‘Extremely proud’ Millie Radford celebrates as daughter Ophelia hits huge milestone but says ‘yes I know she’s nearly 4’
SHE’LL be celebrating her fourth birthday on Tuesday.
But Millie Radford’s daughter Ophelia has only just ditched the dummies and bottles, the 23-year-old revealed.
Millie – daughter of Sue and Noel Radford – took to her Instagram Stories to share an adorable picture of Ophelia.
The snap showed the little girl grinning widely as she sported a wedding veil – presumably from when she joined her mum to shop for a wedding dress for her upcoming nuptials.
“Extremely proud of our little Ophelia recently,” Millie wrote over the top of the Instagram Story.
“She’s doing so well without her dummy (yes I know, nearly four and only coming off dummies now).”
She’s also not having any more bottles, and has “been amazing helping her brother settle into nursery”.
Millie also tagged fiance Harley in the post and, clearly equally proud, he went on to share it on his own Instagram Stories.
It’s been a busy few months for the Radford family, with the impending wedding of Millie and Harley.
Millie’s mum Sue was actually the one to let the date slip, as she promoted the latest series of the family’s reality show 22 Kids and Counting.
“There are lots of things in this series,” Sue told OK! magazine.
“It will show Noel’s adoption story, Millie’s engagement is very exciting – the wedding should be around the end of this year – and Katie’s gender reveal is coming.”
Harley popped the question during the Radford family’s trip to Disneyland in Florida in April.
But the moment almost went completely wrong thanks to a blunder.
Sue and Noel reflected on the proposal in a recent episode of the show, as Noel said: “Harley was a bit odd wasn’t he.
“It was like ‘what’s he up to?’, he wasn’t his usual self.”
Sue added: “You could tell that he’d obviously got something on his mind.”
That evening, Harley got down on one knee – but ended up dropping the diamond ring.
What's the NHS advice on when to give up dummies?
MILLIE Radford's daughter is almost four and has only just got rid of her dummies.
But when SHOULD you stop your child relying on pacifiers, according to the NHS?
“If you have chosen to use a dummy, it should be gently withdrawn between 6 and 12 months, to avoid possible longer-term problems associated with dummy use (such as ear infections or misalignment of teeth),” the health organisation says on their website.
Millie also said that Ophelia has only just come off the bottles too.
But the NHS says that drinking from a bottle should be discouraged as soon as your tot turns one.
They also share their top tips for moving over to a sippy cup here.
Luckily, his wife-to-be saw the funny side, as she laughed it was “just typical” for Harley to do that.
Sue and Noel later reflected on the upcoming wedding, as Sue said: “It’s so exciting, this is a big thing for us.
“We are just hoping Millie doesn’t turn into bridezilla!”
Noel chuckled: “Can you imagine?”