously shared that giving birth to her daughter was “traumatic.” She confessed that her baby spent six weeks in hospital following the birth and explained that her daughter was born prematurely.
Speaking on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, she explained: “She was very premature, she came really, really early – unexpected premature which was a big, big shock.
“Going through that emotional trauma that you go through when you have a premature baby, and then being in hospital with the little one for six weeks and then finally coming out and having her home with friends and family over Christmas was really nice.”
She added: “She was in a critical condition really for the first six weeks and me and Marius just really wanted to be there mentally, physically, emotionally. My mum stopped everything and flew directly to England just to be with us. Things don’t always go to plan, especially when you have a little premature baby. You give birth, you hug and then the baby gets taken away.”
