I went through hell and back with Bambi, there were dark times, Molly-Mae admits
MOLLY-MAE Haag has admitted she has been through ‘hell and back’ after the birth of her daughter Bambi, and has opened up about the ‘dark times’.
The Love Island star turned businesswoman, 25, also revealed all on Bambi’s ‘disaster day’ at nursery.
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In her latest YouTube vlog, the influencer was joined by her sister, Zoe Haag, 28, now Zoe Rae after recently tying the knot with her partner Danny Rae, for a car Q&A.
The blonde beauties spoke about all things motherhood as the Love Island legend opened up about going through a ‘breakdown’ after Bambi, who she shares with her now ex-partner Tommy Fury, 25, was born.
Molly-Mae, who recently found herself in a controversy over the price of her Maebe products, explained that before having her daughter, she didn’t have much experience dealing with babies, as she said: ‘The only child I had been holding was Bobby, Fran’s son, that’s the only child I had around, I really had no idea.
“Those first few weeks of Bambi’s life… hell and back.
“We had a glitch.”
The Maebe founder, whose first drop from her infamous new fashion brand sold out in just 24 minutes, then opened up on Bambi’s nursery nightmare.
She added: “Bambi started a daycare center. She had her first day, from 9:30am to 3pm recently.
“She had three trial sessions, two one-hour and one two-hour, and the two-hour session was a bit of a disaster to be honest.
“When I picked her up she was very upset, I had never seen her cry like that.
“Something wasn’t right with me. It didn’t feel good.
“I don’t have to take Bambi to daycare for childcare, I can have her at my house, that’s no problem.
“It was more for her benefit that I wanted to send her.”
That’s what we did wrong. We did it all together
Molly Mae
But the Filter founder then explained that the toddler, who lives a very lavish lifestyle that includes first-class flights, more vacations than most and a designer wardrobe, has actually developed a challenging habit.
She admitted: “She started hitting. My best friend Taylor, her child Story is the same age. Bambi and Bambi started using Story.
Molly-Mae and Tommy’s relationship timeline
From Love Island to a diamond ring and a baby, we look at how Molly and Tommy got to where they are today.
June 2019: Molly and Tommy meet for the first time on Love Island.
July 2019: Tommy makes it official by asking Molly to be his girlfriend.
July 2019: Molly and Tommy end Love Island in second place.
September 2019: The couple are moving into a three-bedroom apartment in Manchester.
December 2019: Molly supports Tommy in his first boxing match since leaving the villa.
May 2020: Turning 21, Molly and Tommy go all out with dozens of balloons and lavish cakes to celebrate each other’s milestone days.
June 2020: The loving couple moves to a new apartment just outside the center of Manchester.
October 2021: Molly and Tommy become victims of burglars. Professional thieves target their rental apartment while they are away, losing £800,000 worth of belongings.
March 2022: They buy their first ‘dream house’ together. Molly and Tommy warn that they will only share “snippets” of their notebook after the break-in.
September 2022: Molly and Tommy announce that they are expecting their first child together. Alongside a sweet video, Molly says: ‘I can’t wait for the adventures we haven’t even dreamed of yet.’
October 2022: It’s a girl! The couple confirmed that they are having a daughter.
January 2023: Molly gives birth to baby Bambi on January 23.
July 2023: Tommy takes Molly and Bambi on a family holiday to Ibiza. The couple gets engaged after Tommy pops the question on a cliff.
September 2023: At Home With The Furys is released on Netflix. The couple stars in Tommy’s brother Tyson’s reality show. Tommy and Molly clash over their parenting plans.
November 2023: Tommy is caught on camera partying topless with Chris Brown and unidentified women in Abu Dhabi. Molly takes off her engagement ring.
December 2023: Molly admits that she’s been through it, but puts her engagement ring back on.
January 2024: Bambi becomes one. Molly and Tommy celebrate with a lavish party at home.
March 2024: Bambi goes on her first skiing holiday to France with her parents.
April 2024: Molly and Tommy treat Bambi to a family vacation at Disneyland Paris.
“That came out of nowhere and I thought: that’s not good. And I think childcare will help with that.”
The pair also discussed the advice they would give to new mothers, as Zoe shared: “Amy Hart, when she had her baby, Stanley, they really split it up so he would do the night shift, she would do the day shift. and I think sleep is the way forward.
“So if you have help and you have your partner with you, instead of doing it all together.”
Looking back now, it sends shivers down my spine, I had no idea what I was doing
Molly Mae
Molly then revealed the mistake she and Tommy had made, as well as the one she and Zoe had made in raising Bambi in the early days, interjecting, “That’s what we did wrong. We did it all together.
“You need to get some sleep.”
When it comes to the newborn bubble she found herself in in the early days, she advised: “Don’t push help away. There are very strange messages going around for new mothers: ‘Don’t have visitors for the first month, take your time, set your boundaries’.
Timeline of Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury’s divorce
After five years together, Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury split in August 2024.
Around 4:00 PM Wednesday August 14, Molly-Mae and Tommy undergo an explosive confrontation and Molly-Mae announces her split from fiancé Tommy Fury, saying: ‘I never thought our story would end, especially this way’.
An hour later, Tommy shares a separate and brief statement confirming that they have parted ways, and thanking Molly-Mae for making him “dad.”
The real reason why they broke up keeps coming up Thursday August 15 The Sun reveals how Molly-Mae found out Tommy had cheated on her, leading to an explosive confrontation.
On Saturday, August 17, The Sun reveals how Molly-Mae was given a disturbing video of Tommy kissing a girl at a nightclub in North Macedonia during a lads’ holiday.
Exactly a week after the split, a Danish woman accused of being close to Tommy speaks to The Sun. On Wednesday, August 21, she denied that she was the girl who kissed Tommy.
“I see it all the time and I really took it way too hard.
“I actually said no visitors and I wanted to be able to say that I had all that time just with me and her to bond.
“The first night with Bambi in the house I was alone. Now that I look back, it sends shivers down my spine, I had no idea what I was doing.”
Not only this, but the star opened up about the ‘dark times’ she had while breastfeeding, as she shared: “I was breastfeeding and it was, wow. Dark. Those were dark, dark times.
“I love giving it a try, but don’t put any pressure on yourself because that’s what I did and I really think that contributed to my milk supply just giving up.”
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