Kate Ferdinand returns to social media for the first time since giving birth to her baby boy

Kate Ferdinand returns to social media for the first time since giving birth to her baby boy as she celebrates her pal’s birthday in gushing post

Kate Ferdinand has shared her first social media post since giving birth to her baby boy.

The former TOWIE star, 29, took to Instagram Stories on Wednesday to pen a gushing tribute for a pal’s birthday, almost a week after it was revealed she and Rio had welcomed their first child together.

Kate and Rio initially shared their baby news back in June, and have reportedly had their son just days before Christmas. 

Sweet: Kate Ferdinand has shared her first social media post since giving birth to her baby boy, as she took to Instagram to mark her pal’s birthday

Kate shared a snap alongside her female pal to celebrate her birthday, along with the caption: ‘Happy Birthday to my special @hayley_robbox. We all love you very much. Thank you for being you.’

New mother Kate is said to have given birth to their baby son on Friday 18 December, a source told Ok! Online last week.

Rio and Kate are already father and stepmother to children Lorenz, 13, Tate, 11, and Tia, nine, from his marriage to his late wife Rebecca Ellison. 

Early present! Last week it was reported that Kate had given birth to her first child, a baby boy, just weeks before Christmas

Early present! Last week it was reported that Kate had given birth to her first child, a baby boy, just weeks before Christmas

Kate has kept fans posted with her baby preparations – and growing baby bump – over the past few months on her Instagram page. 

Kate revealed she was expecting her first child when she shared a sweet video to her Instagram where she sat down the children to tell them the baby news. 

She captioned the announcement with: ‘The crazy house is about to get a little bit crazier … every time I watch this it makes me cry, the best reaction. Baby Ferdy we are all so excited to meet you.’ 

Baby joy! New mother Kate is said to have given birth to their baby son with husband Rio on Friday 18 December, a source told Ok! Online last week

Baby joy! New mother Kate is said to have given birth to their baby son with husband Rio on Friday 18 December, a source told Ok! Online last week

Kate and Rio later shared a fun collection of videos where their family discovered they were expecting a baby boy during a gender reveal. 

The star has been candid during her journey and admitted that she had been struggling with the physical ailments of pregnancy in her third trimester.

In one update, Kate shared a photo of herself sitting on an exercise ball as she complained about back pain. 

‘Help! This back pain is becoming unbearable’ she captioned the photo with the timestamp revealing she took the snap at 6:50am.

Kate cradled her bump as she tried to find comfort on her fitness ball while still in her PJs and slippers.

Cute: Kate revealed in June that she was expecting her first child and shared a sweet video where she sat down with Rio's children — Lorenz, 13, Tate, 11, and Tia, nine — to tell them

Cute: Kate revealed in June that she was expecting her first child and shared a sweet video where she sat down with Rio’s children — Lorenz, 13, Tate, 11, and Tia, nine — to tell them