Kerry Katona’s ”t*ts” had been ”far too massive” for her to breastfeed.
The former Atomic Kitten singer – who has Molly, 18, Lilly-Sue, 16, Heidi, 12, Max, 11, and Dylan-Jorge, 5, from earlier relationships – opted to bottlefeed most of her brood as a result of getting them to latch on was ”terribly painful” and she or he joked her youngsters had been fearful they’d be ”suffocated” by her large mammaries.
She stated: ”My t*ts had been far too massive to breastfeed – the poor infants had been terrified they’d be suffocated.
”Out of all my youngsters, the one one I breastfed was DJ. The others simply would not take to the nipple and it was terribly painful.
”I believed on the time, ‘Why am I doing this? I’ve carried this child for 9 months. There’s a bleedin’ bottle, there’s your father, off you go.’ ”
But the 39-year-old star by no means felt any ”strain” to persevere with breastfeeding as a result of she has at all times felt it was vital to do what she thought was greatest for her and her youngsters, not what different individuals suppose they need to do.
She added in her column for brand new! journal: ”I by no means felt beneath strain from the ‘breast is greatest’ brigade – every to their very own.
”New mums have a lot strain on them as it’s, we’ve to do what’s greatest for our youngsters and ourselves.
”Just as a result of society is telling us to do one thing a sure method, that does not make it proper.”
Meanwhile, Kerry is dealing with a brand new parenting battle as now she has moved home with boyfriend Ryan Mahoney, she’s eager to get her youngest daughter – whose father, Kerry’s estranged husband George Kay, died from an overdose final yr – again sleeping in her personal mattress.
She stated: ”My DJ is sort of six and she or he nonetheless sleeps with me and Ryan – however to be truthful, since her dad died she would not like being on her personal.
”DJ was satisfied the home we have simply moved out of was haunted and would at all times make an excuse to return to us in the midst of the evening.
”I like cuddling my little yet another than something nevertheless it’s not doing me or Ryan any favours not having the mattress to ourselves.
”So now we’re within the new place, DJ is aware of all of it has to vary.
”Her bed room is way cosier and we’re hoping the brand new setting will do her the world of fine.”