Health · Public Health & Disease · 7 hrs ago
Montana Brown reflects on parenting videos after health diagnoses
Montana Brown addressed backlash over her parenting videos on TikTok, which drew criticism for her strong views on children’s food and school desserts.
The Love Island star said her online presence had not been at its best and that she felt pressured to post some opinions.
Brown said she had experienced insomnia, panic attacks, rage and sadness after breastfeeding her two children.
She initially wondered if she had post-partum depression, but said she was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, female pattern baldness and very low iron.
She said the health problems and lack of sleep had left her struggling while caring for her children.
Brown said she was reflecting on how she shares her views online and thought some could have been expressed more positively.
Montana Brown said her online presence had not been at its best while she was dealing with health problems.
She said she had been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, female pattern baldness and extremely low iron.
Brown said breastfeeding and lack of sleep had affected her mental health and that she experienced panic attacks.
She said she felt pressured to post strong views about parenting and believed some thoughts would have been better kept private or shared more positively.
Her parenting videos about school desserts, sugar and children’s food pouches had drawn backlash.
- Who
- Montana Brown, a Love Island star and mother of two.
- What
- She reflected on her parenting videos and online presence while discussing health diagnoses and mental health struggles.
- When
- The article was published on October 15, 2026; the date of Brown’s Instagram post is not stated.
- Where
- In a lengthy Instagram post.
- Why
- She said health problems, breastfeeding and lack of sleep had affected her, and that she felt pressured to post content.
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Brown said she was breastfeeding, not enjoying it, experiencing insomnia and drinking before bed to try to sleep.
Brown said she began having panic attacks.
Brown said something mentally shifted and she thought she might have post-partum depression.
The Daily Mail published Brown’s reflections on her health diagnoses and online presence.
- Diagnoses
- Hyperthyroidism, female pattern baldness and extremely low iron
- Children
- Son Jude, three, and daughter Miley, 21 months
- Social media platform
- TikTok
- Parenting topics
- School desserts, sugar and children’s food pouches
- Published
- October 15, 2026
What people are saying
I've struggled.
I have felt pressure to create content in a moment just 'because' I've had a genuine thought about something important to me and probably more appropriate to share with friends or work on the delivery to be in a more positive light.
I thought I was having a heart attack and was becoming very anxious which was unlike me.