Ash Pollard reveals she’s a ‘shoosh and a bottom pat away from a breakdown’

She recently revealed she was experiencing sleepless nights after welcoming her first daughter, Clementine Abigail Ferne, in September.

And on Tuesday, Ash Pollard admitted she was ‘a shoosh and a bottom pat’ away from breaking point, following a day together at the hair salon.

‘My hair appointment was legit a speedy 30 minutes cos she was crying,’ the 34-year-old shared on Instagram. 

She added: ‘Don’t be fooled new mums, I’m battling with you too. No more appointments for me now. I’m a shoosh and a bottom pat away from a break down.’

In the clip, Ash attempts to soothe Clementine by shooshing her in her car’s backseat.

‘I didn’t want to get out because that means I’d close the car door and I don’t want to wake her up,’ she whispers into the camera. ‘What the f***.’

Ash further explained on her Instagram Stories she had tried every method under the sun to sooth Clementine, but all had proven to be unsuccessful.

‘People have told me, “Make heaps of noise while they sleep. It’ll save you in the long run”… and “Let them sleep in the living area, in the day light, in their bassinet”,’ she said in another post.

‘I tried both for three weeks… It didn’t work for us. I wish it did… What works for some, might not work for others. Just sayin’.’ 

Ash’s update as a first-time mother follows revealing her exhausting schedule in an Instagram Stories post on November 1.

Alongside a photo in which she crossed out her eyes and explained she was ‘too dead to care’, the former My Kitchen Rules explained what her nights are like. 

She wrote: ‘Hey peeps with no kids, want to know what a night with a five week old is like? No? Too bad? I’ll tell ya anyway… Goes to bed at 10pm. Wakes to feed at 1am. 3.30am. 4.30am. 6.30am.’