Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas reveal they’ve finally named their baby daughter nearly three weeks after her birth
LUCY Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas have finally named their baby daughter three weeks after the little girl’s birth.
Lucy, 30, shared the news on Instagram today during a Q&A with fans after admitting they were finding it "really difficult" to name their newborn.
One person asked the ex Towie star: "Have you named her yet?"
“We have!!!!!!!!” the reality star replied.
Lucy waited until Father's Day to make the final announcement on Instagram.
She penned alongside a cute picture of their adorable daughter: "Yay!! I finally have a name!!! Lilah Rae Thomas."
Earlier, Lucy revealed her daughter was born with tongue tie.
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The condition, where there's a shorter strip of skin connecting the baby's tongue to the bottom of the mouth, is relatively common.
Speaking about breastfeeding the tot, Lucy, who is also mum to two-year-old Roman, admitted: "It’s quite full on.
"She feeds a lot, and I don’t think she seemed satisfied and we discovered she had a tongue tie.
"So we had it cut and I’m hoping her feeding improves and becomes more efficient.
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"Also I’m working on her latch as it’s not great. I think the hardest part is not being able to give Roman all my attention when I’m spending lots of time feeding."
Speaking about the birth the former Towie star previously told her followers their daughter was born seven days after her due date and weighed 8lbs 7.
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Lucy and Ryan met when they were both starring in Channel 4 reality series, The Island with Bear Grylls.
The couple got engaged two years later while on holiday in Italy.
Their nuptials have been put on the back burner since welcoming their son, with Lucy joking they don't have time to organise it.
