Stacey Solomon admits she was back home just a few hours after baby's birth

PUBLISHED: 05:18 EST, 29 May 2012 | UPDATED: 06:19 EST, 29 May 2012

When she gave birth to her eldest son Zachary when she was just 18, Stacey Solomon was in labour for an excruciating 37 hours.

But despite her fears, the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner was pleasantly surprised when her newborn son Leighton arrived in a relatively swift two and a half hours.

As she showed off photos of her son for the first time in The Sun newspaper, the 22-year-old admitted her latest labour was 'a dream'.

Baby love: Stacey Solomon gazes at her son Leighton as she strolls in an Essex park last week

The former X Factor contestant, who was once dubbed 'the diva from Dagenham', gave birth to the 7lbs 7oz boy at the Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex at 12:30pm on May 5.

She told the paper: 'I was back home and in my own bed that evening. It was as if I'd just gone to the shops and come back with a baby.'

Stacey spoke for the first time about the birth after she pictured pushing her new son in a park last week.

Wearing a pair of white skinny jeans, it looked like the TV presenter has already lost a lot of the 2st she gained while pregnant.

Slim: The singer looks like she has already lost a lot of the 2st she gained while pregnant

Easier time: Stacey was in labour for 37 hours with eldest son Zachary

Now revelling in her baby bliss, Stacey is optimistic she won't suffer from post-natal depression, as she did first time around with Zachary.

Stacey suffered from the 'baby' blues' after Zachary's birth in 2008.

It was a difficult time for the young mum, who had split from Zachary's father Dean Cox when their baby was a few months old.

However, she fortunate enough to meet now-fiancé, painter Aaron on holiday in Greece soon after.

The couple got engaged in New York in December, shortly after Stacey announced her second pregnancy.

She admits she is hoping to see a wedding date for summer 2012 and wants a traditional Jewish wedding under a chuppah.

Although Zachary's father Dean plays an active role in their son's life, Stacey says Aaron is a great stepfather to him.

She told The Sun: 'Aaron looks at Zach the same way he looks at Leighton.

'It was nerve-racking for me in that respect because it would only be natural if he saw them differently but, thankfully, he treats them both the same.

'If anything, he gives Zach more attention so he doesn't feel left out.'

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