Storm Keating details the ‘indescribable connection’ she had while breastfeeding her children

She gave birth to her second child, daughter Coco Knox, with husband Ronan Keating in March as the nation entered lockdown. 

And Storm Keating has opened up on the ‘indescribable connection’ she had with her children as she details her breastfeeding journey amid World Breastfeeding Week.

Alongside a stunning snap shared exclusively with MailOnline, the Australian fashion designer, 38, said breastfeeding her children was ‘truly unlike anything else’, though she admitted it wasn’t without it’s difficulties.

In the image, Storm looked incredible in a bright blue vest top and denim shorts as she tenderly cradles her four-month-old daughter.

Storm, who also shared son Cooper, three, with the Boyzone front man, said: ‘Some of the most magical moments I’ve shared with my kids are while breastfeeding.

‘The way they look at you; their little smiles; that indescribable connection that is truly unlike anything else.’

However, the producer, who is sharing her experiences to mark World Breastfeeding Week, was quick to add that things were not exactly plain sailing. 

‘Let’s face it, it’s not a walk in the park first time around and can be really difficult – getting the technique right, coping with the pain, engorgement and cracked nipples,’ she explained.

The blonde beauty went on to say that the Infant Feeding Team at The Portland Hospital, where she gave birth to both her children, played a huge part in helping her overcome her difficulties.

She told MailOnline: ‘When I had my first child, the midwives at the Portland Hospital were instrumental in showing me the way and giving me the encouragement [that] I needed to push through.

‘For this I will always be so grateful.’

Meanwhile, Storm shared a powerful message to other new mums amid their breastfeeding journeys. 

She said: ‘If you can grit your teeth and break through those first few weeks until everything settles, it truly is one of the most amazing things in the world.

‘Of course, not all women break through to the other side or simply can’t breastfeed for various reasons, so I feel it’s important to note that #worldbreastfeedingweek celebrates them and their stories too.

‘We all are mummies doing our best to nourish our babies the best way we know we can.’

Storm’s words come after her musician husband Ronan, 42, recently spoke about the ‘bizarre’ and ‘tough’ experiences they and other parents have gone through amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking to Australian radio show Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa  last month, he said of welcoming Coco into the world: ‘It was unique, it was bizarre to be honest… it was a bit weird to not have the other kids there.

‘It’s a weird time, the world is a mad place right now it’s bananas.’ 

When asked if his designer wife was struggling with not being able to see her family, Ronan admitted it had ‘been tough’.  

‘Luckily her mum was with us when Coco was born, she flew out from Australia just before lockdown. She was with us for six weeks and when she went back she had to quarantine in a hotel in Sydney for two weeks,’ he said.

However, the former co-lead singer of Boyzone said they were currently staying with Storm’s Australian uncle at his Chateau in France.

During a previous interview with OK! in February, Storm joked that her husband would now need to get a vasectomy, as he was set to become a father of five.

Ronan shares three other children with ex-wife Yvonne Connolly: daughters Missy, 19, and Ali, 14, and son Jack, 21. 

Nova host Wippa joking asked how the chat about the procedure was going for Ronan on their show, to which the Irish singer laughed and said: ‘yeah it’s going really well!’