Elyse Knowles discovers dreadlocks in her hair as she adjusts to life as a first-time mum

Model Elyse Knowles discovers dreadlocks on the back of her head as she adjusts to life as a first-time mum

Elyse Knowles is adjusting to the realities of motherhood.

In a post on Instagram Stories on Thursday, the 28-year-old model revealed she was so busy attending to her newborn son, Sunny, she didn’t realise she had dreadlocks forming on the back of her head.

‘Just when you thought you did good to wash ur [sic] hair and leave the house… dred locks [sic] all in the back of my head. MINT,’ she captioned a selfie.  

Something in the hair: In a post on Instagram Stories on Thursday, Elyse Knowles revealed she was so busy attending to her newborn son, Sunny, she didn’t realise she had dreadlocks forming on the back of her head

In the photo, the blonde beauty had a puzzled look on her face, while she held her knotty hair between her fingers. 

The post comes after the model and working mum undertook a glamorous photo shoot earlier this month.  

In photos shared to Instagram Stories, Elyse cradled her two-month-old son close to her chest as she nursed him.

Mum daze: In photos shared to Instagram Stories, Elyse cradled her two-month-old son close to her chest as she nursed him

Mum daze: In photos shared to Instagram Stories, Elyse cradled her two-month-old son close to her chest as she nursed him

Lunch: She cuddled her son as she breastfed him while perched at a wooden picnic table and dressed in a flowing white outfit

Lunch: She cuddled her son as she breastfed him while perched at a wooden picnic table and dressed in a flowing white outfit

She gave fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the process of getting the shoot done in a second photo.

In a third, she cuddled her son as she breastfed him while perched at a wooden picnic table and dressed in a flowing white outfit. 

The former Block contestant captioned the image: ‘Lunch time snacks’.

Hard at work: She gave fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the process of getting the shoot done in a second photo

Hard at work: She gave fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the process of getting the shoot done in a second photo

Motherhood: It comes after Elyse shared the stark reality of motherhood and how it compares to her life 'pre-baby'

Motherhood: It comes after Elyse shared the stark reality of motherhood and how it compares to her life ‘pre-baby’

The blonde stunner welcomed Sunny with her fiancé Josh Barker in February.

She recently thrilled her fans when she shared the stark reality of motherhood and how it compares to her life ‘pre-baby’. 

Elyse posted a series of pictures that contrasted how she looked before Sunny arrived and after.

Before and after: The model showed off her pre-baby glow (pictured) versus her post-baby appearance

Stark reality: A comparison photo showed a tired Elyse holding Sunny while standing in her underwear

Before and after: The model showed off her pre-baby glow (left) versus her post-baby appearance (right)

‘Pre-baby glow v’s [versus] holy s** t I’m a milking cow with my eye balls hanging out of my head. But love every second of it,’ the model hilariously captioned the post.

Elyse showed off her glowing complexion in a photo taken before becoming a mum.

A comparison photo showed a tired Elyse holding Sunny while standing in her underwear.

Growing family: The former The Block star welcomed Sunny, who she shares with fiancé Josh Barker (pictured) on February 25

Growing family: The former The Block star welcomed Sunny, who she shares with fiancé Josh Barker (pictured) on February 25