Perrie Edwards says her world ‘crumbled’ after losing a baby some five months into her pregnancy.

The singer, 32, is preparing for the birth of her second child with footballer fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, four years after the couple welcomed son Axel. 

But her introduction to motherhood was tinged by heartbreak, with Edwards recently revealing she suffered two losses on either side of her pregnancy.

And the former Little Mix star admits her overwhelming grief was compounded after discovering she was still producing milk – days after losing her second.

Discussing her struggles in the new issue of Glamour, she recalled: ‘It felt like it came out of nowhere. Every scan before had been fine, we just weren’t expecting to go into the 22-week scan, and for our world to just crumble. And then the whole experience was very traumatic. 

‘A few days later, I remember being in the shower and my milk came in. I remember just going out the room like, “Mam!”, and she was like, “What, what, what?”, and I was like, “I’ve got milk!”

Perrie Edwards says her world ‘crumbled’ after losing a second child some five months into her pregnancy 

The Little Mix star is currently preparing for the birth of her second child with footballer fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, four years after the couple welcomed son Axel

‘She was like, “Oh, darling, they said this would happen.” But I just wasn’t expecting it. I was devastated. That was the worst bit. 

‘My body was prepared for the baby, but the baby was gone.’

Edwards, who first opened up about the ordeal during an emotional appearance on Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast, credits pragmatic fiancé Oxlade-Chamberlain, a former England international who represented his country 35 times, for helping her navigate the loss.

She said: ‘We are very lucky to have each other. We love each other so much. He was just so worried about me, and I think he felt the lack of control, like there was nothing he could really do.

‘But him just being there, and being by my side through the whole thing, just made it so much better. I kept asking him, “Are you okay?”, and he’s like, “It’s not about me,” and I’m like, “Yes it is though”. We both lost a baby. We both went through it. 

‘He’s very like that with emotions, he tries to just suck it up and move on. But I could see that he was traumatised about it. I think he just wanted to try and be strong for me.’

Edwards is now looking ahead to the birth of her second child while preparing for another first – the release of her eagerly anticipated debut album, Perrie. 

The imminent release singles her out as the final Little Mix star to embark on a solo career after Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and former band-member Jesy Nelson all released music to varying degrees of success.  

Edwards is now looking ahead to the birth of her second child while preparing for another first – the release of her eagerly anticipated debut album, Perrie

Edwards has hinted that it will include at least one reference to Jesy Nelson’s acrimonious Little Mix departure (L-R: Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall)

But she admits to having the full backing of her bandmates, with whom she maintains a close friendship.  

‘It’s wild. But we just love each other so much, we just want to see each other do well and see each other win,’ she said. ‘We’ll always message each other, because we know we can depend on each other for advice. 

‘It is fun doing the solo stuff and seeing how different we all are individually, but I think that’s why Little Mix worked so well, because our different personalities and tastes just worked for the group.’ 

The self-titled album will be released on September 26, and Edwards has hinted at one lyrical reference to Jesy Nelson’s acrimonious Little Mix departure. 

When asked which song was the most difficult to write, she said: ‘Probably Same Place, Different View because it was so personal and it’s about somebody else, I was very cautious of how I was saying things. 

‘It’s about a friendship that I once had, that I no longer have anymore. We talk about breakups and heartbreak, but we don’t normally talk about friendships that break down. And it was like losing a limb. 

‘I was with her every day. We lived in each other’s pockets. We were the best of friends, we were so close, and we did everything together. 

‘To then not have her in my life anymore was a big thing for me. I found it really hard to adapt.’

The latest issue of Glamour is out now.  

The singer admits her overwhelming grief she experienced after losing a child was compounded after discovering she was still producing milk (pictured with son Axel)

Edwards credits pragmatic fiancé Oxlade-Chamberlain, a former England international who represented his country 35 times, for helping her navigate the loss