She welcomed her first child with her husband James Dunmore in March 2024. 

And one year into her motherhood journey, former Made In Chelsea star Lucy Watson, 34, has opened up about her struggle to conceive her son Willoughby during an appearance on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast this week. 

Speaking to host Giovanna Fletcher, Lucy revealed she was ‘definitely surprised’ by how long it took her to fall pregnant. 

She admitted: ‘I found out that, on average, it takes a couple a year to get pregnant. And there was me thinking, “Two or three months, it will happen.” When you’re trying, every month feels like a year. 

‘You can have friends around you who got pregnant on their first try, and then you might have friends around you who are going through fertility issues. 

She recalled: ‘My friends and I are very open with everything. I was probably one of the last ones to start trying, 

Lucy Watson has opened up about her struggle to conceive her son Willoughby, whom she shares with husband James Dunmore

During an appearance on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, Lucy revealed she was ‘definitely surprised’ by how long it took her to fall pregnant

‘So a lot of my friends had already had their first or even their second. 50 per cent of my friends had it really easy, and then 50 per cent really struggled.

Lucy continued: ‘You never go into something thinking negatively, and thinking, “This is going to be really hard for me”, but I did go into it open-minded and knowing that it could go any way.

‘I think that’s why I was very proactive with testing and getting everything checked after six months of trying. I was like, “I just want to check everything is okay because if it’s not, it could be years.” 

The reality star then went on to describe her fertility tests as ‘invasive’ and ‘not enjoyable’. 

She added: ‘I think it was every appointment I’d go into, there would be something negative that would be told to me, about me.

‘It was a very anxiety-inducing time. A lot of tears, a lot of feeling sorry for myself and thinking, “Why me?”. In retrospect, I actually had a really good journey, but you don’t know what your journey is going to be like when you’re in it.’ 

In March last year, Lucy announced to her followers that she had welcomed her first child, though she chose not to reveal her son’s name at the time. 

She took to Instagram to share a sweet black-and-white snap of herself cradling the newborn, as her husband James planted a tender kiss on her forehead. 

She admitted: ‘I found out that, on average, it takes a couple a year to get pregnant. And there was me thinking, “Two or three months, it will happen.” When you’re trying, every month feels like a year’

The reality star went on to describe her fertility tests as ‘invasive’ and ‘not enjoyable’, adding: ‘It was a very anxiety-inducing time. A lot of tears, a lot of feeling sorry for myself and thinking, “Why me?”

Lucy captioned the heartwarming post: ‘He’s here [heart emoji] 2/3/24’

Her followers and friends were quick to send their congratulations, with her sister Tiffany writing: ‘My beautiful nephew love him so much’

The influencer announced in September 2023 that she was pregnant with their first child as she posed with her husband James during their holiday in Mykonos.

She showed off her blossoming baby bump in the snap and told how the former co-star couple were expecting their ‘little miracle’ after a three-year battle to conceive.

Lucy announced her engagement to James in September 2020, after meeting on the E4 set of Made In Chelsea in 2015. 

The former reality stars tied the knot in a romantic ceremony in Kefalonia, Greece, in the summer of 2021. 

Last January, Lucy shared pictures of her bare bump as she showed off how much her body had grown in the last three months. 

As she was heading into her eighth month of pregnancy, Lucy posted an up-to-date picture of her tummy in a full-length mirror. 

In March last year, Lucy announced to her followers that she had welcomed her first child, though she chose not to reveal her son’s name at the time 

Sharing a sweet black-and-white snap on Instagram, Lucy captioned the heartwarming post: ‘He’s here [heart emoji] 2/3/24’

The influencer announced in September 2023 that she was pregnant with their first child as she posed with her husband James during their holiday in Mykonos 

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She compared this with a picture from three months before and was ‘mind blown’ by the progress and how much a female body changes during pregnancy. 

A few months earlier, in October, Lucy and James shared snaps of their gender reveal party – which took place in September – in which they found they would be having a baby boy.

Sharing pictures from her joyful gender reveal as she gathered her closest friends and family, the influencer took to Instagram in delight knowing she will have a son ‘so close in age’ to her nephew, her sister Tiffany Watson’s son Jude.

In a sweet snap during the gender party, the mother-to-be posed for a sweet pH๏τo with Tiffany and Jude, who she shares with husband Cameron McGeehan.

Tiffany’s little boy looked adorable in the little shirt that read: ‘I might be little but I’m going to be a big cousin’.

In awe of her gender reveal, Lucy thanked her fans the following day for their kind messages after sharing the happy news on Instagram.

She penned: ‘Thank you so much for all the lovely messages. We’re very excited about our baby boy… boy mumma coming in H๏τ!

‘Here are some more pics from the (very) mini gender reveal we did last month…’