Here’s Why You Won’t Be Seeing Any More Pictures Of Cheryl And Liam’s New Baby Son

We’ll admit we were a tad surprised on Saturday night when Cheryl and Liam announced the arrival of their first child so publicly. The couple remained tight-lipped throughout the pregnancy, so it was more than a little surprising that they both announced the birth with a picture of their new arrival on Instagram.

On Wednesday 22nd March Liam and I became parents to an incredibly beautiful, healthy baby boy, weighing 7lb 9 and looking like a dream. Although he still doesn’t have a name he is already stealing hearts. We are all madly in love and overwhelmingly happy with our little arrival. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers around the world. A day that now has a different meaning to me forever ?

A post shared by Cheryl (@cherylofficial) on Mar 25, 2017 at 1:25pm PDT

My close friends and family know there are very few times when I’m left speechless… wow! I’m incredibly happy to welcome our new baby boy into the world, it’s a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life and my favourite memory I have so far. I’m completely in awe of his incredible mother and how she has been the whole way through this, she’s really made my dreams come true. We haven’t named him yet but he’s already capturing hearts including mine. I feel very blessed. Happy Mother’s Day everyone!

A post shared by Liam Payne (@liampayne) on Mar 25, 2017 at 1:25pm PDT

Still, if you thought their new openness for sharing was going to be a permanent thing, you may well be disappointed, as according to various reports, now that they’ve made the announcement, the couple will be keeping everything to do with their child very private, and going forward they won’t be sharing pics of the little one’s face.

A source told the MailOnline: “Cheryl and Liam decided they won’t be sharing any pictures as they want to protect the privacy of the baby.

“They had been offered huge deals from the UK and US but they turned it down as the baby’s privacy is the most important thing to them.”

Meanwhile, Liam’s family have been busy congratulating the couple on Twitter.

“Happy first mothers day @CherylOfficial. eeek i just love him xxx,” Liam’s older sister Ruth Gibbons wrote, while his eldest sibling added: “What a lovely day today has been!!! I honestly didn’t know love at first sight until today. Xx.”

Happy first mothers day @CherylOfficial ? eeek i just love him xxx

— Roo Gibbins (@RuthPayne0990) March 26, 2017

What a lovely day today has been!!! I honestly didn’t know love at first sight until today. Xx

— Nicola Payne (@NicolaPayne2788) March 25, 2017

Bless! Still no news on the little one’s name, but we’ll keep you updated!